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A Shanxi lady in her 70s has dedicated 46 years of her life to caring for abandoned children. Recently, local officials removed the children currently in her care without explanation and despite the fact that she had legally adopted the majority of them. Kong Zhenlan from Jiuji, a village in Shanxi Province, has adopted more than […]
Lack of media coverage, institutional silence, self-censorship, and fear of Beijing’s retribution are among the reasons that many people, including those in the medical sector, are unaware of China’s ongoing state-sanctioned practice of killing innocents for their organs. Those reasons were presented during a roundtable discussion on June 9, in an online event titled “Forced […]
Beijing says citizens who report breaches of the national security law may win a certificate of recognition or a monetary reward ranging from 10,000 yuan (about $1,500) to over 100,000 yuan (about $15,000), depending on the value of the tip-off. On June 6, the Ministry of State Security announced in an official paper its new rules […]
The U.S. Embassy to China accused the Chinese communist regime on June 7 of putting two diplomats in danger by attributing fake quotes to them about the human rights abuses of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang. On June 5, a social media user named Buyidao, who is associated with Chinese state media Global Times, posted that […]
China’s defense minister threatened war over the issue of Taiwan during an intensely heated exchange between top Chinese and American defense officials. “If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost,” said China’s defense spokesman Wu Qian, quoting Chinese Defense Minister […]
The Taiwanese government on Thursday welcomed its third arms deal this year with the United States. Taiwan’s Presidential Office spokesperson Xavier Chang said the deal involves the purchase of naval equipment and related technical assistance worth $120 million. Chang’s statement was in response to the U.S. government on Wednesday announcing that it had notified Congress of […]
Commentary The sinking of Hong Kong officially started with the enactment of the National Security Law (NSL) at 11:00 p.m. on June 30, 2020. Hong Kong has lost its glory, and the defenders of our old core values have either fled, have been detained or are in prison. Hongkongers have mostly used peaceful ways to […]
Commentary The most important economic question to date is still the old one: whether inflation has peaked or still has some months to go. The U.S. official tone on inflation has always been on the supply side such as the logistic blockage due to Covid-19 lockdowns or the Ukraine-Russian war. The demand side of ridiculous […]
U.S. solar manufacturers are considering legal action after President Joe Biden moved to put off new tariffs on solar imports from Southeast Asian countries. According to the White House’s announcement on June 6, the tariff suspension applied to these imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, that supply about 80 percent of photovoltaic cells and […]
Commentary China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and rate cuts are driving down the yuan and exacerbating foreign capital outflow. “Uncertainty is really the keyword, because there’s no view, no outlook about how long this could last, and what will be next after Shanghai,” Massimo Bagnasco, vice president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, told […]
Individual bankruptcy filings jumped to nearly 1,000 in April, a new high in Hong Kong since May 2020. At the same time, the Hong Kong dollar suffered the largest sell order, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) again intervened to buy nearly HK$5.9 billion (about $750 million). Analysts believe that the interest rate spread […]
Four months after winning two gold medals for China, freestyle skier Eileen Gu once again became a hot topic on the country’s social media after she announced her decision to support Salt Lake City’s bid to host the Winter Olympics. At the Time100 Summit on June 7, Gu said she would serve as an ambassador […]
When Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) rolled out a promotion in China that included a Psyduck toy in its kids meals, the cartoon figure quickly became immensely popular as people started using it in memes making fun of the COVID restrictions. June 1st is Children’s Day in China. KFC and the Pokémon Company launched a children’s […]
A senior Chinese economist at a U.S.-China forum proposed that Beijing take over Taiwan and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) if Washington sanctions Beijing as it has Moscow. “If the United States and the West impose destructive sanctions on China as they treat Russia, we must recover Taiwan,” said China’s economist Chen Wenling on May […]
Commentary The Chinese regime’s increasingly aggressive and militarily-backed behavior has, unsurprisingly, sparked a backlash of counter-arming on the part of much of Southeast Asia. China has increasingly used its growing military power to dominate the environs around the South China Sea. It has, for example, built up its naval forces on Hainan Island, deploying nuclear […]
Apparently, the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre is such a sore spot for the Chinese regime that the sale of a tank-shaped cake has to be censored. A top livestream salesman in China was shut down after presenting a cake shaped like a mini tank. The authorities deemed it to be a reminder of […]
News Analysis China’s involvement in the U.S. agricultural sector is under greater scrutiny, with politicians sounding the alarm about economic and national security risks stemming from Chinese purchases of prized American farmland. Late last month, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) introduced legislation that would ban the purchase of agricultural land, including ranches, in the United States […]
A Chinese military jet crashed in a residential area in central China on June 9, killing at least one person, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported. The plane involved was a People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s J-7 fighter jet, which was on a training mission, CCTV’s military channel said. The pilot parachuted successfully and suffered minor injuries, […]
The Commerce of Business has issued a temporary denial order (TDO) for 180 days to three U.S. companies for the illegal export of data relating to satellite, rocket, and defense technology to China. On June 7, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) accused three U.S.-based companies of unauthorized export of technical drawings […]
June 4 marked the 33rd anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s Tiananmen Square massacre. In Hong Kong as in mainland China, any commemoration of the atrocity faced a crackdown by authorities. Many foreign consulates in Hong Kong lit candlelights and posted messages on social media to mourn the victims of the massacre, while expressing concern […]
The former defence minister and now-opposition leader Peter Dutton has revealed that the previous Australian government was close to approaching the United States to purchase two Virginia-class nuclear submarines as a stopgap measure before it could build its own vessels. Dutton urged the current Defence Minister Richard Marles to stay the course on AUKUS and […]
A well-known IT professional in China recently suggested on social media that job applicants could pay employers to get work, and address the nation’s youth unemployment issue. The suggestion attracted significant attention and criticism, as similar practices already exist in China’s IT industry— where graduates pay companies off the books to intern. The IT professional, […]
Officials from China and Cambodia said that they had officially begun work on a major expansion to Cambodia’s largest naval base June 8. The project is being funded by China, and one official from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) described it as evidence of the two nations’ “iron-clad partnership.” The announcement is likely to ruffle […]
The United States’ nuclear and hypersonic weapons development is behind that of China’s ruling communist regime, according to Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.). “They’ve been on a building spree,” Lamborn said of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “They’ve doubled their nuclear arsenal in the last two years and they’re showing no sign of relenting.” “We are […]
Canada has been naive about communist China its continued espionage and foreign interference campaigns, and as politicians willfully turn a blind eye to the threat, the country is also losing credibility among its democratic allies, an expert said at a panel discussion on June 7. Sam Cooper, also an award-winning investigative journalist, said he was […]
U.S. lawmakers are calling out the Biden administration for its move not to enforce a divestment obligation for federal government entities on blacklisted Chinese military firms, a decision that according to one of them is “foolish and naive.” Under an executive order President Joe Biden issued last June, U.S. investors had 365 days to divest […]
As Americans try out the newest Starlink dishes on their R.V.s, a space expert says Elon Musk’s Starlink makes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “nervous” as the “only” player in the field now when it comes to the U.S.’s strategic space race with China. “It is important to understand that Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is […]
State treasurers spoke out against the imposition of environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring on public money in a June 8 press conference, with one official comparing it to the social justice-driven push for universal homeownership that helped trigger the Great Recession. “I would be very concerned about investing in green energy right now,” said […]
Commentary Later this month, the People’s Liberation Army Navy is expected to launch its third aircraft carrier, its first “flattop” capable of conventional takeoff or landing operations. With this new carrier, and the many to follow, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will begin using combined aircraft carrier battle groups and amphibious warfare battle groups to […]
China’s rubber-stamp legislature is scheduled to hold its once every five-year meeting this fall. The re-election of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is the main focus of this year’s meeting. As the meeting approaches, Chinese social platforms and media have been releasing various signals that show Xi’s political opponents have continued to […]
News Analysis Despite several public slip-ups by the president, the U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity remains in place while the United States increases economic ties and weapons sales to Taiwan. On May 23, President Joe Biden stated publicly that the United States would fight for Taiwan, the third such comment in recent months. In all […]
Beijing has defended a PLA pilot’s dangerous air maneuvers made against an Australian military plane that was conducting maritime surveillance in international airspace in the South China Sea, stating the actions were “reasonable, and legitimate.” A spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Ministry of Defence claimed that the Australian P-8A aircraft entered its sovereign […]
As of today, at least 10 Chinese metropolises, each with a population of over 10 million people, have required regular nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 of their citizens. The public is now questioning the cost incurred as well as who should pay those costs. Nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 are also known as PCR tests. […]
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued new guidance regarding the Chinese Military-Industrial Complex (CMIC) sanctions in response to frequently asked questions, just two days before the deadline for U.S. investors to fully divest their holdings of securities of designated Chinese military companies. The new guidance, published on June 1, states that “U.S. persons are not […]
It was late February 2020, as the pandemic was heating up in the United States, when a request from China caught Wisconsin state senator Roger Roth’s attention. It was an email from Wu Ting, wife of the Chinese consul general in Chicago. Wu wanted Roth to help pass a resolution “in support of China’s fight […]
One of the most renowned tourist attractions in Hong Kong, the 46-year-old Jumbo Floating Restaurant, will be leaving Aberdeen Harbor in June due to financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The luxurious, imperial-style, floating restaurant, which has hosted numerous notable figures and celebrities, including Queen Elizabeth II and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, was […]
Curbing inflation, particularly fuel prices that have soared above $5 per gallon in a number of states, and bolstering America’s position in the face of geopolitical rivals such as China and Russia requires changes to domestic energy production, refining, and transportation, according to Kelly Sloan, a senior fellow in energy and environment at the Centennial […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is exploiting weaknesses in the United States’ patent protection laws to gain the upper hand in technological innovation, according to an upcoming film, and big tech companies are helping it in the effort. “In the innovation race with China, there is no prize for second place,” said Luke Livingston, director […]
Two House Republicans have criticized the Biden administration for what they view as an unlawful expansion of Obamacare subsidies. “The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would unlawfully expand eligibility for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under ObamaCare,” Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote in a letter (pdf) dated […]
A Shanghai resident and his neighbors were locked in their compound on March 13, and the local authorities told them that lockdown measures would be for “several days.” Seventy-eight days passed before he was able to leave his compound. It was “like a nightmare,” he said. “I just can’t believe that I can now take […]
As Shanghai reopens following two months of lockdowns, a resident and rights activist told The Epoch Times that his first wish is to unearth the cause of death for his wife at a local hospital during the outbreak. A native of Shanghai, Yu Zhonghuan, said that his wife, Shi Ping, who had been under the […]
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has travelled to the Pacific region twice in two weeks as the new federal government pushes its Pacific engagement strategy which it hopes can bolster Australia’s presence in the region to counter Beijing. Wong, sworn in as new foreign minister on May 22, said during bilateral talks with Samoa and Tonga […]
We revisit the ideologies behind the 2020 riots. Will the summer of violence return in the near future? I discuss this with Dr. Douglas Groothuis at the Western Conservative Summit. China’s COVID-19 theatrics continue, as Shanghai’s so-called reopening met with roadblocks and even more problems. Seniors are barred from restrooms, and people can’t leave their […]
Large western corporations that are making money in China are contributing to democratic governments’ neglect of the communist regime’s continued human rights violations, Sen. Leo Housakos said on June 6. Housakos called on the Liberal government to ban imports of goods made with forced labour by Uyghur Muslims in China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang. He […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests that China could soon be facing a “population collapse” in the aftermath of Beijing’s decades-long population control program that until recently had restricted most families in China to a single offspring. “Most people still think China has a one-child policy,” he wrote in a June 6 tweet that was pinned […]
The lack of a clear and consistent foreign policy with well-defined and achievable goals has weakened America’s position vis à vis geostrategic rivals and states with a destabilizing role in the world, according to syndicated columnist and commentator Cal Thomas. “I’m just not sure that the Biden administration has a discernible foreign policy, whether it […]
A wave of emigration from Hong Kong has surged since the National Security Law was passed in June 2020. As shown in the data from the UK Home Office on May 26, 19,500 BNO visa applications were received, a 25 percent increase from 15,600 in the 2021 fourth quarter. This is a first big quarterly […]
As the U.S. military rolls out its new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), which imposes different physical standards and requirements for men and women, longtime defense analysts and observers say that the military’s push for diversity and inclusion—a trend that accelerated under President Barack Obama and that the Biden administration aggressively carries forward—undermines combat training […]
