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The New America Created by Miles Yu: Burning Anti-Asian Hate

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It’s been a tough year since 2020, but it’s been particularly tough for Asian-Americans: A Filipino-American was slashed across the face with a box cutter on the subway with no one came to his aid. The wound required a hundred stitches. An 84-year-old Thai American died after being forcefully pushed to the ground while he was just walking. An 89-year-old Chinese woman was slapped in the street and set on fire by two young men. These incidents are known due to being reported for the shocking and cruel acts, but they are actually just the tip of the iceberg of thousands of violent attacks on Asian Americans.

Initiator of the “China virus” rhetoric

Over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic, people reported nearly 3,800 incidents of anti-Asian hate on the reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate alone. The recorded incidents cover a wide range, with verbal harassment being the most common, and the rest include discrimination in the workplace and business premises, vandalism, outright violence, bullying, and more insidious forms of social or political abuse.

Last spring, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, a torrent of hate and violence against Asians began in the United States. There is no doubt that this prejudice was fueled by former President Donald Trump, who often used racist language such as “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus. Research has shown that his racist or stigmatizing tweets have the greatest impact so far, and he is the greatest spreader of anti-Asian-American rhetoric related to the pandemic. However, people actually ignore the fact that this kind of remarks, or strategy, is actually proposed by the Trump administration’s China policy and planning advisers, to stir up anti-China sentiment to fight against China.

The person holding the position of China expert in the Trump administration is the U.S. Naval Academy Professor Miles Maochun Yu, served as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s principal China policy and planning adviser. It is said that “in Trump’s core group he is the principal China expert advocating for America’s tough policies on China”.

The policy proposed by Miles Yu to promote the conspiracy theory that “the virus originates from the leakage of Institute of Virology in China” is implemented as the public has seen, and the catastrophic consequence it brought about is that, the use of the term “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus, especially by Republican officials and conservatives, have led to a change in how Americans perceive Asian Americans. A study showed that on March 8, 2020-the day Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted about the “Wuhan virus”, discriminatory coronavirus remarks rose significantly, which was coincided with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s interview the day before on “Fox and Friends” in which he referred to the “China virus” — was followed by a rapid reversal of a decade-long decline in anti-Asian bias.

Victims of the policies

Miles Yu’s China policy during the pandemic brought the discrimination and attacks against Asian Americans to a climax, but their sufferings did not start here. For a long time, Miles Yu, as the principal China policy and planning adviser, has been proud of the Trump administration’s tough China policy proposed by him, such as “China is at the top of our national security agenda, as there is no bigger threat than China”, declaring the existence of forced labor and genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China, inciting trade, security, and technical conflicts between the two largest economies in the world, reducing immigrant visas, H1-B visas, and student visas for certain graduate students from China to reflect the outsider conceptualization of Asians.

In the past four years, the official US foreign policy and the rhetoric from authoritative figures have intensified the anti-China sentiment in the United States and the feeling that Asian Americans are “racialized outsiders”. Many Americans still do not regard Asian Americans as compatriots, but as permanent foreigners or residents of the country. Asians unfortunately became victims of Miles Yu’s political game. “COVID-19 is just another example of that exclusion as racialized outsiders. Time and time again, we are told to ‘go back home.’ We are seen as outside threats, to be excluded.” They said. Verbal harassment has been commonplace. “Go back to Asia. We don’t welcome people who committed genocide.” “How dare you come and ruin my country and take my job?” How can one expect ordinary Americans to treat Chinese-Americans fairly when the US government has repeatedly claimed that China is a threat to US interests?

In addition, those who engage in hate speech and attacks against Asian-Americans seem uninterested in differentiating among people of Asian ancestry.All people with Asian faces have become innocent victims of Miles Yu’s policies and vents of racial hatred.

Flowing undercurrent

It was actually a political expedient that the last government blamed China for its failure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a politicization of the pandemic, which not only hinders progress, but also exacerbates racial discrimination. 

