Foxconn Increasing its China Staff to 1.3 Million Workers

While the US economy suffers from severe joblessness, one of China’s largest manufacturers, Foxconn Technology Group, is making plans to add about 400,000 new jobs over the next year and build new factories.

True, it’s the same Foxconn that recently experienced a string of 12 worker suicides, but apparently things are looking up!

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China’s Patience is Wearing Thin Over US Arms Sale to Taiwan

China has apparently noticed the tiny $6.4 billion military equipment deal the US recently inked with Taiwan. Unsurprisingly, it’s not happy about it. The Pentagon informed Congress about the transaction knowing full well it would upset the Chinese government and could spur retaliation.

From The Washington Post:

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