Britain’s Home Office launched a new visa scheme on May 30, hoping to attract the “brightest and best” from abroad who have just started their careers. The High Potential Individual scheme, one of three new routes for obtaining a visa, is open to graduates from the world’s top 50 universities, allowing eligible individuals to enter […]
China has called on Bangladesh to “uphold independence” and reject “bloc politics,” particularly those led by the United States that Beijing characterized as U.S. “centrism and exceptionalism.” The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement on June 2 following a meeting between Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong and Bangladesh’s Ambassador to China […]
Commentary In late May, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a virtual summit with the leaders of several Pacific Island republics to entice them into joining a Beijing-led mutual security and economic agreement. It did not end well. During the summit, Beijing proposed that the Federated States of Micronesia, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, […]
HOUSTON, Texas—Ben Lucas, an accounts manager, said “I definitely feel hopeful” after attending his first Shen Yun Performing Arts concert with his wife, father, and friend at the Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston on June 4. “I am hopeful with my marriage and hopeful with my life and my children, and the […]
China’s top disciplinary watchdog announced on May 31 that it has removed a former top official in eastern Jiangsu Province from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the regime’s public office. Zhang Jinghua, former deputy CCP chief of Jiangsu, was accused of “faking economic figures for personal promotion and meddling in market activities in violation […]
The world’s richest person has made a comparison between communism and capitalism by referring to a cold-war era symbol of communism. In addition to comments on Shakespeare plays and a California law that officially declares bees to be fish, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a June 5 Twitter post appeared to contrast communism and […]
China’s ruling communist party has warned local authorities in its latest COVID-19 control notice that anyone infected with COVID-19 crossing the border into China will face the death penalty. On June 2, nine governmental bodies of Fangchenggang city in China’s southwestern province of Guangxi jointly issued the official epidemic control notice on their Chinese social media […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday that President Joe Biden has asked his team to look at the option of lifting some tariffs on China that were put into place by former President Donald Trump, to combat the current high inflation. “We are looking at it. In fact, the president has asked us […]
Hongkongers who fled the suppression of freedoms in their home city took part in an annual candlelit vigil outside the Chinese Embassy in London on Saturday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Over 2,000 people lit candles, listened to speeches—including recordings from mothers of the thousands of 1989 victims—and held a […]
As Shanghai authorities began to reopen the city on June 1, some residential neighborhoods were once again locked down due to new reports of COVID-19 infections. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
The disagreement between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang has become more obvious than ever. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Intimidating warplane “exercises” around Taiwan; saying that Australia could become its nuclear target; nearly ramming a U.S. warship; and now, flying dangerously close to Canadian Air Force jets—are these signals the Chinese regime is bracing to launch a real attack? Elliot Ackerman is a decorated, former U.S. Marine Corps officer who served five tours in […]
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On May 19, the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society (HKFWS) released the “Hong Kong Happiness Index 2022” report, which showed the overall level of family happiness in Hong Kong has dropped significantly.Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) failed to renew an 11-year mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with the U.S. International Qualifications Appraisal Board (IQAB) over failure to waive the requirement for one-year of local experience. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
The Chinese Communist Party is exporting its tyranny all over the world after the United States let it get away with murder 33 years ago during the Tiananmen Square Massacre, three Chinese activists say. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Publicly, big solar developers and many climate change activists are sounding the alarm about an ongoing probe of trade abuses by Chinese manufacturers. Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, last month described the U.S. Department of Commerce investigation as “the most serious crisis we have faced in our collective history.” Heather […]
Chinese military researchers reportedly view the SpaceX-operated Starlink satellite internet system as a national security threat while suggesting Beijing needs to have the ability to destroy it. An expert suggests that the PLA has no capability to defeat Starlink. A Beijing-affiliated military TV program, “Crazy Warfare Show,” recently published an article analyzing the progress of […]
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive-designate John Lee Ka-chiu traveled to Beijing last week to receive his appointment from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Over the past week, Chinese elementary school math textbooks suddenly became a hot topic on China’s internet. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
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How do you compete with a potential adversary while simultaneously allowing that adversary to steal your most precious technologies? Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
What Winston Liu found in Falun Gong was a system of practices and principles that not only allowed him to cultivate balance in his life but also filled an empty void in his heart. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
A growing number of Chinese citizens report they have been diagnosed with leukemia after receiving domestic COVID vaccines. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
HONG KONG—China’s proposed cybersecurity rules for financial firms could pose risks to the operations of western companies by making their data vulnerable to hacking, among other things.Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
The U.S. State Department has once again amended its fact sheet on Taiwan and reinstated the line about not supporting the Chinese-claimed island’s independence, just weeks after removing it in May. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Commentary One of the many threats to America from China runs through Sri Lanka. In that South Asian country, there are ongoing food riots.Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier will likely be launched soon, according to new satellite imagery of the vessel. The carrier, called the Type 003, has been under construction near Shanghai since 2018. Satellite images taken by Planet Labs late May suggest work on the vessel is nearing its completion. The launch has been […]
Commentary It is all good that Sweden and Finland want to end their neutrality and join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and that President Joe Biden is apparently ready to commit U.S. military forces to the defense of democratic Taiwan. But as Biden failed to deter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he is not committing to […]
GENEVA—The United States, Britain, and other countries on June 2 called for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to set up a mission to probe alleged labor abuses in China’s Xinjiang and urged Beijing to allow unfettered access. A committee at the U.N. agency is addressing China’s compliance with global labor standards after describing its practices […]
Commentary The US personal consumption expenditure (PCE) based inflation released last week eased a bit from 6.6% in March to 6.3% in April. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
It has been more than a year since the Hong Kong government began its COVID-19 vaccination program. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
China recently reported its highest youth unemployment rate to date. However, the number of college graduates is also reaching a record high this year. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
A recent survey by headhunting company Venturenix found that a serious loss of IT talent is occurring in Hong Kong. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
The communist regime tightens its suppression of Chinese activists every year as June 4 approaches. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Cars roar down the streets. Dog walkers roam through city parks. Luxury malls open their doors and light up. Sixty-five days later, Shanghai has finally come back to life—but normality seems a distance away. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Math teacher and Falun Gong practitioner Zhang Yaoming died in northeastern China in early April, one year after serving a 19-year prison term for providing facts about Falun Dafa to people. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
In the first four months of this year, China’s foreign exchange reserves continued to decline by more than $100 billion. Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Shanghai, China’s economic and commercial hub with a population of over 24 million, has been in a hard lockdown for the past two months.Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when America’s frontline medical workers were desperate to get a hold of crucial medical gear, a Texas-based mobile health company paid roughly $500,000 for 100,000 antibody test kits from China.Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Hong Kong businessman Herbert Chow, the outspoken founder and CEO of Hong Kong children’s clothing retailer Chickeeduck who voiced support for protesters during the anti-extradition movement, has left Hong Kong with his wife.Check out more audio articles of EpochCasts. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Republicans on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have raised concerns about how the Biden administration’s oil reserve releases may impact U.S. national security. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa.), the leading Republican lawmaker on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Fred Upton (R.-Mich.), the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Energy, said […]
Australia, the United States, and democratic allies should avoid engaging in a “bidding war” with Beijing to win the battle for influence over Pacific leaders, instead, the focus should be on grassroots efforts to build stronger connections with generations of communities.Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
The United States and Taiwan have agreed to a new trade initiative after the island is excluded from the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework that President Joe Biden launched in May. Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
A discussion hosted by The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, gave rise to questions about U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent moves to ease restrictions on Cuba and Venezuela.Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
China is the world’s largest malicious cyber actor and its affiliated hackers have stolen more data from Americans than every other nation combined, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
Little did Siu Ha know that a trip to Morocco would bring her the love of her life, Said, and they would start a hotel business together in the Medina of Fez, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Siu Ha told The Epoch Times how she first met Said in Morocco a decade ago. “It was […]
Commentary China is training its air force pilots in South Africa by using former French pilots, according to a new report. Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
The Hong Kong government said it would consider banning the use of overseas communication platforms that expose personal information. According to several pro-communist media, Telegram, a social platform popular during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, may be banned. Some data experts pointed out that Russia tried to ban Telegram, but found it wasn’t technically […]
China’s economic outlook is grim after months of on-and-off COVID-19 lockdowns disrupting industry around the country.Check out more audio articles. Listen Now for Free : https://ept.ms/3tcKKo2
“Top Gun: Maverick” is earning applause not only for being better than its 1986 original, but for standing up to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after it reinstated a Taiwan flag on the bomber jacket worn by Tom Cruise’s navy pilot character. In the original “Top Gun” film, Cruise’s character, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, wears a […]
SARS-CoV-2 started in Wuhan in late 2019. After several waves swept through the world and left millions of people dead, the world is now entering the endemic phase. The scars that COVID-19 have left behind, however, are very fresh and very deep. Leaders in government, science, and medicine, along with the general public, must work […]
A Taiwanese air force training jet crashed in the southern city of Kaohsiung during a training mission on May 31, killing the 23-year-old pilot aboard, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. The domestically-developed AT-3 trainer, piloted by Lt. Hsu Ta-chun on his second solo flight, disappeared from radar minutes after takeoff at 8:03 a.m., Taiwan News reported. […]
The Chinese embassy has reportedly demanded an Israel-based news outlet remove its interview with Taiwan’s foreign minister, and failure to do so may result in Beijing downgrading its ties with Israel. The Jerusalem Post published an interview with Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Monday, in which Wu cautioned the Israeli government to “be very […]
Commentary In mid-April, 2022, a friend introduced me to a U.K. Hong Kong community head, who talked to me about shooting a special program on Queen Elizabeth II and Hong Kong for the Platinum Jubilee celebration. After going through that, we shifted the topic to the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre (June Fourth). I […]
Chinese security forces have taken advantage of a recently signed-off security pact with the Solomon Islands and are conducting training courses for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Honiara. The current course, which runs for two weeks, will see a Chinese Police Liaison Team training 16 officers from the RSIPF’s Close Personal Protection […]
As a U.S. senator lead a delegation to visit Taiwan on May 30 to June 1, dozens of warplanes of the Chinese communist regime entered Taiwan’s air defense zone and were scrambled by Taiwan’s military jets. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense announced on May 30 that 30 PLA warplanes of the Chinese regime breached Taiwan’s Air Defense […]
COVID-19 restrictions, global supply chain disruptions, and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on energy, food, and metals prices have resulted in the shrinkage of the world’s top two economies—the United States and China. U.S. inflation remains at a 40-year high, with April’s consumer price index jumping 8.3 percent from 12 months earlier, according to […]
George Yang is a Chinese immigrant. As a candidate running for California Superintendent of Public Instructions, he wants to ensure that all students in the public schools will learn about the Great Chinese Famine. “We, right now in the United States, only talk about the Holocaust,” said Yang during a phone interview with The Epoch […]
China, a nation of bike riders, is now becoming a nation of e-bike and low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) drivers. Since these light e-vehicles became a popular form of transportation, many owners complain they are given indiscriminate fines by the authorities. Starting in March, various Chinese media reported that many local governments started a so-called special […]
As of May 27, at least 396 million Chinese have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its associated organizations, according to Tuidang.org, the Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP. Living under the strict zero-COVID measures of the CCP, many more Chinese people have awakened to the CCP’s damaging of China and the Chinese […]
Massive student protests broke out in China’s major northern port city of Tianjin on May 26, opposing the harsh lockdown restrictions imposed by the authorities. Online videos showed hundreds of students rallied in Tianjin University’s Beiyang Square in the evening, chanting “Down with formalism! Down with bureaucracy!” They asked for direct dialogue with the university […]
