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Chinese-military linked securities
Investors are given more time to complete their transactions, with the deadline moved to June 11
May 19, Washington, USA - The Biden administration on Tuesday, May 18, gave investors two extra weeks to buy or sell securities in certain companies it deems are tied to the Chinese military, an extension it said was needed to craft a stronger policy to prohibit such trades.
President Joe Biden's administration has been reviewing a number of aspects of US-China policy, including a ban imposed under his predecessor Donald Trump on investments in certain Chinese companies that the United States says are linked to China's armed forces and intelligence agencies.
Investors now have until 9:30 am (1330 GMT) on June 11 to compete their transactions, the US Treasury Department said in a notice posted on its website. The previous deadline was May 27.
A senior administration official said the White House was deeply concerned about the issue, and that the two-week extension would allow it to address problems in the Trump administration's executive order, which was drafted and implemented in a "careless manner."
The new policies, once complete, would "strengthen our ability to prohibit US investment in the PRC's military, intelligence, and other security apparatuses," the official said, using an acronym for the People's Republic of China.
"We will have more on the permanent way forward soon, and we are determined to deal with this issue expeditiously," the official said.
A request for comment from the Chinese consulate was not immediately returned... more
Investors are given more time to complete their transactions, with the deadline moved to June 11
May 19, Washington, USA - The Biden administration on Tuesday, May 18, gave investors two extra weeks to buy or sell securities in certain companies it deems are tied to the Chinese military, an extension it said was needed to craft a stronger policy to prohibit such trades.
President Joe Biden's administration has been reviewing a number of aspects of US-China policy, including a ban imposed under his predecessor Donald Trump on investments in certain Chinese companies that the United States says are linked to China's armed forces and intelligence agencies.
Investors now have until 9:30 am (1330 GMT) on June 11 to compete their transactions, the US Treasury Department said in a notice posted on its website. The previous deadline was May 27.
A senior administration official said the White House was deeply concerned about the issue, and that the two-week extension would allow it to address problems in the Trump administration's executive order, which was drafted and implemented in a "careless manner."
The new policies, once complete, would "strengthen our ability to prohibit US investment in the PRC's military, intelligence, and other security apparatuses," the official said, using an acronym for the People's Republic of China.
"We will have more on the permanent way forward soon, and we are determined to deal with this issue expeditiously," the official said.
A request for comment from the Chinese consulate was not immediately returned... more
May 18, 2021 | Part Of Pres. Biden Tours Ford E-Vehicle Center in Michigan
President Biden Delivers Remarks at the Ford Rogue Electric Vehicle Center
President Biden delivered remarks on the nation’s infrastructure at Ford Motor Company’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The president spoke about competing with China, the union workforce, and modernizing the nation’s infrastructure, which includes investment in electric vehicles and putting in vehicle charging stations along America’s highways. President Biden also addressed climate change and how it will help spur job creation in the future.
President Biden Delivers Remarks at the Ford Rogue Electric Vehicle Center
President Biden delivered remarks on the nation’s infrastructure at Ford Motor Company’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The president spoke about competing with China, the union workforce, and modernizing the nation’s infrastructure, which includes investment in electric vehicles and putting in vehicle charging stations along America’s highways. President Biden also addressed climate change and how it will help spur job creation in the future.
Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center
Dearborn, Michigan
Remarks by President Biden on a Future Made in America
MAY 18, 2021
THE PRESIDENT: My name is Joe Biden and I’m a car guy. (Applause.) I got — please sit down. I got through high school and college and law school because my dad ran an agency. And I’m delighted to be here.
I want to say something else up front: I’m standing here because, about 180 years ago, when I first got elected to the Senate, Gov — (laughter) — the UAW elected me. (Applause.) We used to have the highest percentage of autoworkers of any state in the nation because we have a small workforce and two giant plants, plus Mopar and a few other things going on. So I want to thank you.
Look, and I want to thank a good friend of mine: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (Applause.) As my mother would say, Gretchen, “God love you, dear.” You’ve got a backbone like a ramrod, you got a brain as big as anybody in the business, and you are so honorable. It’s a delight to know you. And anything I can do — as I said to you before, I’ll come campaign for you or against you, whichever will help the most. (Laughter.)
And, Ang — I want to thank Angela. We were talking backstage — backstage, yeah, on the other side of the truck — and I want to thank her very much for being so gracious... more
Dearborn, Michigan
Remarks by President Biden on a Future Made in America
MAY 18, 2021
THE PRESIDENT: My name is Joe Biden and I’m a car guy. (Applause.) I got — please sit down. I got through high school and college and law school because my dad ran an agency. And I’m delighted to be here.
I want to say something else up front: I’m standing here because, about 180 years ago, when I first got elected to the Senate, Gov — (laughter) — the UAW elected me. (Applause.) We used to have the highest percentage of autoworkers of any state in the nation because we have a small workforce and two giant plants, plus Mopar and a few other things going on. So I want to thank you.
Look, and I want to thank a good friend of mine: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (Applause.) As my mother would say, Gretchen, “God love you, dear.” You’ve got a backbone like a ramrod, you got a brain as big as anybody in the business, and you are so honorable. It’s a delight to know you. And anything I can do — as I said to you before, I’ll come campaign for you or against you, whichever will help the most. (Laughter.)
