Timcast IRL · December 19, 2020 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #189 - Mike Pompeo Announces Executive Action Against China, w/ China Uncensored
Featuring: China Uncensored
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 189 featured a deep dive into Chinese Communist Party influence and infiltration in the United States and globally. Tim Pool opened the show discussing how the United States has been invaded by Chinese communist authoritarians, with particular focus on the incoming president-elect being compromised through his son's connections with Chinese communist-connected individuals and the use of Air Force Two for travel to China. The show featured guests from China Uncensored, including Shelley Zhang (described as the humor ninja) and Luke Kasky, who explained how they began covering China news in 2012 when few others were talking about CCP influence. The discussion covered the failed Nicaraguan Canal project China attempted in 2014, which would have destroyed a major freshwater aquifer. A significant portion focused on the NBA controversy when Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of Hong Kong protests, triggering massive backlash and highlighting the NBA's estimated $4 billion China contract. The guests discussed LeBron James's controversial comments defending China and the NBA's basketball camp in Xinjiang near Uyghur concentration camps. Reports from Australia's Strategic Policy Institute about Nike and Apple using Uyghur Muslim forced labor were examined, along with China's current trade war punishment against Australia, including a fake propaganda video released by China depicting an Australian soldier harming an Afghani. The panel emphasized that companies like Apple and Nike are actively lobbying against Congressional bills addressing forced labor in China.
TL;DR
- →Tim Pool and China Uncensored discussed CCP infiltration in American politics, referencing the president-elect's son's connections with Chinese communist-linked individuals
- →The Daryl Morey NBA controversy was analyzed, highlighting how American speech was censored due to China's economic influence over the NBA's $4 billion contract
- →Reports from Australia's Strategic Policy Institute about Uyghur forced labor being used by Nike and Apple to manufacture products were discussed
- →China's trade war with Australia was examined, including the fake propaganda video China released depicting an Australian soldier
- →Mike Pompeo's executive action against China was referenced as a significant development in addressing the threat
- →The panel discussed how companies like Apple and Nike are lobbying against bills addressing forced labor in China
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening RemarksTim Pool opens by discussing Chinese communist influence in the US and references compromised incoming administration through Hunter Biden's connections
- 10:00China Uncensored IntroductionGuests Shelley Zhang and Luke Kasky explain their show's origins in 2012 and growing CCP influence in American society
- 20:00Nicaragua Canal DiscussionPanel covers China's failed 2014 attempt to bypass the Panama Canal through Nicaragua, destroying a freshwater aquifer
- 30:00NBA China ControversyDetailed analysis of Daryl Morey tweet, LeBron James's response, and the NBA's basketball camp near Uyghur concentration camps in Xinjiang
- 50:00Australian-China RelationsDiscussion of Australia's Strategic Policy Institute reports on Uyghur forced labor and China's trade war retaliation including propaganda videos
Notable Quotes
“The United States has been invaded by Chinese communist authoritarians and the incoming president-elect is compromised.”
— Tim Pool · opening statement setting up the show's main topic
“I would say, in my opinion, the biggest threat to the United States and probably to what we would define as liberal democracy or constitutional Republic like the United States is Chinese communist subversion.”
— Tim Pool · main discussion of the threat
“It's been happening for years and people are only starting to realize it now. Every time we talk to human rights activists from Bolivia, Cambodia, Mauritania, they are always talking about how China is basically infiltrating their countries, paying off their dictators, putting their countries in debt, taking all their national resources.”
— Shelley Zhang · guest perspective on global CCP influence
“You have companies like Apple and Nike actually lobbying against a bill going through Congress right now about forced labor in China, they don't want it to pass.”
— Tim Pool · key point about corporate influence on legislation
“The funniest thing that happened recently is... relations between China and Australia aren't really the best right now.”
— Ian Crossland · panel reaction to Australia-China tensions
About the Guests
China Uncensored is a satirical news show founded in 2012 that covers news and current events related to China and the Chinese Communist Party. The show is known for its humorous approach to serious topics and has grown significantly as awareness of CCP influence has increased worldwide.