A Fijian court handed down a sentence and ordered a Chinese casino developer to pay $650,000 on April 28 for causing substantial damage to the environment while undertaking unauthorized development on Malolo Island in Fiji’s west. The case also highlighted the marathon struggle of Australian surfers Navrin Fox and Woody Jack who held a stake […]
A lack of consensus from Pacific nations has forced Beijing to shelve a sweeping security and economic deal with the region, following a meeting between foreign ministers on May 30. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is midway through an eight-nation tour of the region where Beijing has been attempting to tighten alliances with the island […]
With the outbreak of monkeypox, Chinese state media and social media influencers in China have claimed that the monkeypox virus originated in a U.S. laboratory. They have also made claims that monkeypox will cause the next pandemic, despite European and American scientists pointing out that the possibility of a pandemic is extremely small due to the […]
Uyghur women are victims of sexual violence under the Chinese regime’s campaign of repression in Xinjiang, regardless of whether they are detained in an internment camp or not, according to Nury Turkel, vice chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. “They think all the sexual violence that they’re subjecting Uyghur women to, this […]
A human rights advocate has called on the United States to take stronger action against the Chinese regime over its rampant persecution of the spiritual group Falun Gong. “There are acts before our Congress right now to try and put an end to [the persecution], and that kind of legislation, something that really has teeth, […]
Commentary NEW YORK (May 27)—Recent news is that Tencent Pictures, a film distributor and production group owned by the Shenzhen-based Chinese technology giant, has dropped financing of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the widely anticipated sequel to the 1986 smash hit film about U.S. Navy aviators at the advanced Fighter Weapons School. Reports say that Tencent thought it was […]
Australia will follow the United States’ lead in recognising China as “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order,” Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed, as the communist regime continues stepping up its communist platform in the Pacific region. Speaking to Sky News on Sunday, Australia’s 31st prime minster said, “Australia’s […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office on Friday said it extended tariff exclusions on Chinese-made medical products needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic for another six months, to Nov. 30. The exclusions from tariffs of up to 25 percent imposed by former President Donald Trump’s administration were granted in 2020 and were subsequently extended, but […]
The award-winning documentary “Eternal Spring” had two sold-out screenings in New York this week. It will be screened in Poland at the end of May and will return to the United States in June in New Jersey and Los Angeles, California. “Eternal Spring” was screened at the 2022 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New […]
A Californian resident has urged UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who is visiting China, to help ascertain if her husband, who is under a 19-year prison term for his rights speech, is still alive after four years of being denied visitation, correspondence, and phone calls. Jenny Li, a Hayward-based resident, wrote to Bachelet on […]
In less than three years, the number of political prisoners in Hong Kong has risen rapidly, and now exceeds 1,000, according to a new report that says this situation indicates the rapid decline of Hong Kong into an authoritarian society. The 33-page report, recently released by Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), a non-partisan, non-profit, organization […]
Recent research results from China’s financial securities firms show that the cost of the Chinese regime’s mass COVID-19 nucleic acid testing exceeded its military spending in 2021, and that it will drain China’s national medical insurance funds within three and a half years if citizens are tested every two days as required by the regime. […]
A report released by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, presenting leaked documents from the files of the Xinjiang police, offers “absolutely shocking” evidence of the chronic abuse and brutality inflicted on the Uyghur population in China’s far west region, according to Andrew Bremberg, the foundation’s president and a former U.S. ambassador to the United […]
Liu Yiqian, a billionaire who lives in Shanghai, lamented that life is “humiliating” two months into the lockdown due to the Chinese regime’s harsh “zero-COVID” policy. His viral post on May 22 on Chinese social media platform WeChat was accompanied by a photo of himself, messy-haired, unshaven, and wearing what appeared to be an oversized […]
Taiwan authorities this week raided 10 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching chip engineers and other tech talents, the island’s investigation bureau said on May 26. “The illegal poaching of Taiwan’s high-tech talent by Chinese companies has severely impacted our international competitiveness and endangered our national security,” the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau said in […]
In the early morning of March 28, 2022, Niu Lanyun, a female Falun Gong adherent, rappelled down her rental dwelling but was soon apprehended by the police and taken away. At about 6 a.m., a witness saw Niu climbing down a rope from the third floor, but the rope broke before she got to the […]
Hundreds of bank customers in central China were beaten and dispersed by plainclothes police, in the presence of uniformed officers, for protesting the freezing of their accounts in a regional bank that hadn’t provided a credible explanation for disallowing them to access their funds. On May 23, a group of protesters rallied in front of […]
The Biden administration’s dramatic expansion of the role of the federal government in business, banking, and society, and sharp break from the deregulatory approach of the Trump presidency, has severely overburdened key sectors and industries of the U.S. economy and helped drive up inflation to the highest rate in four decades, experts say. The federal […]
China’s Twitter-like social media Weibo has blocked an outspoken entrepreneur and demographer, raising concerns over increasingly eroding freedom of speech in the country. James Liang, a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology and a former researcher at ORACLE, is the co-founder and chairman of the board of directors of China’s largest online travel company, Trip.com […]
Data recovered from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop have shown that the president’s son reportedly used burner phone apps extensively from 2014 to 2018, and a data recovery app to extract data from iPhones owned by Hallie Biden, the widow of his late brother Beau. The discovery was made by Konstantinos “Gus” Dimitrelos, retired U.S. secret […]
The Biden administration’s newly unveiled China policy was not well received by defense and security experts, who criticized the administration’s decision not to engage in any economic decoupling from China, as well as its move to announce the policies at an event hosted by a group that has ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). […]
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on May 25 presided over a meeting of over 100,000 officials to issue a stark warning about the “grim challenges” ahead for the country’s economy, which has been battered by the communist regime’s COVID-19 policies. In a teleconference with representatives from provincial, city, and county levels of government, Li warned about […]
Hong Kong’s economy contracted by 4 percent in the first quarter, disrupting the growth trend of the previous four quarters. The Hong Kong government adjusted its full-year economic growth forecast to nearly half of the original forecast. The economic contraction coincided with a sharp rise in the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent, the highest level […]
A dozen liberal groups that pressured Twitter advertisers to boycott the platform in response to Elon Musk’s plans to acquire it received money from entities backed by Bill Gates and George Soros, an analysis of public filings shows. In early May, a group of 26 organizations penned a public letter claiming that the Tesla CEO’s […]
The United States will not seek to decouple its economy from China, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who unveiled the Biden administration’s China strategy on May 26. “The United States does not want to sever China’s economy from ours or from the global economy,” Blinken said. “Though Beijing through its rhetoric is pursuing […]
Chinese social media Weibo went wild when Pony Ma, Chinese tech heavyweight billionaire, posted a comment online. China watchers believe the staggered Chinese economy has finally pushed the famous low-profile Tencent Holdings CEO to voice his frustration. Ma commented, “This is a really vivid description,” quoting a partial statement of an online opinion piece which […]
Commentary Large net capital flows out of China have officially become a trend as Chinese fixed-income securities have lost their luster to foreign investors. Capital drawdowns out of China’s interbank bond market exacerbated and continued for the third straight month in April. Most experts blame the shift on a declining yuan currency and lower yield […]
The Chinese military announced on May 25 that it would organize military drills in the sea and air spaces near Taiwan, a move it described as a “warning” to Washington. Colonel Shi Yi, the spokesperson of Eastern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army, said the regime’s military conducted “multi-service joint combat readiness patrols” and […]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on May 25, a day after new documents revealing the regime’s human rights abuses targeting Uyghurs in Xinjiang was published. Bachelet kicked off the six-day trip on May 23, the first by a U.N. human rights chief […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros used his platform at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to repeat warnings that tensions with China and Russia could erupt into a third world war. Soros said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have already started the war, and that the West should act to decisively […]
Commentary The U.S. interest rate hike will help curb inflation in the United States while drawing investment away from China. This will, in turn, drive down the yuan and increase the cost of foreign debt payments for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese corporations. To combat inflation, already at 8.5 percent in the United States, […]
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said on May 23 that he is testing SpaceX’s Starlink on his private jet. “I am testing Starlink on the plane. Some polishing needed, but it’s working quite well,” Musk wrote on Twitter. In a separate tweet on the same day, Musk wrote, “Starlink does work on vehicles in motion, including […]
A software engineer shares his incredible story of recovering from a serious health problem that doctors could not cure. Falun Dafa, an ancient Chinese spiritual practice, gave him hope and changed his life for the better. On May 15, Santhosh Krishnamurthy spoke at a rally to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day at Independence National Historical […]
Tiananmen Square—China’s political center and symbol of the communist regime’s power—has been placed under strict lockdown as a COVID-19 outbreak hits Beijing. Chinese authorities have tightened control measures in the capital as per its official “Zero-COVID” policy with nine city districts being included in the lockdown orders. The Beijing Tiananmen District Management Committee announced via […]
UBS Group and JP Morgan Chase cut their forecasts for China’s overall growth domestic product (GDP growth this year as the country has been crippled by a series of lockdowns implemented by the regime’s strict ‘zero-COVID’ policy. UBS estimated China’s full-year economic growth would reach 3 percent, rather than 4.2 percent as earlier projected. Meanwhile, […]
Commentary The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan opened the door for increased Chinese pressure on Kazakhstan. Communist China continues to make news in its outreach and attempts to corrupt various countries around the world. The purpose of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, also known as “One Belt, One Road”) is to change the dynamics of […]
China and Russia conducted their first joint military drills since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, amid a flurry of military activity that saw forces sortie from Japan and South Korea in response. Elements of the Chinese and Russian air forces performed aerial operations over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and […]
The U.S. economy is likely to face fresh inflationary pressures from China, where on-and-off lockdowns have slowed production in a wide range of areas from chips to Christmas trees, ravaging global supply chains. The Chinese regime’s heavy-handed measures to contain the fast-moving Omicron variant have brought major industrial and commercial centers, like Shanghai, to a […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently launched a new round of campaigns promoting its Central Bank digital currency, the digital renminbi, to further increase its use among the general public. Experts warn that a digital, highly centralized version of the renminbi could further enhance the regime’s control over the Chinese citizens. The digital renminbi, also […]
Millions of Chinese bank customers have not been able to access their deposits for more than a month. While the Chinese bank regulator claimed that its investigation found illegal wealth collecting activities involving a major shareholder and a third party platform, customers believe the regulator failed to safeguard people’s interest in the first place. On […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country will focus on strengthening ties with China, saying the two neighboring countries have common interests and can make technological advances together. “Now that the West has taken the position of a ‘dictator,’ our economic ties with China will grow even faster,” Lavrov said, according to a transcript […]
The cost of electric vehicle batteries is set to soar amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict and supply chain disruptions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Monday. While electric vehicle sales have remained strong so far this year with 2 million electric cars sold worldwide in the first quarter, IEA said that further efforts to diversify battery […]
Airbnb announced Tuesday that it will discontinue domestic operations in China and instead focus on serving Chinese users traveling abroad amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns in China. The San Francisco-based company said in a letter posted to its social media account that it will remove all Chinese listings and experiences from its platform on July […]
News Analysis The World Health Organization (WHO) is responding to a string of monkeypox outbreaks, and will be convening an emergency meeting on the virus and its global spread. In terms of government power, the timing of this outbreak couldn’t be better for the WHO—which may soon be granted the powers to manage laws on […]
TOKYO—With eyes on an increasingly assertive China, “Quad” leaders from the Indo-Pacific nations of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met on Tuesday morning to discuss cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. The four Indo-Pacific leaders vowed to stand together for a free and open region at the start of talks, vowing also to work […]
A pair of scientists pleaded guilty to illegally importing potentially toxic lab chemicals and forwarding confidential mRNA vaccine research to China, according to a statement released by the Justice Department (DOJ). Wu Chenyan and Chen Lianchun, a husband and wife who worked as research scientists for a major American pharmaceutical company, pleaded guilty on May […]
Commentary Beijing’s ongoing “zero-COVID” campaign is slowing both the Chinese and global economies, causing supply chain disruptions felt around the world. The harsh pandemic measures are also damaging U.S. companies in China. “Conditions in China are such that we have virtually no ability to predict our performance in China in the back half of the […]
White House officials scrambled to roll back comments made by President Joe Biden on May 23, when he said that the United States would defend Taiwan militarily in the event of an invasion by China. White House staff said that Biden was only reiterating the United States’ policy that it would provide military equipment to […]
