{"id":2064589,"date":"2023-10-12T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/possible-biden-xi-meeting-in-san-francisco-highlights-americas-slipping-status\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T09:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T13:57:50","slug":"possible-biden-xi-meeting-in-san-francisco-highlights-americas-slipping-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/possible-biden-xi-meeting-in-san-francisco-highlights-americas-slipping-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Biden-Xi Meeting in SF Highlights US Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpossible-biden-xi-meeting-in-san-francisco-highlights-americas-slipping-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Dark Side of Silicon Valley&#8217;s Wealth<\/h2>\n<p>The trillions of dollars\u200c generated by Silicon Valley have a \u2064dirty secret: much \u2062of it is built on the backs of\u200b Chinese\u2063 slave labor. This shocking truth comes to light as President Joe Biden\u200c prepares \u200bto meet Chinese President Xi Jinping\u2062 at the Asia\u200c Pacific \u2064Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit starting on November 12. The \u2063San Francisco Standard reports that it remains uncertain whether Mr.\u2062 Xi will \u200dattend the summit, adding to the complexity of the event.<\/p>\n<h3>A Complicated Summit<\/h3>\n<p>The APEC summit \u2063poses challenges\u200c due to the involvement\u200c of Hong \u2064Kong, \u200dnow under the control \u200cof Communist China, and \u2064Taiwan, which China threatens to\u2063 invade. Additionally,\u2062 there is tension between Russia and the United States as they\u200d engage in\u2064 a proxy war through Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u200b Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/biden-xi-meeting-a-possibility-in-november-but-no-agreement-yet-president-says-5505368?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Biden-Xi Meeting \u2062a &#8216;Possibility&#8217; \u2064in November, \u200dBut No Agreement Yet, President Says<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/6\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/biden-xi-meeting-a-possibility-in-november-but-no-agreement-yet-president-says-5505368?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/biden-disappointed-after-chinese-leader-xi-jinping-backs-out-of-g20-summit-5486135?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Biden &#8216;Disappointed&#8217; After Chinese Leader Xi \u200cJinping Backs Out of G20 Summit<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/4\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/biden-disappointed-after-chinese-leader-xi-jinping-backs-out-of-g20-summit-5486135?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If \u200dPresident Xi attends the summit, the\u200d Secret Service will face \u200ca daunting \u2062task of protecting both \u200dleaders from\u2063 potential \u200dthreats, including common criminals on the streets of San Francisco. The city, once beautiful and charming, \u2062has descended into chaos under\u2064 the leadership of President Biden\u2064 and \u200cGovernor Gavin\u2064 Newsom. Even the President&#8217;s limousine, known as &#8220;The Beast,&#8221; could be at risk of\u200c break-ins and theft.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to\u2062 recognize that\u200d the success of San Francisco and Silicon Valley&#8217;s tech companies is not solely due to a free market. Their massive market capitalizations are built on the outsourcing of manufacturing to \u2062China\u200b and its exploitative system of slave labor. In \u2063fact, your \u200cbeloved iPhone or Android device is likely made in China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Until recently, there were only \u200dtwo dominant \u200csystems in\u2063 the tech industry. However, a third player emerged last month, and \u2064surprise, it&#8217;s also \u200dfrom China. The New York Times reported that the release\u2063 of a Chinese smartphone during a visit by a \u2063Biden official highlights the ongoing tech conflict between the US \u200cand China.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Back in 2021, The Epoch\u200d Times \u200dreported that \u2063lawmakers called on\u2062 Apple\u200d to sever ties \u2063with Chinese suppliers involved in\u2064 forced labor. Despite Apple&#8217;s claims of having clean supply chains, evidence suggests otherwise. The mounting evidence of forced labor&#8217;s involvement\u2063 in Apple&#8217;s supply chains is deeply troubling.