And, Ang — I want to thank Angela. We were talking backstage — backstage, yeah, on the other side of the truck — and I want to thank her very much for being so gracious... more
THE COVENANT OF THE HAMAS - MAIN POINTS
The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement was issued on August 18, 1988. The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as the HAMAS, is an extremist fundamentalist Islamic organization operating in the territories under Israeli control. Its Covenant is a comprehensive manifesto comprised of 36 separate articles, all of which promote the basic HAMAS goal of destroying the State of Israel through Jihad (Islamic Holy War). The following are excerpts of the HAMAS more details
The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement was issued on August 18, 1988. The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as the HAMAS, is an extremist fundamentalist Islamic organization operating in the territories under Israeli control. Its Covenant is a comprehensive manifesto comprised of 36 separate articles, all of which promote the basic HAMAS goal of destroying the State of Israel through Jihad (Islamic Holy War). The following are excerpts of the HAMAS more details
Hamas In Their Own Words
May 17, 2021
Hamas, the terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip, has been indiscriminately firing rockets at civilian areas of Israel for the past week. Hamas has always been clear about its main objective: to eradicate Israel and Jewish people, no matter where they live.
May 17, 2021
Hamas, the terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip, has been indiscriminately firing rockets at civilian areas of Israel for the past week. Hamas has always been clear about its main objective: to eradicate Israel and Jewish people, no matter where they live.
Damage from an Israeli air strike overnight in Gaza City
Israel-Gaza: Hamas chiefs targeted as truce efforts stall
Israel says it has targeted the homes of Hamas commanders as deadly fighting with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip enters a 10th day.
May 19 - Israel said it had tried to kill Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif "several times". Overnight, two militants died in a strike on an apartment.
Fresh barrages of rockets were also fired into Israel, with Hamas saying it had targeted an air base in the south.
Ceasefire moves continue behind the scenes but have made little headway.
France filed a resolution calling for an end to the violence with the UN Security Council in co-ordination with Egypt and Jordan, but it is only a draft. The US has been blocking attempts to issue a joint statement, although it has called for a ceasefire.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said its military operation in Gaza will continue "as long as needed" but also told authorities in the south that it could end within "several days".
The fighting began after weeks of rising Israeli-Palestinian tension in occupied East Jerusalem that culminated in clashes at a holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews. Hamas, which controls Gaza, began firing rockets after warning Israel to withdraw from the site, triggering retaliatory air strikes.
At least 219 people, including almost 100 women and children, have been killed in Gaza so far, according to its health ministry. Israel has said at least 150 militants are among those killed in Gaza. Hamas does not give casualty figures for fighters.
In Israel 12 people, including two children, have been killed, its medical service says. Israel says some 3,750 rockets have been fired towards its territory by militants in Gaza. more details
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Israel-Gaza: Hamas chiefs targeted as truce efforts stall
Israel says it has targeted the homes of Hamas commanders as deadly fighting with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip enters a 10th day.
May 19 - Israel said it had tried to kill Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif "several times". Overnight, two militants died in a strike on an apartment.
Fresh barrages of rockets were also fired into Israel, with Hamas saying it had targeted an air base in the south.
Ceasefire moves continue behind the scenes but have made little headway.
France filed a resolution calling for an end to the violence with the UN Security Council in co-ordination with Egypt and Jordan, but it is only a draft. The US has been blocking attempts to issue a joint statement, although it has called for a ceasefire.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said its military operation in Gaza will continue "as long as needed" but also told authorities in the south that it could end within "several days".
The fighting began after weeks of rising Israeli-Palestinian tension in occupied East Jerusalem that culminated in clashes at a holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews. Hamas, which controls Gaza, began firing rockets after warning Israel to withdraw from the site, triggering retaliatory air strikes.
At least 219 people, including almost 100 women and children, have been killed in Gaza so far, according to its health ministry. Israel has said at least 150 militants are among those killed in Gaza. Hamas does not give casualty figures for fighters.
In Israel 12 people, including two children, have been killed, its medical service says. Israel says some 3,750 rockets have been fired towards its territory by militants in Gaza. more details
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Israel defends Gaza strategy as death toll mounts
The Israel-Palestinian conflict explained
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APaletinian man inspects the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes that leveled a six-story building in Gaza City on May 18, 2021.
Israel and Hamas have been here before. How might it end this time?
May 18, GAZA CITY -- The Gaza Strip is once again a blood-soaked battleground, with Israel and the militant group Hamas engaging in their fourth round of warfare since 2008. Now the talk has turned to the conflict’s possible endgame.
On Tuesday, turning aside growing international calls for a cease-fire, Israel’s military declared it would press ahead with bombardment of the Palestinian enclave, and Hamas fired more rockets into Israel, killing two Thai agricultural workers.
Amid deepening suffering in Gaza, the United Nations said that more than 50,000 Palestinians had fled bombardment and that nearly 450 buildings in the territory had been destroyed or damaged. By day’s end, Gaza’s Health Ministry put the number of dead in nine days of fighting at 217, 63 of them children.
At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be trying to set the stage for a possible halt to hostilities, saying that Israel’s enemies had learned a painful lesson after enduring more than a week of punishing airstrikes on the impoverished coastal enclave... continue to read
Israel and Hamas have been here before. How might it end this time?
May 18, GAZA CITY -- The Gaza Strip is once again a blood-soaked battleground, with Israel and the militant group Hamas engaging in their fourth round of warfare since 2008. Now the talk has turned to the conflict’s possible endgame.
On Tuesday, turning aside growing international calls for a cease-fire, Israel’s military declared it would press ahead with bombardment of the Palestinian enclave, and Hamas fired more rockets into Israel, killing two Thai agricultural workers.
Amid deepening suffering in Gaza, the United Nations said that more than 50,000 Palestinians had fled bombardment and that nearly 450 buildings in the territory had been destroyed or damaged. By day’s end, Gaza’s Health Ministry put the number of dead in nine days of fighting at 217, 63 of them children.
At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be trying to set the stage for a possible halt to hostilities, saying that Israel’s enemies had learned a painful lesson after enduring more than a week of punishing airstrikes on the impoverished coastal enclave... continue to read