Two things have disrupted China’s cross-border freight movement: the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) pandemic prevention and control measures and the Russia-Ukraine war. The latest data shows that in the first four months of this year, the number of inbound and outbound freight vehicles was half what it was during the same period last year. The […]
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) epidemic control and lockdown measures are becoming increasingly restrictive and this includes on college campuses across China. Most recently, a college in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, introduced a new policy that pays students $740 each time they report on a classmate leaving the campus without permission. Offering students […]
Commentary Australia has a new prime minister, its 31st—the Australian Labor Party (ALP) center-left leader Anthony Albanese—as a result of an election on May 21, which saw both major parties suffer dramatic losses of support. The country’s unique system of preferences means that the votes for smaller, losing parties are reallocated by voters to candidates […]
The homelessness crisis in San Francisco has gotten markedly worse in recent years, and while some may try to blame the problem on the pandemic, official missteps at the municipal level have seriously exacerbated the crisis, experts say. San Francisco’s mayor, London Breed, has tried to alleviate the homeless problem in her city with funds […]
Most of China’s A-share companies have disclosed their 2021 annual reports. A review of the reports indicates that 40 percent of the companies experienced losses. Noteworthy were the 11 companies that had each losses exceeding $1.47 billion and the over 200 reported at risk of being delisted from China’s two exchanges. According to the Shanghai-based […]
President Joe Biden said on Monday that his administration is “considering” removing some Trump-era trade tariffs currently imposed on China, as a measure designed to help reduce pressures from record inflation in the United States. Biden, on his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region as president, arrived in Japan on Sunday after visiting South Korea. […]
President Joe Biden in Tokyo is launching a new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) with 12 other countries in the region, who together are signing up as the first members of the economic partnership focusing on the Asia-Pacific. “This framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region on challenges […]
U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated his country’s support for Taiwan, saying on Monday that his administration is willing to defend Taiwan with force if there is an attack by China’s communist party (CCP) on the mainland. When a reporter asked whether Biden would be “willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to […]
Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said the country’s relationship with China will remain difficult, in his first press conference at Parliament House after assuming office. When asked if he saw his government’s election as a pathway to diffuse the tensions in the Sino-Australian diplomatic relationship, Albanese referred to comments he made during the election […]
Leaked documents from the Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) in Tieling county of China’s northeastern Liaoning Province reveal that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) effort to “transform” or “zero out” Falun Gong remains the prime target of the regime. One of the documents titled “Progress Report Submitted to the Provincial PLAC Inspection Group” said […]
Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping mysteriously vanished from the front pages of China’s official media on May 17 and 18, while Prime Minister Li Keqiang appeared in the official headlines on May 17. It is noteworthy that three days earlier, on May 14, two CCP major mouthpieces published the full text of a speech delivered […]
Beijing has closed 101 subway stations in the capital city due to the worsening of a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak. Infection clusters occurred in universities under lockdown, and many neighborhoods have been locked down without any official announcement. The epidemic in Beijing continues to heat up since late April, with official daily reports of […]
Commentary Protests are spreading in China due to extreme COVID-19 lockdowns, employer and bank failures, rationing of food and sanitation, and Xi Jinping’s attempt at an unprecedented third term as leader. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims that foreigners instigate the protests, which are censored. Rebellious netizens then repost them, including to the blockchain, making […]
After nearly 2 months of strict lockdown under the zero-COVID policy, Shanghai streets have a new look—camping tents. They belong to those who are temporarily on the streets due to the lockdown; many are delivery men who can’t return home. Shanghai police won’t tolerate the unseemly image of the tents and their owners and are […]
Two months ago, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 lost radio contact and crashed into a mountainous area in Wuzhou, Guangxi Province around 2:38 p.m on March 21, killing all 132 people on board. The Chinese authorities previously insisted that the rumor saying the co-pilot caused the crash was untrue; but recently, several U.S. media outlets […]
Phelim McAleer, a producer of the upcoming independent movie “My Son Hunter” exposing alleged corruption in the Biden family, said he hasn’t “recovered from the shock” after knowing that Hunter Biden’s attorney had infiltrated his movie set in Serbia. “Hunter Biden’s lawyer was on the set of our movie, secretly recording and interviewing people under […]
Canada is banning Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE from its 5G wireless infrastructure, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said on May 19. Under the new direction, Canadian companies will not be able to deploy equipment made by these companies in their 4G and 5G networks, and will have to remove the equipment already installed. “There are […]
China’s communist regime is engaged in a campaign to illicitly co-opt American space technologies, according to NASA’s highest-ranking official, who said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was adept at stealing the United States’ most vital technological secrets. “Yeah, they’re pretty good at stealing,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson during a May 17 House Appropriations […]
Commentary Not one vehicle was sold in Shanghai in April, according to the Shanghai Automobile Sales Association on May 16. This is a direct result of lockdowns in which citizens no longer need their cars—and can’t afford them anyway. According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, factory output and consumer spending tumbled last month, while the […]
Hong Kong mountain climbers Tsang Chi-shing (John) and his son Tsang Long-kit (Bob) successfully climbed the 8,849-meter-high (29,032.15 feet) Mount Everest, and were the first father-son pair from Hong Kong to successfully reach the world’s highest peak. This was the fourth time John climbed Everest, and Bob, at 18, set a record as the youngest […]
China’s state-run major mobile service providers have recently disabled the ability of users to receive calls and texts from foreign countries in the name of a crackdown on telecom fraud. Experts point out the move is a violation of citizens’ privacy and human rights. They also believe it’s just another way the regime further limits […]
Beijing closed multiple accounts of a popular Chinese self media comic blogger “SaiLei Three Minutes,” who claimed to interpret current affairs involving politics and history within three minutes. A visit to his Weibo account shows the message, “The user is currently banned for violating relevant laws and regulations.” SaiLei Three Minutes has 2.6 million followers, and has […]
Shanghai officials on May 17 said they achieved zero infections outside quarantine zones for three consecutive days, marking a long-awaited milestone for a city that has been in lockdown for over seven weeks, though most residents are still confined to their homes. Zhao Dandan, a deputy director of the Shanghai health Commission, said at a […]
Five men have been charged with taking part in an alleged plot to spy on dissidents, human rights leaders, and pro-democracy activists in the United States on behalf of Chinese intelligence, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Four Chinese intelligence agents now stand accused alongside Wang Shujun, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was charged […]
News Analysis As part of its efforts to counter China in the Pacific, the United States turns its attention to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “The United States and ASEAN have shared a vision for this region, and together will guard against threats to international rules and norms,” Vice President Kamala Harris told […]
News Analysis Contrary to the hopes, wishes, dreams, and “absolutely certain predictions” of the GOP establishment, GOP consultants, Democrats, and their legacy media allies, Donald Trump’s “American First” juggernaut remains the political movement with all the real momentum in 2022. The primary results in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Idaho are in. What must the […]
The suspect who killed one and injured five at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, is believed to have acted out of political hatred. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced that the shooting of 68-year-old David Wenwei Chou was “a politically motivated hate incident.” Sheriff Don Barnes said that the suspect “was upset […]
SoftBank Group Corp on May 12 released its performance for the 2021 fiscal year ending March 31, reporting a net loss of 1.7 trillion yen ($15.1 billion), the biggest loss in any fiscal year since its establishment in 1981. Its Vision Fund posted a net loss of 251.6 billion yen ($2.2 billion) in the Chinese […]
Analysts at UBS Securities recently said that it is difficult for funds to flow into the Chinese stock market due to factors such as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes and Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy. Moreover, A-shares and Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong are under pressure due to foreign capital withdrawal. Meng Lei, a […]
The Chinese economy has grown tremendously over the past three decades, but its stock market has offered investors very dismal returns. Chinese stocks have had the worst performance among Asian and the world’s largest stock markets, according to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) April data. Since its inception in December 1992, the MSCI China […]
News Analysis Because China’s economy has grown to a gigantic size, its top-down, command approach to economics, especially its trade policy, has destabilized and has begun to alienate several trading partners. Those countries, smaller Asian nations especially, have only one rational response: put up with the economic ills imposed by Beijing while finding ways to […]
Vietnam has seen a tremendous increase in its exports following Xi Jinping’s Zero-COVID policy imposing lockdowns in Shenzhen and Shanghai this spring. According to Vietnam’s General Statistics Office (GSO), the country’s exports reached a record high of $34.7 billion in March. In comparison, Shenzhen’s exports were only $17.8 billion, down 14 percent from last year, […]
A crowd of more than 100 Taiwanese Americans gathered on May 14 in San Francisco to raise the public’s awareness of Beijing’s malicious intentions to block Taiwan’s access to the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting. The WHA is the governing body of the U.N.’s World Health Organization (WHO) and is scheduled to meet for […]
For the past three years under the cloak of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, official pandemic prevention staff dressed in white protection gear have been a common site across China. Chinese have given them the nickname, “big whites.” The big whites—who some refer to as “White Guards” to mark the end of the CCP’s […]
During an April 25 visit to one of China’s most prestigious universities, Renmin University in Beijing, Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed that to build a world-class university with the Chinese characteristics, “you cannot follow in others’ footsteps.” Shortly after, on May 6, Renmin University announced that it will no longer provide data to the relevant international […]
“Whatever we did to make the Chinese angry, we have to stop doing it, because it’s hurting us.” That was an argument that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) heard from an airplane maker executive recently after China stopped buying their planes and switched to Europe. The company blamed the switch on U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. U.S. […]
A medical ethics group has urged U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to demand China to end its illegal organ transplant practices and allow independent investigations into forced organ harvesting. The appeal made by Washington-based advocacy group Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) on May 6 came ahead of Bachelet’s planned trip to […]
News Analysis The Chinese regime knows exactly where it stands on the United States, but the Biden administration has yet to declare where it stands on China. Nearly 18 months into the Biden administration, the White House still has no China policy. Furthermore, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s China policy speech was postponed due […]
China’s economy is paying the price of the communist regime’s “zero-COVID” policy that has placed tens of millions of people across the country under lockdown, with retail sales and factory production sliding to their worst level since the onset of the pandemic. The National Bureau of Statistics on May 16 released April’s economic data, which […]
A Chinese man has gone viral on social media for his facial resemblance to Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO. But his Chinese social media account was recently banned by the Chinese authorities. Dubbed Yilong Ma on social media, Musk’s doppelgänger in China caught the attention of the American billionaire in December 2021, when a […]
Hospitals in the United States are on high alert, with some doctors prioritizing patients in critical condition as the prolonged lockdown in China’s Shanghai has caused a global shortage of chemicals used in medical imaging. Some of the largest U.S. hospitals said earlier this month they were facing significant shortages of iodinated contrast media products, […]
The recently released documentary “2000 Mules” by Dinesh D’Souza shows that there were about 2,000 individuals who received ballots from various nonprofit organizations and delivered them in the middle of the night to many mail-in dropboxes ahead of the 2020 election. While those organizations’ names were not mentioned in the documentary, Trevor Loudon, who has […]
Former President Donald Trump on May 14 endorsed five incumbent House lawmakers and two state legislators, each of them having made a mark in tackling serious problems posed by the communist regime in China during their public service. Trump endorsed Reps. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), and David […]
President Joe Biden on May 13 signed into law a bill to support Taiwan’s proper access to the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the White House. The bipartisan legislation S.812 (pdf) directs the U.S. secretary of state to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan at the World Health Assembly (WHA), the […]
Gao Yusheng, former Chinese ambassador to Ukraine, said recently at a forum that Russia “has already lost the Russia-Ukraine War.” His analysis of the cause and trend of the war is completely different from the Chinese communist regime’s pro-Russia rhetoric. In the speech, he also predicted that Russia would be expelled from important international organizations, […]
The outcome of the May 8 Hong Kong chief executive election came as no surprise. Lee Ka-chiu, the only candidate chosen by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was declared the winner after a staged performance under the ‘One Country.
Former President Donald Trump has chosen to turn President Joe Biden’s criticism to his advantage, after the U.S. leader chose to mock his predecessor as “the great MAGA king.”
Around this time every year, thousands from New York and around the world would flood some of Manhattan’s busiest streets to celebrate a day they hold dear to their hearts.
The export of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines has dropped significantly this year due to its low effectiveness, especially against new mutations of the virus.