<\/div>\n<h2>Not\u200c a Free Market<\/h2>\n<p>While we are often told\u200b to embrace global free trade, it&#8217;s important to \u2064acknowledge that slave labor \u2064is not synonymous\u200d with free \u200btrade. Americans are constantly reminded of the historical legacy of slavery within their own country, but what about the modern-day slavery happening now and its direct benefit to tech billionaires?<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Apple&#8217;s journey began in 1984 when it started \u200cbuilding its first Macintosh in Fremont, California. \u2064Steve Jobs himself played\u2062 a crucial\u2063 role in\u200b its development. However, the company later shifted its production to \u200cother locations, and the\u200d original \u2062factory closed in September 1992.<\/div>\n<h2>Jobs with \u200cMac<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Steve Jobs and a Macintosh \u200dcomputer, January 1984, by Bernard Gotfryd. The image on the computer screen is \u9aea\u68b3\u3051\u308b\u5973 (A \u2062Woman Combing \u200dHer \u200cHair), by Hashiguchi Goyo (d.\u2062 1921). (Public Domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The iconic\u2062 TV \u200dad for the Mac, directed by Ridley Scott, \u200caired during the 1984 Super Bowl and is still considered one of the greatest TV ads\u200b ever \u200cproduced. It depicted \u200bApple as the underdog fighting against \u2064the dominant computer \u200dcompany, IBM. \u200dIronically, Apple has now \u200dbecome the Big Brother it \u2062once fought against, dominating the tech industry as \u200dthe most valuable company in the world.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">It&#8217;s worth noting that the top global market capitalizations are primarily held by American high-tech firms\u2063 heavily\u2062 reliant on\u2064 Chinese products. \u200cThese companies, including Apple, engage in heavy censorship, suppressing thoughts deemed\u2063 unacceptable by America&#8217;s leftist ideologues.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">In China,\u200b Apple willingly censors its products \u2063to appease the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dictatorship. The New York Times even reported\u2062 on how Apple\u2063 has \u200crisked its Chinese customers&#8217; data \u200band aided the Chinese government&#8217;s censorship.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">If Apple\u2063 has become the\u2062 Big Brother it once criticized, then the CCP is its Biggest Brother. The\u2062 United States&#8217; technological \u200cadvantage relies heavily on software companies, while physical product sellers\u2063 like Amazon depend on\u2064 Chinese imports. However, the ongoing chip war between the US and China poses a significant challenge.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The\u2064 Biden administration has imposed restrictions on Chinese access to top US chips, but China\u200c is responding by becoming more competitive in chip manufacturing and design. This dual-front chip war requires \u200cthe US to expand export restrictions while addressing \u2064China&#8217;s growing advantage in legacy semiconductor manufacturing.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Unfortunately, California&#8217;s education\u2064 system is failing to produce enough graduates in STEM \u200dfields, putting the US at a disadvantage. China graduates 5.5 times more engineers than the US annually. This alarming statistic should serve as a wake-up call.<\/div>\n<h2>Conclusion:\u2063 Time to\u2063 Wake Up<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s crucial for Americans, especially Californians, to recognize the\u2062 reality of the situation. Critical Race Theory\u200b and other misguided ideologies must be abandoned in favor of prioritizing STEM education.\u2063 A merit-based system should \u2063be restored across all sectors of the economy. Failure to do \u2063so will result in vassal status to President Xi and his successors.<\/p>\n<p><em>Views expressed\u200b in this article are opinions of the author \u2063and do not necessarily reflect\u200b the views of The Epoch \u2064Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2062has Silicon Valley&#8217;s \u2064outsourcing\u200d of manufacturing to China contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> and \u2064forced labor in the tech industry?