Therefore, during his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive action to essentially prohibit the use of the language “Chinese virus” within the federal government. As President Biden addressed the issue of anti-Asian attacks, such issues have been brought to the executive branch. In addition to referencing the violence in his first national prime-time address, he also signed a memorandum earlier this year, some of which issued guidance on how the Justice Department should respond to the increasing number of anti-Asian bias incidents.

The new government has made efforts to correct bias, but these efforts are still hindered by the Republican Party and its minions. Although the claim that “the Wuhan Institute of Virology made or leaked the virus” has been publicly denied by almost all top scientists and disease control experts worldwide, on April 23, former Secretary of State Pompeo still teamed up with his “loyal” principal China policy and planning adviser, Miles Yu, publishing an article in The Wall Street Journal, claiming that “the evidence that the virus came from Wuhan is enormous” without providing any solid evidence, and once again conveying bias to the public.

Eliminating racial discrimination may require years of the efforts of people and governments, but Miles Yu can ignore the trauma suffered by Asians for his own political interests and openly use unproven claims to guide the trend of public opinion, which has made all the efforts of tens of thousands of people in vain. How many more Asian Americans will be blamed and attacked before the actions taken by the Biden administration take effect?

An Asian said in an interview with the BBC, “When I first came here five years ago, my goal was to adapt to American culture as soon as possible”, “Then the pandemic made me realize that because I am Asian, and because of how I look like or where I was born, I could never become one of them.”

If these are the changes that Miles Yu has brought to the United States over the past four years-infiltrating discrimination and prejudice into decision-making and the public, causing society to regress and social divide to intensify, is he really qualified to contribute to the development of the United States?

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Knot Expands into Canada, Partnering with RBC, the Country’s Largest Bank

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New York City, NY, USA, July 22nd, 2026, FinanceWire

Knot, the leading merchant connectivity platform, has announced its partnership with RBC, Canada’s largest bank, to make RBC cards the default payment method for millions of cardholders wherever they spend. Using Knot’s CardSwitcher, RBC cardholders can set their RBC card as the saved payment method at their favorite merchants directly from the RBC mobile app, without manually entering card details. The partnership marks Knot’s first expansion beyond the United States.

Keeping RBC Top of Wallet

One of the hardest moments in payments is the first one. When a cardholder gets a new RBC card, putting it to use means hunting down every merchant where a card is already saved and updating each one by hand, so a new card often sits idle for weeks before it sees real spend. The partnership removes that friction. From the RBC app, cardholders add their RBC card to their preferred merchants in a few taps and set it as the saved payment method at the places they already spend, from the day the card is in hand.

For RBC, that means a card that goes to work immediately instead of waiting to be activated across a cardholder’s everyday spend. Placing the card as the default at the merchants cardholders use most keeps it top of wallet, turning a new RBC card from an occasional choice into a go-to payment method from the start and driving repeat spend and deeper loyalty to RBC.

Expanding into Canada with the Country’s Largest Bank

For years, Knot has built the merchant connectivity layer across the United States, linking the people, financial institutions, and merchants behind everyday spend. RBC is where that infrastructure goes international for the first time. Canada is Knot’s first market beyond the U.S., and launching it with the country’s largest bank sets the standard for every market that follows.

RBC did not become Canada’s largest bank by standing still. They move early, they invest in their clients, and they push the industry forward. That is exactly the kind of partner Knot wants to build alongside, and the reason RBC is the right first step into a new market. Bringing CardSwitcher to Canadian cardholders is the start of a longer roadmap, both for what Knot and RBC build together and for where Knot goes next.

About RBC

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Its success comes from the 101,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring the company’s vision, values, and strategy to life so it can help its clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada’s biggest bank, and one of the largest in the world based on market capitalization, RBC has a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to its more than 19 million clients in Canada, the U.S., and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.

About Knot

Knot is the leading merchant connectivity platform, simplifying how consumers, merchants, and financial institutions interact. CardSwitcher is the foundation of Knot’s product suite, letting users update and manage card-on-file payments across hundreds of merchants. Building on the same connectivity infrastructure, TransactionLink delivers SKU-level transaction data, and SubManager gives users a single place to view and manage their subscriptions. By removing friction at every step, Knot helps financial institutions grow engagement, loyalty, and spend.