The Chinese communist regime’s mass lockdowns and extreme COVID-19 control measures have severely affected China’s automobile industry and global supply chain.
The New York State Senate has passed legislation commemorating the 23rd World Falun Dafa Day on May 13, an annual event that was first celebrated in 2000 in recognition of Falun Dafa’s years of dedication to upholding universal values. On April 26, a little more than two weeks before the holiday, the Senate unanimously approved resolution No. 2278, speaking highly of […]
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) is set to introduce new legislation that would require people seeking U.S. visas to declare whether they are a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or other totalitarian parties. “We all know that China has used our overly lax visa system to export its propaganda and malign influence. Amazingly, many […]
News Analysis As part of its global domination strategy, China has become one of the world’s largest lenders to the least developed nations, charging higher interest rates and demanding collateral in the form of ports, airports, minerals, and revenue streams.
After gradually tightening COVID-19 curbs over the past few weeks, Beijing on May 12 said it “recommends” residents stay at home while new mass testings are underway.
Shanghai residents are in their seventh week of lockdown restrictions, causing many of them to suffer mentally. A new survey has found that 40 percent of residents have shown signs of depression.
Hong Kong police have arrested 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, along with four other pro-democracy figures allegedly linked to a fund supporting Hong Kong protesters, according to local media reports.
As the pandemic engulfed the world in 2020, a top U.S. scientist that had for years worked with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) actively tried to help Chinese researchers at the lab counter concerns that the virus might have originated from the facility, newly released emails show. These efforts include alerting Chinese scientists of […]
Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke of “difficulty” getting films released in China on May 11, after it appears that the latest “Doctor Strange” movie likely won’t be released in China over the appearance of an Epoch Times newspaper box in the film.
The head of the World Health Organization said May 10 that the Chinese regime’s zero-COVID policy is “unsustainable,” a rare criticism that has been quickly censored on China’s Internet. “When we talk about the zero-Covid strategy, we don’t think that it’s sustainable, considering the behavior of the virus now and what we anticipate in the […]
The head of Australia’s foreign spy agency has hinted that disgruntled officials in non-democratic societies, like China, are more likely to betray their government and leak information as the regimes tighten their control.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets in response to a “suspected intrusion” by a Chinese aircraft carrier into its airspace from May 6–8 over the East China Sea, Japanese officials wrote in a May 9 tweet.
China has been emphasizing self-reliance since the U.S.-China trade war started, and the urgency of China’s desire for this appears to have grown stronger after witnessing Western countries imposing harsh sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Following the recent resumption of manufacturing production in Shanghai, factories were faced with another wave of surging numbers of workers testing positive for Covid.
U.S. relations with China are an issue that increasingly commands the attention of voters, who are likely to cast their ballots in the November midterm elections largely on the basis of which candidates are toughest on China, experts say. But the same experts do not always agree as to whether jobs and trade, or national […]
Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors has admitted that she used the group’s multi-million-dollar mansion in Los Angeles for two personal parties in 2021, just a month after suggesting that she had never used the property for personal gain. Cullors, a self-described “trained Marxist,” told The Associated Press on May 9 that she hosted […]
Miao Xiaohui, a prominent infectious disease expert in Shanghai, posted on April 23, a reiteration of his call for the CCP authorities to stop the Zero-COVID policy.
May 8 was polling day for Hong Kong’s Chief Executive. Lee Ka-chiu, the only candidate on the ballot, was elected as Chief Executive. For the first time, Hong Kong’s 1,500-member Election Committee lacks a pro-democracy voice after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “improved” Hong Kong’s electoral system. Media Barred From Briefing On April 29, after days […]
China is “weighing very carefully” the resistance of the Ukrainians and the economic costs Russia is incurring as a result of its invasion of Ukraine while keeping an eye on Taiwan, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday.
Hong Kong saw a net outflow of 65,295 and 66,334 residents in February and March respectively, according to the city’s official immigration data.
While the Chinese communist regime’s zero-COVID policy has accelerated the recession of China’s economy, the humanitarian crisis caused by the strict pandemic control measures has driven interest by wealthy Chinese to emigrate to the United States, Canada, and Europe.
News analysis “Fertilizer shortages are real now.” Uttered by USAID’s Samantha Power in a May 1 ABC interview with former Democratic advisor George Stephanopoulos, the words briefly drowned out the din of the news cycle.
Analysis On May 3, Beijing revealed the investigation of a national security case involving a person with the surname Ma.
A top business group warns China’s zero-COVID policy has made European companies weigh a shift of investment out of China.
The “greatest fear” for the Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is getting the country cut off from the rest of the world.
A federal jury on May 4 found an Illinois math professor guilty of failing to disclose a foreign bank account but dismissed grant fraud charges, the latest conviction stemming from a crackdown on Chinese influence in U.S. research launched by the Trump administration.
While the United States and the European Union continue to increase sanctions on Russia, the Chinese communist regime’s state media has recently changed its tone on the Russian-Ukrainian war, starting to report positively on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has introduced a bill to fast-track arms transfer and strengthen ties between the U.S. and Taiwanese militaries to equip the independent democratic nation against any possible attack by Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden for being “very divisive” when he referred to the “MAGA crowd” as the “the most extreme political organization that’s existed “ in recent American history.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution voicing “serious concerns” about the Chinese regime’s ongoing forced organ harvesting, while calling on its member states to publicly condemn the abuse.
President Joe Biden has been “struck” by the influence that former President Donald Trump holds over the Republican Party, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
News analysis Four cities in China have reportedly proposed to regularly conduct compulsory massive nucleic acid testing after Shanghai announced that it achieved “basic zero-clearance at the social level.” The move is regarded by some analysts as a way of “coexisting with the virus,” and indicates that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) might be ending its […]
News Analysis Logistics parks and warehouses in many parts of China have reportedly caught fire in recent months. Some suggest that the fires could have been set on purpose to conceal the dumping of (or spoiled) materials that couldn’t be delivered during lockdown-induced transportation disruptions. From February to April, fires were frequently reported in the […]
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The Russia-Ukraine war has brought significant constraints to the global energy supply as many countries have long depended on Russian exports of coal, oil, and gas.
For over a month now, since April 5, 2022, Shanghai—a city of 26 million people best known as a financial and trade hub of East Asia for more than a century—has been in total lockdown.
Russia has quickly become a wasteland for western tech brands, with names like Apple, HP and Dell all suspending local operations after the country’s invasion of Ukraine and a crush of western sanctions that followed.
Taiwan may cancel its plan to acquire anti-submarine warfare helicopters from the United States because the price was “too high,” its defense minister said Thursday.
China’s ruling communist regime likely isn’t going to allow Marvel’s new movie, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” to open in China’s theaters, after an Epoch Times newspaper box made a brief appearance in a clip from the movie, according to a long-time Hollywood executive and film producer.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to displace the United States as the world’s premier power, and is building the military required to pursue that goal, according to the secretary of the Air Force and Space Force.
Centre-right Coalition Senator James Paterson has warned that Australia is engaged in a “zero-sum” game for influence in the Pacific against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Paterson, who is chair of the Australian Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, said the federal government had known for some time that Beijing had “expansive ambitions” for the […]
News Analysis At the Boao Forum last month, Chinese leader Xi Jinping blamed America for war and the global economy’s state, without actually naming the United States, while unveiling the “Global Security Initiative.”
The Chinese Communist Party’s continued insistence on its “zero-COVID” strategy to tackle local outbreaks is not so much about science, but rather the choice of its top leader Xi Jinping.
On April 28, Swiss-born photographer Progin Marc Gerard, 77, was re-acquitted in a lawsuit over his filming the “Lunch with You” demonstration in Central District, Hong Kong, in October 2019.
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced a $2 billion (US$1.44 billion) investment into developing cutting-edge unmanned submarine technology amid ongoing tensions in the South Pacific region.
Despite weeks of lockdown, Shanghai authorities have enhanced anti-COVID measures in a bid to achieve zero cases in all 16 districts, with some residential compounds being fenced off and daily mass testing for thousands of residents.
On March 1, Paul Harris, a well-known international human rights expert and former chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, left Hong Kong with his family the day after being interviewed by the Nation Security Department of the Hong Kong Police for a “cautionary statement.” At 11 a.m. on March 1, Harris was accompanied by […]
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has ruled out a “third-class of submarine” following concerns that Australia could be short-handed and face a military capability gap before the arrival of nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS agreement by 2040.
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has stood by his view that Beijing would prefer to see the centre-left Labor opposition win office at the May 21 election.
Commentary The Federal Reserve has had an artificial demand boost due to likely supply shortages expected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a near double-digit inflation, the dollar-decline voices have also re-emerged.
When Tesla’s Shanghai plant and other auto factories were shut over the last two months by emergency measures to control China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak, the burning question was how quickly they could restart to meet surging demand.
The emergence of a more authoritarian and militarising Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has transformed Australia into a crucial component of America’s defence plans to maintain its influence over the Pacific. John Blaxland, professor of international security and intelligence studies at the Australian National University, told The Epoch Times that middle powers were stepping up as the […]
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) published a report on Monday that claims global supply chain issues are likely to worsen in upcoming months, as complications from China and Eastern Europe result in massive port congestion in key areas.
Japan and Taiwan have said that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy dispatched the Liaoning aircraft carrier group, consisting of eight vessels, into the West Pacific.
With geopolitical competition intensifying in the Arctic, particularly with China now facing more obstacles in its multipronged efforts to secure resources and to gain further influence in the region, it compels Canada to comprehensively step up its Arctic engagement, according to expert testimony.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using the United States’ free and open media platforms to spread state propaganda and misinformation, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The Delaware computer repairman who received a damaged laptop computer from President Joe Biden’s son has sued Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), CNN, The Daily Beast, and Politico for alleged defamation.
Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between islands in Japan’s southern Okinawa chain on Monday, Japan’s defense ministry said in a news release.
President Joe Biden said on May 3 that the Chinese regime is trying to influence the outcome of legislation aimed at bolstering U.S. competitiveness against Beijing.
A Chinese-Swiss man was convicted after trial for his role in a family conspiracy to steal trade secrets related to cancer drugs, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
News Analysis President Joe Biden just appointed a major donor, Dominic Ng, as a representative from the United States to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrated the failure of strategic ambiguity, according to one former defense official, who said that the war would have profound implications for Chinese Communist Party (CCP) efforts to forcibly unify Taiwan with the mainland.
China blocked the Weibo and WeChat accounts of Hong Hao, managing director and chief strategist of Bocom International Holdings, without specifying which Chinese social media regulation was violated.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out again at Disney for profiting off of China while ignoring its long-existing human rights abuses.
With the latest figures showing that the number of Hong Kong civil servant resignations at an all time high, the Hong Kong government is further strengthening its ideological control over civil servant.
Several House and Senate Republicans are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s decision to create a Disinformation Governance Board under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer has called for a special counsel to take on the investigation into Hunter Biden that’s being conducted in Delaware to avoid conflicts of interest.
The Biden administration plans to invite leaders from the Pacific Island nations to the White House in an effort to shore up diplomatic ties in the South Pacific following the signing of a contentious security deal between Beijing and the Solomon Islands.
China’s April new home prices grew at a slightly slower pace compared with March gains, a private survey showed on Sunday.
Despite having Vice Premier Sun Chunlan overseeing the process of eliminating COVID from Shanghai, the situation has not been going as smoothly as Beijing would have expected.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday declined to approve two cancer treatment drugs developed by drugmakers who tested their products mainly in China. The federal agency’s rejection is a sign of an increasingly tough U.S stance on drugs being tested solely in China, after some drugmakers moved to save costs by conducting […]
Canadian MPs on the House of Commons health committee unanimously passed a motion that supports Taiwan’s bid for membership in the World Health Organization (WHO). “I’m seeking the unanimous consent of the committee that the following motion be adopted,” said Conservative MP and motion sponsor Michael Barrett in an April 27 meeting of the committee. The […]
Chung Kim-wah, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI), announced on April 24 that he was leaving Hong Kong for the UK.
News Analysis After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tightened its supervision of China concept stocks and U.S.-China relations worsened further following the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Indian authorities on Saturday seized $725 million from Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi, accusing it of breaking the country’s foreign exchange laws by making illegal remittances abroad, officials said.