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T, it\u200b will \u2062bring to the forefront \u2063the issue of human rights abuses in \u200cChina, particularly\u2064 the use \u2064of forced labor\u200b in the production\u200d of goods for global tech companies. Silicon Valley, \u200dthe epicenter of\u2063 technological innovation and economic power, has been complicit in these\u200b human rights violations by outsourcing manufacturing to China without proper oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The wealth \u200daccumulated by Silicon Valley \u200cis undeniable. Giants\u2064 like Apple, Google, and Facebook have \u200damassed immense fortunes and have become symbols of innovation and progress. However, it is crucial to question the means \u200cby which this \u200dwealth is \u2064created\u200d and sustained. \u200dBehind the shiny facade of cutting-edge technology and billion-dollar valuations lies a darker reality\u2063 &#8211; the exploitation of vulnerable workers.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese slave labor has become an open\u200d secret in \u200dthe \u200btechnology industry. Workers\u2063 in China&#8217;s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/possible-biden-xi-meeting-in-san-francisco-highlights-americas-slipping-status\/\" title=\"Potential Biden-Xi Meeting in SF Highlights US Decline\">factories endure grueling working conditions<\/a>, long\u2062 hours, and minimal pay.\u2064 They are\u200c often subjected to abusive treatment, \u2063living in cramped dormitories, and having their movements \u2063controlled. These workers are essentially modern-day slaves, toiling \u2063away to\u200b fuel the insatiable demand for gadgets and devices.<\/p>\n<p>The extent of Silicon Valley&#8217;s dependence on Chinese slave labor \u200bcannot be\u2064 ignored. The supply chains of tech companies are deeply entwined with Chinese factories, where workers\u200b are forced to\u2064 produce high-end electronics \u200cunder oppressive \u200dconditions. From smartphones \u200band laptops to smartwatches\u2064 and virtual reality headsets, these products are tainted with the suffering of those \u2062who make them.<\/p>\n<p>The complicity of Silicon Valley in perpetuating this cycle of exploitation \u2062is concerning, to say the least. While these companies \u200dpromote a progressive image and advocate for social change, their involvement in China&#8217;s human rights abuses contradicts their supposed values. It \u2064is \u200ba clear case of prioritizing profits over principles.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s upcoming meeting \u2062with President Xi Jinping\u200d presents \u2063an opportunity to address\u2064 these issues \u2062head-on. It is crucial for the leaders of both nations to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uyghur-exiles-discuss-human-rights-abuses-forced-abortions-torture\/\" title=\"Uyghur Exiles Discuss Human Rights Abuses, Forced Abortions, Torture\">discuss human rights abuses<\/a> and work towards a \u2063more equitable and just global\u2062 economy. The \u200bsummit should serve as a \u200bplatform \u2062to hold Silicon Valley accountable\u2062 for\u200b its \u200drole in perpetuating slave labor and demand transparency and \u200bresponsibility in the production of tech\u2063 goods.<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u200c to\u200c addressing labor rights, the APEC summit \u2064also highlights other geopolitical challenges.\u200d The involvement of Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well\u200d as tensions between\u200c Russia and the United States, adds complexity and urgency to the\u2062 discussions. These issues must be addressed with diplomacy and a commitment to international cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>As consumers, we also have a role to play in holding Silicon\u200d Valley accountable. By demanding ethical\u2062 and transparent practices \u200dfrom tech companies, we can \u200dcreate\u200c pressure for change. Supporting\u200b companies that prioritize fair\u200c labor \u200dpractices\u200d and\u2063 supply chain transparency can make a difference in\u200b driving progress.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2063 the\u2062 dark side of Silicon Valley&#8217;s\u2063 wealth cannot be ignored. The use of Chinese slave labor to produce tech goods is a stark reminder of the human cost of our technological\u2064 advancements. It\u2063 is\u2064 crucial for both governments and consumers to demand accountability and work towards a more ethical and just \u200dglobal economy. Only through collective action can we hope\u200c to address the exploitation and suffering that underpin Silicon Valley&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary: Silicon Valley&#8217;s immense wealth has a hidden truth &#8211; a significant portion is derived from exploiting Chinese slave labor. This becomes relevant as President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) from Nov. 12. 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