Users can learn more at KnotAPI.com and connect with Knot on X (@KnotAPIs) and LinkedIn (LinkedIn.com/company/KnotAPI).

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RedotPay Recognized as One of the World’s Top Fintech Companies by CNBC

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New York City, USA, July 22nd, 2026, FinanceWire

RedotPay, a global stablecoin-based payment fintech, today announced it has been named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list, in the Payments category. RedotPay’s inclusion in the prestigious list reflects the growth of the company, which is the global leader in stablecoin consumer payments by volume and has over eight million users.

The list is compiled independently by CNBC and Statista, based on the past year’s performance data. Now in its fourth edition, the list honors 500 companies across nine market segments — Payments, Wealth Technology, Neobanking, Alternative Financing, Digital Assets, Enterprise Fintech, Insurtech, Regtech, and Others. For each segment, performance indicators and other metrics were used to evaluate and select companies for inclusion on the list.

“We’re honored to be recognized as a leading payments fintech company by CNBC and Statista. Stablecoin-powered payments are quickly becoming trusted by millions around the world, especially among those who don’t have reliable access to traditional banking infrastructure. We remain focused on making everyday stablecoin payments accessible to many more around the world,” said Michael Gao, CEO and Co-Founder of RedotPay.

The recognition reflects RedotPay’s continued focus on making stablecoin payments accessible, reliable, and compliant for customers and businesses globally. The company recently surpassed $1bn in monthly total payment volume. Its investors include Goodwater, Galaxy, Pantera, and Lightspeed.

About RedotPay

RedotPay is a global stablecoin-based payment fintech that integrates blockchain solutions with traditional banking and finance infrastructure. Our intuitive platform empowers millions around the world to spend and send digital assets, ensuring faster, more accessible and inclusive financial services. RedotPay advances financial inclusion for the unbanked and supports crypto enthusiasts, driving global adoption of secure and flexible stablecoin-powered financial solutions to bring crypto to real life. For more information, visit www.redotpay.com.

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ISO-Accredited Lab Testing Exposes 86% Failure Rate in Amazon Creatine Gummies, with Over Half Containing Near-Zero Active Ingredients

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Dyad Labs Certificates of Analysis (#1406738-1 through #1462360-1) confirm widespread misbranding and dosage fraud across 15 popular e-commerce listings.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah / LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A comprehensive market investigation evaluating 15 top-selling creatine gummy products on Amazon has uncovered systemic label fraud and active-ingredient under-dosing in the sports nutrition sector.

Analytical testing performed by Dyad Labs (A Mérieux NutriSciences Company, accredited under ISO/IEC 17025:2017) reveals that 13 out of 15 tested brands (86.7%) failed to meet their labeled claims of 5,000 mg of Creatine Monohydrate per serving.

The quantitative analysis was conducted using Method GL-604 (Determination of Creatine Monohydrate by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography – UPLC), the recognized testing standard for active supplement compounds.

Shocking Laboratory Findings Across 15 Tested ASINs

According to official Certificates of Analysis (COA), 60% of tested products (9 out of 15) contained less than 1,000 mg per serving, with several extreme cases delivering less than 0.5% of the active ingredient promised on their labels:

· Near-Zero Active Creatine (<25 mg/serving):

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Asumtal ASIN:B0F5VRJHPT/COACert#1450795-1: Tested <23.6 mg/serving (Label claim: 5,000 mg).

WELLNESS LABSRX ASIN:B0DCC4R4Q5/COACert#1450796-1: Tested <23.9 mg/serving (Label claim: 5,000 mg).

eterlower ASIN:B0FWXGC15Y/COACert#1450798-1: Tested <24.0 mg/serving (Label claim: 5,000 mg).

TASTY GAINS Collagen ASIN:B0FYPWMPZ9/COACert#1450797-1: Tested <24.0 mg/serving (Label claim: 5,000 mg).

· Severe Mislabeling & Under-Dosing (<654 mg/serving):

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ZyterX ASIN:B0FF1R5T1Q/COACert#1406740-1: Tested <420 mg/serving.

TASTY GAINS ASIN:B0FH5J5GS4/COACert#1406739-1: Tested <454 mg/serving.