China’s factory activity contracted at a steeper pace in April as widespread COVID-19 lockdowns halted industrial production and disrupted supply chains, raising fears of a sharp economic slowdown in the second quarter that will weigh on global growth.
China’s commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow on Monday as authorities reported new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas while Beijing pressed on with testing millions of its people.
The contentious security deal between the Solomon Islands and Beijing is a sign the Pacific nation is exploiting “Great Power” competition between China and democratic allies in the region, according to a diplomacy expert. Joseph Siracusa.
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BELGRADE, Serbia—Serbia on Saturday publicly displayed a recently delivered Chinese anti-aircraft missile system, raising concerns in the West and among some of Serbia’s neighbors that an arms buildup in the Balkans could threaten fragile peace in the region. The sophisticated HQ-22 surface-to-air system was delivered last month by a dozen Chinese Air Force Y-20 transport […]
Nearly 400 million Chinese have renounced their affiliation to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as part of what might be China’s largest and longest grassroots movement, according to Sen Nieh, vice president of the non profit Global Service Center to Quit the CCP.
A top Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official has expressed concern over Apple’s censorship apparently to appease the Chinese Communist Party.
News Analysis Beijing doesn’t just want to upend the U.S. system—it wants to replace it. China’s strategy for challenging the U.S.-led international order largely proceeds according to two separate yet interrelated prongs.
Seeing China’s financial hub Shanghai, home to 25 million, come to a standstill amid more than four weeks of lockdown has made those in Beijing nervous.
Commentary While Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has seen economic repercussions around the world, from supply chain disruption and to shortages in daily goods like cooking oil and tomatoes in Europe, the impact in China is more ideological.
Despite a limit on public gatherings that are part of Zero-COVID measures, Hong Kong, as in previous years, saw a commemoration of the April 25, 1999 Peaceful Appeal, that showed the courage of Falun Gong adherents in their efforts to stop the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of their faith.
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court on Friday increased a jail sentence to five years, in line with a Beijing-imposed national security law, for a student charged with “inciting secession.”
Top Chinese health officials offered to brief U.S. counterparts on the “new coronavirus in Wuhan” in a closed-door meeting in early 2020, newly obtained emails show.
The onshore exchange rate of RMB against the U.S. dollar stopped falling briefly on April 26 under the policy adjustment of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), but continued falling to close at 6.6115 on April 28, down 546 basis points from the previous trading day.
The Chinese communist regime has locked down the world’s largest wholesale market—Yiwu City in China’s Zhejiang Province, since April 27 due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
News Analysis China’s COVID lockdowns are grinding the country’s manufacturing to a halt and alarming global business leaders who depend on the country for parts and manufacturing.
Increased funding requests are evidence that the United States is not weakening its efforts to counter the Chinese espionage efforts, according to the testimony of U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, who appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 28.
Tesla’s first-quarter 2022 profit hit a record high; but on releasing the results, Tesla also said that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant pressure on the company’s supply chain and factory operations.
More Americans view China unfavorably than ever before, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.
U.S. State Department officials met six representatives of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong on April 25 for an update on the decades-long ongoing persecution in China.
Embattled Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has sought to justify a contentious security deal with Beijing, saying his government did not react “hysterically” to the AUKUS deal when it was announced.
A female suicide bomber killed three Chinese teachers in Pakistan on Tuesday, police and officials said. The blast detonated by the 30-year-old woman blew up a minivan outside Karachi University’s Confucius Institute, a Chinese language and cultural center, killing her, the three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver.
Vancouver police are looking into organized crime connections in relation to the murder of two Chinese women, one of whom was a leader of a pro-Beijing group with deep ties to China’s United Front Work Department (UFWD). On the morning of Feb. 20, Wu Shumin, a 50-year-old businesswoman from China’s Fujian Province, was found dead […]
Amid the authorities’ sweeping crackdown on the internet industry, Chinese tech giants are axing thousands of employees following last year’s resignation of founders or CEOs from their companies. Speaking to The Epoch Times on April 23, Shen Rongqin, a Ph.D. at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) and associate professor at York University in […]
Commentary Despite an extremely challenging operating environment, Wall Street investment banks continue to be bullish on their China business. JPMorgan Chase was recently demoted as the lead underwriter for the Hong Kong IPO of a Chinese software giant after the bank published research that was unflattering to the company and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) […]
BEIJING—China’s first-quarter retail sales lagged in key coastal economic regions with areas hit by COVID-19 outbreaks showing particular weakness, according to regional data, pointing to further sluggishness in consumption in the second quarter. China’s two biggest provincial economies—Guangdong province in the south and Jiangsu province near Shanghai—posted retail sales growth of 1.7 percent and 0.5 […]
A COVID-19 outbreak is rapidly spreading in Beijing, causing schools to be shut down in an entire district.
A human rights organization reported that a number of pro-Beijing, top officials in Hong Kong, who seriously violate human rights, own properties and hidden assets outside the country.
The newly-signed China-Solomon Islands security agreement seeks to isolate the United States and its allies in the region, according to the former head of intelligence for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The United States’ allies in southeast Asia fear that the U.S. is needlessly ceding its power and influence in the region to the Chinese Communist Party, according to one co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. “One fear I have heard time and again from southeast Asian leaders is that […]
Shanghai, the megacity of 26 million people, has been under lockdown for more than a month. Recently, many Shanghai residents have complained online that some of the food distributed by the local authorities has deteriorated and is not edible at all, and have questioned the legitimacy of the authorities’ food supply process. On Chinese social […]
U.S. state and local governments have provided about $1.7 billion in subsidies to Chinese companies since 2010, a trend that must be reversed, said Robert Atkinson, president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
China’s state-sanctioned religious bodies have had to speak for communist policies as the regime has become “increasingly hostile” to snuff out any religious beliefs, said a bipartisan U.S. federal government commission.
Hunter Biden not registering as a foreign agent during his business dealings involving a Chinese energy giant with ties to the Chinese Communist Party could support an indictment, said Natalie Winters, an investigative reporter at National Pulse.
President Joe Biden in 2019 appears to have agreed to pay for his son’s legal fees relating to dealings with a Chinese firm that has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, according to newly reported emails.
Politicians from Australia and European nations have penned a joint letter to the New Zealand (NZ) parliament urging against the extradition of a man to China. https://ept.ms/3khQGal
A boy in China has contracted the H3N8 strain of bird flu, which appears to be the first known human case in the world, said the Chinese regime’s health authorities. The case involved is a 4-year-old boy who had been hospitalized on April 10 in Zhumadian city in the central province of Henan, China’s health […]
There may be a “60-seat swing” to the GOP in the midterm elections; populist economic nationalism has arrived as a movement; the United States “should stop doing any kind of business” with China “until they cease their economic aggression.”
Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and Apple’s main supplier, has again suspended operations at two of its factories in Kunshan, China, after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) implemented strict quarantine rules in parts of the country to combat the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus in March. https://ept.ms/3MysNr3
Three days after Beijing officially acknowledged a cluster of an unknown pneumonia disease in 2020, then-head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield asked his Chinese counterpart George Gao to get on the phone. https://ept.ms/3ESpuII
Three Chinese nationals and a Pakistani national were reportedly killed in a suicide bombing attack that occurred outside a Chinese-language learning center in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Tuesday. https://ept.ms/3rX4hrP
China recently affirmed its intention to strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia to establish a “new type of international relationship” and other shared goals. Political analysts interpret this as a public notice from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that China and Russia stand united against the Western democratic camp led by the United States.
The convergence of Russian aggression and Chinese technologies presents a new and unique security threat to global supply chains, according to one security expert. Clete Johnson, a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the partnership between Russia and China presented an “epochal shift” in the security space, possibly […]
China’s capital city, Beijing, on April 26 started testing most of its 21 million residents, stoking fears that a citywide lockdown was imminent. On Tuesday, lines formed up from the city’s university district of Haidian to Dongcheng, which houses the country’s top officials, with residents waiting for throat swabs. After recording a handful of cases, […]
The White House is so far not commenting on reports that a close business associate of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, made several visits to the White House while the elder Biden was serving as vice president during the Obama administration. Eric Schwerin, the former president of Hunter Biden’s now-dissolved investment firm Rosemont Seneca […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos questioned whether Twitter will fall under the influence of the Chinese regime, hours after Tesla CEO Elon Musk secured a $44 billion buyout of the social media firm.
BEIJING—A U.S.-based intelligence company says it uncovered a network of more than 600 inauthentic Twitter accounts that spread a positive narrative of China’s far-western Xinjiang region, as the Chinese regime was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there. According to a report released […]
Japan dispatched a vice foreign minister to the Solomon Islands on Monday following the official signing of a security deal between the small Pacific nation and China, which Tokyo feared would undermine regional stability. Vice foreign minister Kentaro Uesugi was tasked with relaying Tokyo’s reservations about the agreement and discussing bilateral matters with the Solomons […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the single greatest cyber and counterintelligence threat to the United States, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray, who warned that the regime was targeting every sector of the American economy.
News Analysis The United States and India are threatened as the Chinese regime stands on the brink of securing a port in the Indian Ocean on pace to achieve its goal of sea control by 2030 and naval superiority by 2049.
A mass COVID-19 testing order in Beijing’s largest district has prompted residents to stock up on food, fearing that they might soon be confined to their homes like the millions in Shanghai, a city approaching its fifth week of lockdowns.
A student-run body at Harvard University recently hosted a Chinese diplomat who previously denied claims of genocide in Xinjiang and described the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a “great party.”
A majority of U.S. registered voters across the political spectrum support tough trade policies against China, according to a new poll by global data firm Morning Consult. “Voters believe imposing tariffs on China are an effective way to protect U.S. industries and American workers,” the poll (pdf) says, which surveyed 2,005 registered voters from March […]
A number of U.S. government officials recently took part in an virtual agriculture event co-hosted by a Beijing-backed influence association that has ties to Bill Gates.
NEW YORK—Fears of police harassment and arrests have plagued 23-year-old Zhang Minghui since she turned one. That’s when Chinese police officers beat her father with wooden planks until his feet swelled and turned a dark purple color, and burned his arm with a lighter. Before she was even 2, police locked her and her grandfather […]
The Chinese regime’s expansive attack on the faith group Falun Gong shows that Beijing perceives freedom to be a threat to its totalitarian control, according to Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.). The lawmaker also called on Congress to punish the communist regime for its forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners, a […]
The Chinese scientist who claimed to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies was quietly released from prison early this month after serving a three-year sentence, state media confirmed. His release sparked a new round of discussions about the ethics of gene-editing human embryos and the unexpected harm that may occur. Lead researcher He Jiankui […]
For New Yorkers walking on the streets of the city’s largest Chinatown on April 23, their presence was hard to dismiss.
Taiwan may be forced to confront a saturation of missile attacks and cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in a fight to maintain its de facto independence from the Chinese regime.
Shanghai continues to implement the Chinese Communist Party’s harsh “dynamic clearing” COVID-19 pandemic control policy, while the outbreak continues spreading in China.
As the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai still runs rampant, causing deaths, the virus has started spreading in Beijing through multiple transmission chains.
On April 19, The Washington Post decided to “doxx”—to reveal the identity of—the hitherto anonymous female manager of Libs of TikTok, the hugely popular but hated-by-liberals Twitter account that re-posts with scathing commentary the selfie videos that purple-haired, bizarrely pierced schoolteachers post of themselves standing in their classrooms and boasting about how they work sexual proclivities and transgender identities into their lessons for 5-year-olds and 10-year-olds.
Taiwan may be forced to confront a saturation of missile attacks and cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in a fight to maintain its de facto independence from the Chinese regime. Taking tips from Ukraine could prove to be beneficial to its survival, according to experts. Russia is using a variety of cruise missiles and short-range ballistic […]
NEW YORK—For New Yorkers walking on the streets of the city’s largest Chinatown on April 23, their presence was hard to dismiss. With lion dancers and a marching band in sky-blue suits leading the way, the 2,000-strong parade marched through the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. On a float richly decorated with golden tassels, blue-gilded clouds, […]
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has called out Apple CEO Tim Cook for hypocrisy, arguing that his company’s dealings with the Chinese communist regime contradicts his own words about commitment to human rights in a speech in Washington.
Shanghai continues to implement the Chinese Communist Party’s harsh “dynamic clearing” COVID-19 pandemic control policy, while the outbreak continues spreading in China. Employees of the well-known company Quanta (Shanghai) Computer Co., Ltd., which produces Tesla accessories and Apple laptops, revealed to The Epoch Times recently that thousands of workers were infected, and their calls to […]
News Analysis Few regions are more strategically important to China than the South China Sea (SCS). Beijing has increasingly treated the SCS as a “Chinese lake,” subject to its “indisputable sovereignty.” Beijing’s competing territorial claims within other countries bordering on the SCS have led China to be militarily engaged and active in this area for […]
The continuous pandemic lockdown of Shanghai has caused various humanitarian crises for residents. People are starving from lack of food and patients are struggling to get necessary medical treatment. There have been several deaths involving patients with acute but treatable illnesses, as they had to have a negative COVID-19 test result before being admitted to […]
Over the past ten years, China’s Communist Party (CCP) has strategically relied on its $4 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to boost its image and influence with at least 149 countries to date. But success has eluded its efforts, and the BRI strategy may be doomed as a result. Consider for example the CCP’s […]
Shanghai, with a population of more than 26 million, has been under lockdown for almost 3 weeks, causing an increasingly dire situation. The local people are struggling for food, supplies, and access to medical care. The Chinese communist regime’s state TV network CCTV recently reported that more than 1,000 supermarkets and stores in Shanghai have […]
The Chinese Communist Party managed to secure a controversial security deal with the Solomon Islands by exploiting the domestic politics in the pacific island nation, according to experts, who added that the United States and Indo-Pacific allies now need to work doubly hard to push back against Beijing’s expanding influence in the region. The deal, […]
A Chinese national has been sentenced to more than four years in prison over a scheme to defraud $20 million in federal pandemic relief loans meant for distressed small businesses.
News Analysis Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been adamant that he will maintain his “zero-COVID” policy even as it destroys China’s economy.
Do you ever worry about identity theft? Well, now there’s “face swapping,” the latest AI technology that could get us all into a whole lot more trouble.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is intentionally disrupting and undermining the international system that made it a global power, according to Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
News Analysis Israel is America’s longtime friend and ally. We have been through a lot together. And Israel is a rare democracy in the Middle East.
A peaceful gathering of about 10,000 religious adherents in communist China more than two decades ago “continues to give courage to millions around the world” who seek an end to Beijing’s repression, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) said on April 21.
Peter Navarro, former White House trade adviser under the Trump administration and author of “Death by China” and “In Trump Time,” is well aware of the Chinese Communist Party’s deceptive machinations, including the infamous Xinjiang slave labor camps, and is raising the alarm in order to put another group into focus—Falun Gong.
Federal prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden in a tax probe served a subpoena to obtain financial documents from a paternity lawsuit involving President Joe Biden’s son, according to attorney Clint Lancaster.
New Zealand and Japan agreed Thursday to strengthen defense cooperation and initiate formal negotiations toward an information-sharing pact as the world faces “unprecedented challenges” from the Russia-Ukraine war.
News Analysis China’s real economic growth rate could be zero percent or even negative this year, according to a Hong Kong-based academic expert on China’s economy.
Suzhou City of Jiangsu Province announced on April 16 that it will implement closed-off management to curb the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking to establish more secure norms and behaviors in outer space amid increased aggression by China and Russia, according to one Pentagon official.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on April 21 took several veiled swipes at Washington and allies’ sanctions on Russia, while proposing what he called a new China-led “global security initiative.”
China’s navy has revealed a previously unknown test of a new hypersonic missile at sea.
Taiwanese chip firm TSMC has raised $3.5 billon in bonds for its new plant in the U.S. state of Arizona, according to a term sheet.
If lockdowns in China aimed at containing COVID-19 cause further disruptions to global supply chains, the Federal Reserve will need to take even more aggressive action to bring down “much too high” inflation, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday.
Australian and U.S. leaders should stop appealing to the Solomon Islands prime minister to change his mind on a contentious security deal with Beijing that could pave the way for militarisation of the region.
Shanghai residents who have said they have recovered from COVID are being sent to makeshift hospitals—called ‘fangcangs’—against their will.
YouTube has taken down the channel of John Lee Ka-chiu, the sole candidate campaigning for Hong Kong chief executive, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions.
News Analysis As Russian President Vladimir Putin escalates the war in Ukraine to that of nuclear threats, massacre, and the systemic rape of children in cities like Bucha, China continues its diplomatic support of Russia.
In the lead up to the May election, candidates from Australia’s minor political parties have warned the nation that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses a serious threat to Australia in its mission to become the world’s dominant super power. Speaking at a Q & A event in Queensland hosted by Paul Murray of Sky […]
The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) has the right to make a partnering U.S. lab wipe all data arising from their collaborative work, a legal document reveals.
News Analysis China’s Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) kicked off on April 20. The three-day annual forum gathers world leaders from government, academia, and business in Boao, in China’s Hainan Province, to promote economic globalization and international cooperation.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his counterpart in China for the first time on April 20, after more than a year in his position.
News Analysis China is preparing to turn a nearly 40-year-old industrial development strategy on its head. Since the early 1980s, Beijing’s approach to technological and industrial progress was to import it, mainly by entering into joint ventures with foreign firms that provided high technology and startup.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will move quickly to establish a “military footprint” in the Solomon Islands after concluding a contentious security deal that opens the door for Beijing to station troops and weapons in the country, according to a defence expert. Australian and U.S. leaders were caught wrong-footed by the emergence of the secret […]
BEIJING—One month after a China Eastern passenger jet crashed mid-flight, killing all 132 people on board, investigators say they have not determined a cause. A report issued Wednesday by the Civil Aviation Administration of China said no abnormalities had been found in the plane, its crew, or external elements such as bad weather. The report […]
“We don’t think that a zero-COVID strategy, what China is pursuing, is one that is likely to work,” Dr. Ashish Jha, who recently joined the administration, said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Shanghai’s draconian lockdown has caused chaos, humanitarian disasters, and mounting public outrage.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is building up its nuclear arsenal as part of a greater effort to undermine the West and create a new international order in its own image, according to one expert.
After nearly 70 years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to be returning to a planned economy, and striving to establish a unified national market.
News Analysis China’s biggest e-commerce provider, Alibaba Group, is extending its digital payments—and information gathering—into southeast Asia.
Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media outlet, said in an April 13 article that the CCP demonstrated the advantages of its leadership and the socialist system in fighting the novel coronavirus and accomplished what other countries wanted to achieve but could not.
A longtime House Republican confirmed that Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings are currently being investigated in Congress and now apparently have possession of the infamous laptop that is believed to have belonged to the president’s son.
GOP lawmakers on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence are probing potential Chinese ownership and influence on business media outlet Forbes, which is planning to go public via a merger with a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company.
Beijing’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed a contentious security pact that will pave the way for Chinese troops and weapons to be stationed in the South Pacific has been officially signed with the Solomon Islands’ leadership. The comments from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has sparked finger-pointing in Australian political circles over the success—and failures—of […]
Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the entire country to adhere to the Dynamic Zero-COVID policy, but other top leaders seem to disagree. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently held three meetings in succession to analyze the current economic situation.
News Analysis A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen on April 15, a move that Beijing called “deliberately provocative.”
A retired Shanghai professor died after hours of desperately seeking care without success, in what’s being seen as another non-COVID death attributed to the city’s strict lockdown, according to a former colleague.
Although China denies it, its draconian Zero-COVID lockdown policy is pushing up the cost of Chinese manufacturing as well as global production costs and inflation.
News Analysis Beijing recently unveiled its unified domestic market system as residents in Shanghai face food shortages due to the regime’s strict COVID-19 lockdown measures.
A prolonged citywide lockdown caused congestion in the Port of Shanghai and affected the global supply chain due to the megacity’s influential position in foreign trade and transportation.
Authorities in Shanghai, which is grappling its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic, reported its first deaths on April 18.
News Analysis Risk is accumulating for China investors, with private equity in particular trouble. Harvard University, one of the world’s top PE investors, with an endowment of $53.2 billion, recently showed a crack in its veneer on China.
China’s economy slowed in March, seeing a contraction in both domestic consumption and factories activities as Beijing’s sweeping COVID-19 lockdowns takes their toll across the country, official data shows.
China Eastern Airlines has started putting its Boeing 737-800 jetliners back in use for commercial flights less than a month since a crash killed 132 people and led the company to ground 223 of the aircraft, the carrier said on Sunday.
The Pentagon lost another top IT official on April 18, with the resignation of Preston Dunlap, the founding chief architecture officer of the Air and Space Forces. In an open resignation letter posted to social media, Dunlap said that he was proud of the three years he spent at the Defense Department but that bureaucracy, […]
Peter Schweizer, author of the book “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China,” said the Chinese Communist Party’s entry into the WTO changed the global economic structure in large part because it unleashed the regime’s strategy of gaining control of America’s elite class so they would do Beijing’s bidding.
As federal investigation into Hunter Biden moves forward, his tangled business dealings, in particular those related to China, are drawing greater scrutiny.
News Analysis A recent report from the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) showed that China’s control of global container manufacturing poses a threat to supply chains and economies worldwide.
News Analysis China’s propaganda machine is in overdrive against America on issues like the South China Sea, U.S. investment in China, and the threat of forced child separation from parents as a method of COVID-19 lockdowns.
The Chinese communist regime’s “COVID Zero” policy and strict pandemic control measures have caused numerous tragedies and mass complaints.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is obscuring one very alarming threat posed by the Chinese regime: its system of paperless money, warned hedge fund manager Kyle Bass.
When Sun walked around his campus carrying a placard that read “lift the lockdown on Ludong.” Police detained him.
Shanghai residents are continuing to reel under strict lockdown conditions brought on by the regime’s Zero-COVID policy, with many concerned how it will affect the economy.
As the high-level U.S. delegation sent a message of support for Taiwan during a visit on April 15, the Chinese regime said it conducted military drills around the island, reinforcing its threat to use force to bring Taiwan under control. Led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the six-member bipartisan group met with Taiwanese President Tsai […]
BEIJING—Growth in new home prices in China was flat again in March versus the previous month, official data showed on Friday, pointing to fragile demand as growing COVID-19 lockdown measures dampened consumer confidence.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and other corporate leaders should be required to register as foreign agents due to their ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to expert testimony received by an influential Congressional advisory body.
Factories have suspended production. Truckers are stuck on highways. Containers are piling up at ports. Shipping vessels have been waiting to unload.
Alibaba reportedly encroached on the human rights of China’s Muslim population by financially supporting U.S.-blacklisted artificial intelligence companies to track the ethnic minority.
CIA Director William Burns on April 15 called out China as a “silent partner in Putin’s aggression,” warning that the war in Ukraine would proceed with continued bloodshed.
News Analysis China is shifting its global asset portfolio in response to sanctions on Russia and is in the process of stabbing the West in the back.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in China’s northeastern province of Jilin. Changchun City, the provincial capital, has been under lockdown since March 11.
Falun Gong practitioners in Toronto gathered at the Ontario legislature on April 14 to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of a massive appeal in Beijing on April 25, 1999. On that day, an estimated 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the Appeals Office of the State Council in Beijing to make an appeal in accordance with […]
Many elderly people have died in aged care facilities amid a recent outbreak of COVID-19, known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, in Shanghai.
Recent actions by Republican lawmakers have called attention to the willingness of top U.S .pension funds to invest in Chinese companies that may have ties to the regime in Beijing and may play a role in enhancing the regime’s military and surveillance capabilities.
The nephew of Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger was a business associate of Hunter Biden and played an active part in furthering his business ventures in China, leaked emails show.
A Chinese media article said Shanghai cannot be put under lockdown, otherwise the core engine of China’s economy will be extinguished.
News Analysis U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently admonished China for its refusal to condemn Russia over the Ukraine invasion.