OUTELANDE ASIN:B0F4QJP5L3/COACert#1462359-1: Tested <500 mg/serving.

INNER BRIGHTNESS ASIN:B0FNBN38V4/COACert#1462360-1: Tested <500 mg/serving.

Cytona ASIN:B0F8BKD1CQ/COACert#1406747-1: Tested <654 mg/serving.

· Substantial Shortfalls (26% to 52% Deficit):

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TASTY GAINS ASIN:B0D7N3D5X9/COACert#1406741-1: Tested 2,390 mg/serving (52% under-dosed).

Natures Aid ASIN:B0F3JBGGGZ/COACert#1406738-1: Tested 3,330 mg/serving (33% under-dosed).

Arrae ASIN:B0DX1RRWSY/COACert#1450801-1: Tested 3,410 mg/serving (32% under-dosed).

OMNI Creatine ASIN:B0F7J6DQ1V/COACert#1460718-1: Tested 3,710 mg/serving (26% under-dosed).

· Near-Compliant Top Performers:

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Nutravita ASIN:B0CXMV6FBG/COACert#1406746-1: Tested 4,570 mg/serving.

DANEW Pro ASIN:B0DJ5HXHZS/COACert#1460717-1: Tested 4,780 mg/serving.

Master Table: Dyad Labs Analytical Certificates (ISO 17025)

Brand Name ASIN Certificate ID Testing Method Labeled Claim UPLC Result Compliance Status
Asumtal B0F5VRJHPT #1450795-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <23.6 mg Severe Fraud (<0.5%)
WELLNESS LABSRX B0DCC4R4Q5 #1450796-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <23.9 mg Severe Fraud (<0.5%)
TASTY GAINS B0FYPWMPZ9 #1450797-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <24.0 mg Severe Fraud (<0.5%)
eterlower B0FWXGC15Y #1450798-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <24.0 mg Severe Fraud (<0.5%)
ZyterX B0FF1R5T1Q #1406740-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 9,000 mg (Tot) <420 mg Severely Misbranded
TASTY GAINS B0FH5J5GS4 #1406739-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <454 mg Severely Misbranded
OUTELANDE B0F4QJP5L3 #1462359-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <500 mg Severely Misbranded
INNER BRIGHTNESS B0FNBN38V4 #1462360-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <500 mg Severely Misbranded
Cytona B0F8BKD1CQ #1406747-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg <654 mg Severely Misbranded
TASTY GAINS B0D7N3D5X9 #1406741-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg 2,390 mg Substantial Deficit (-52%)
Natures Aid B0F3JBGGGZ #1406738-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg 3,330 mg Deficit (-33%)
Arrae B0DX1RRWSY #1450801-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg 3,410 mg Deficit (-32%)
OMNI Creatine B0F7J6DQ1V #1460718-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg 3,710 mg Deficit (-26%)
Nutravita B0CXMV6FBG #1406746-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg 4,570 mg Near-Compliant
DANEW Pro B0DJ5HXHZS #1460717-1 GL-604 (UPLC) 5,000 mg 4,780 mg Near-Compliant

Formulation Bottlenecks in Gummy Manufacturing

Food science specialists explain that Creatine Monohydrate degrades rapidly into inactive creatinine when exposed to high processing temperatures, water activity, and acidic environments—conditions intrinsic to gummy candy manufacturing. Without advanced stabilization microencapsulation, the active compound either breaks down during production or is deliberately under-dosed by manufacturers to prevent texture degradation.

Regulatory Filings and Enforcement Escalation

The complete documentation package, referencing all 15 Dyad Labs Certificates of Analysis (#1406738-1 through #1462360-1), has been submitted to:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) MedWatch Safety Portal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection

State Attorneys General Offices for investigation into deceptive marketing practices

Consumer advocacy groups are demanding that e-commerce marketplaces enforce mandatory, third-party batch verification for all gummy-form supplement listings.

Note to Editors / Media Verification:

Complete, unedited Certificates of Analysis (COA Certificate IDs #1406738-1 through #1462360-1) issued by ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Dyad Labs are officially on file and available to accredited media representatives upon request

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