The Chinese military is deploying its most advanced fighter jet to hotly contested regions in the East and South China Seas, according to Chinese state media. The J-20 stealth fighter jet will begin its deployments as part of training sessions, per Chinese state-owned media outlet Global Times. A Chinese colonel said that the deployments ensured […]
A Taiwanese human rights activist who was “forcibly disappeared” by Chinese authorities while visiting China in 2017, returned to Taiwan on Friday after serving a 5-year prison sentence in China.
The opposition leader of the Solomon Islands has called the national government’s security deal with Beijing unnecessary for pacifying internal and external threats—saying any civil unrest was sorely the fault of the national government. Matthew Wale said secrecy around the deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was an “escalation by Prime Minister (Manasseh) Sogavare […]
A group of six U.S. lawmakers, including chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez, landed in Taiwan on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, in a show of support to the island in the face of Chinese pressure.
More than two dozen American universities entered into financial arrangements with China-based entities during the last year, including those directly governed by the Chinese Communist Party, according to a new report.
Dancers and musicians who have fled communist China and found a base in the serenity of rural upstate New York are now finding themselves the target of overseas operations by Beijing as well as an American national with close ties to China.
News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party is pushing local authorities to reconvert fishponds and orchards back to arable land in order to increase farmland and mitigate a food crisis.
The Chinese Communist Party is engaged in anti-competitive and anti-free market practices on a global scale, according to experts, who said that the United States lacked adequate non-security-related tools to defend its interests.
WeChat, China’s Twitter-like social media app, announced on April 6 that it has embraced digital Chinese yuan in certain pilot regions as part of its intensified cooperation with the Chinese Communist Party.
The New Zealand Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling that a man suspected of murder can be extradited to China after receiving assurances that he would not be subjected to torture if surrendered.
U.S. senators are warning that Beijing could become the “owner and minder” of the Solomon Islands if a controversial security pact is implemented.
China doubled its investment in major infrastructure projects in the face of downward economic pressure, with total investment exceeding 1 trillion yuan (about $156.8 billion) in early 2022.
Large numbers of foreign citizens have been caught up in Shanghai’s extended COVID-19 lockdown that has been in place for more than two weeks in some parts of the city.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized China for its dubious stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine in remarks where she outlined a “way forward” for the global economy.
Australia’s pacific minister has briefly dropped election campaigning to fly to the Solomon Islands amid anxiety over an impending security deal with the Beijing regime and the recent leak of a Chinese request to import arms into the region.
China and Russia are developing weapons capable of attacking U.S. satellites, according to a new report by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Editor’s note: This article contains graphic details of torture and sexual assault. A prisoner of conscience, recently released from a 7-year term at a notorious prison in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, has described being subjected to a range of brutal torture methods, including sexual assault.
News Analysis Beijing has been pushing to replace the petrodollar with the “petroyuan” in its oil trade with Saudi Arabia, but it is unlikely to happen.
Food donations have been left rotting on sidewalks and in trash piles even as elites in China’s wealthiest city lay struggle to ensure their next meal.
The Chinese Communist Party should not expect future claims to sovereignty to carry any weight with the international community if it continues to undermine the sovereignty of Ukraine, according to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen.
News Analysis President Joe Biden’s virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 11 has significant geopolitical ramifications for the entire Southeast Asian region.
Oil prices climbed early Tuesday after Russia–Ukraine peace talks reached a stalemate, but eased toward the end of the day’s trading session as China and Japan—the world’s top oil consumers—reported weak economic data.
The United States says it did not ask India for any specific action regarding Russian energy imports, saying that it supports India making “its own judgments” on how to approach the Russia–Ukraine crisis, the White House said Monday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the Chinese Communist Party on April 12 of carrying out genocide and crimes against humanity throughout 2021.
On April 2, for the first time in 13 years, the China Securities Regulatory Commission revised the confidentiality clauses related to the listing of Chinese enterprises abroad, a rare concession by the Chinese Communist Party.
Taiwan’s military issued a “war survival” handbook on April 12 advising citizens how to respond to and protect themselves from a war situation, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increases worries about a possible Chinese regime incursion into the island.
Sanctions placed on Russia, by many of the world governments for invading Ukraine, have aggravated global energy supplies, and forced many countries to revert to other sources of energy, including coal, that the West has tried to move away from because of concerns about high carbon dioxide emissions.
News Analysis Taiwan is breaking the mold again by taking on China’s talent spies. These spies steal sensitive technologies by lurking around foreign companies and univerities to hire their employees, suck them dry, and dump them.
Over 10 of China’s 34 provinces and regions blocked most entrances of their highways on April 11, and an estimated 30 million truckers are stuck on highways or in unfamiliar cities.
International demand for commercial ships is fueling the growth of the Chinese navy, according to a new report, which found that billions of dollars in foreign shipbuilding contracts could be being used by Beijing to fund new combat vessels.
Desperate residents in Shanghai protested a lack of food supplies as the lockdown of China’s wealthiest city entered a third week, online videos show.
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s Pegatron Corp, which assembles iPhones for Apple Inc, said on Tuesday it had suspended operations at its Shanghai and Kunshan plants in China due to the strict COVID-19 protocols.
Taiwan’s premier said tougher microchip protection laws should be passed “at the earliest date” as China is eyeing the island’s talent and technology.
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is calling for the country to rethink its approach to China with a focus on building up domestic capacity rather than trying to change the communist nation’s behavior.
The U.S. State Department has told all non-essential consular staff that they must leave the Chinese city of Shanghai, as China sticks to its inflexible policies in attempting to squash its COVID-19 outbreaks.
SHANGHAI—German auto parts supplier Bosch on Tuesday said it has suspended production at two sites in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Changchun as it follows government policies to contain a surge of COVID-19 cases. Bosch said it had paused production at a Thermotechnology factory in Shanghai and an automotive components site in Changchun in […]
Beijing was ready to send heavy weaponry and security personnel to the Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands last December to enhance “safety and security” following violent riots in the capital Honiara, which saw the Chinatown district razed. The letter from the Chinese diplomatic outpost to the Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals that […]
Australia’s governing Liberal-National Party—currently in caretaker mode due to an election—plans to build a new $1.5 billion port facility in the country’s far north city of Darwin to replace an existing China-leased port, the country’s incumbent deputy prime minister has announced. On the campaign trail in Darwin on April 11, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby […]
BEIJING—The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals Monday as China battles a major COVID-19 surge in its big eastern cities. Shanghai has taken the brunt of the rise, with another 26,087 cases announced on Monday, only 914 of which showed symptoms. The city of 26 million is under a tight lockdown, with […]
News Analysis The Chinese regime has co-opted the Solomon Islands and is now set on removing the Federated States of Micronesia from its Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a veteran journalist and former contributing writer with the now-shuttered liberal media outlet Stand News, on Monday for alleged sedition, police and local media said.
“Should the U.S. government try to overthrow the [Chinese Communist] Party?” asks Isaac Stone Fish in his new book, “America Second: How America’s Elites Are Making China Stronger.”
Beijing and Moscow have announced their intention to boost ties between the BRICS nations—a five-member alliance that includes their countries plus India, Brazil, and South Africa.
Six Chinese military aircraft transited the airspace of Turkey and Bulgaria, both of which are NATO members, on April 11 to deliver missiles to Serbia, a key ally of Vladimir Putin’s regime in Russia.
At least four nurses from a Shanghai hospital went on strike to defy management, who told them to keep working despite testing positive for COVID-19.
News Analysis While the United States and Europe seem to have put the worst of the pandemic in the rearview mirror, COVID-19 still plagues China.
A recent white paper has laid out some of the challenges in supplying minerals for any energy transition from fossil fuels, offering a timely warning for policymakers as the increased demand for electric vehicles (EVs) drives up the costs of materials used in such products. Notably, the benchmark prices of lithium, lithium carbonate, and lithium […]
A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among the social media influencers that the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, Justice Department records show.
Philippine boxing icon turned presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao vowed Friday to protect Filipino fishermen from being “bullied” by Chinese coastguards in the disputed South China Sea if elected president.
Jilin Province in China has announced that efforts will continue to ensure that spring plowing continues despite a province-wide COVID-19 lockdown.
Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping defended China’s strict COVID zero policy at a Beijing Winter Olympics Commendation Ceremony recently.
The security of Taiwan is integral to broader security in the Indo-Pacific region and thus Washington should make clear that it would protect the self-ruled island if China makes a move to invade it, according to security expert Joseph Bosco. The Chinese regime considers Taiwan to be part of its territory to be taken by […]
Japan and the Philippines agreed on Saturday to consider facilitating “reciprocal visits” to strengthen defense cooperation amid regional tensions in the South China Sea, where Beijing has increased military activity. The two countries’ foreign and defense ministers held their first “2+2” security meeting in Tokyo, during which they laid the groundwork for the next decade […]
The U.S. government has reportedly dispatched top official Kurt Campbell to the Solomon Islands as concerns mount over a security agreement that will open the door for Beijing to station troops and weaponry in the region. Campbell, the U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, is set to travel to the Pacific nation in […]
The war in Ukraine reveals the “weakness” of U.S. leadership and China may exploit it to make the same move to Taiwan, according to Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
The Chinese regime poses the biggest ever challenge to the United States, and American leaders have failed to repel it effectively and strongly, according to historian Kevin Roberts.
U.S. political leadership must work with the private sector to decouple critical technology development from mainland China, according to one expert.
When the TV screen inside Virginia’s General Assembly showed the vote of 82-0 on Feb. 11, Wang Chunyan, a 66-year-old Chinese refugee who just became a U.S. citizen a year ago, stood in silence.
News Analysis AUKUS, the defense partnership of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is expanding from its original focus on nuclear submarine technology to cooperation on hypersonic and electronic warfare capabilities.
The U.S. State Department on April 9 warned Americans to think twice before traveling to China owing to the Chinese regime’s “arbitrary” COVID-19 measures.
The extremely strict lockdown that Beijing officials have imposed on Shanghai and other cities in recent weeks may be aimed at sending a message to the United States and aligned powers about their dependence on Chinese supply chains, said Brian McCarthy, chief strategist at investment firm Macrolens LLC.
We realized that we could not just release the report and walk away from the issue to engage in our other activities, of which we had many. To keep the issue alive, we had to keep at it.
The near-certainty that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be appointed to a third term at the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress coming up this fall will provide him with opportunities to continue to advance an expansionist foreign policy and an authoritarian agenda at home.
MPs rose in the House of Commons this week to table a petition requesting the passage of a bill combating organ trafficking in honour of David Kilgour, a former cabinet minister and renowned human rights advocate.
BANGKOK—India’s power sector has been targeted by hackers in a long-term operation thought to have been carried out by a state-sponsored Chinese group, a U.S.-based private cybersecurity company detailed in a new report.
Hong Kong’s No. 2 official John Lee, who’s bidding to become the city’s next leader, said Friday he’d been relieved of his duties and would soon inform the public of his “next moves.”
When Sun Chunlan, a vice premier of the Chinese regime, visited Shanghai earlier this week, where tens of millions are under COVID-19 lockdown, she was greeted by residents shouting from their apartment windows: “There is no food left!” and “We are starving to death!”
Pakistan is facing political turmoil after Prime Minister Imran Khan canceled a no-confidence vote in the country’s parliament that he was expected to lose, and dissolved the legislature on April 2 to enable new elections to be held.
News Analysis China’s corporate insiders are cheating small American investors of billions of dollars through advance information that enables lucrative trades just before the stock price falls.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) saw its worst performance quarter in IPO fundraising since 2013, pushing the city out of the top five in the global IPO ranking. Analysts believe it is investor lack of confidence in Hong Kong’s capital market that led to the poor performance. Initial public offering (IPO) is the core […]
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), co-chair of the House Doctor’s Caucus, says America cannot count on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or the World Health Organization (WHO) to be honest after the world witnessed their lack of transparency inflame the global CCP virus pandemic back in 2020. “The purpose of an organization like the WHO is to exist […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) reported planned visit to Taiwan was a welcome development that would help communicate to Beijing that the United States stands with the self-ruled island and any military aggression against the territory will be unacceptable, according to Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan this weekend were the subject of […]
A well-known Chinese TV host for the Liaoning provincial TV network was suspended and punished on April 5 for revealing the severity of the local COVID-19 outbreak on her social media.
A pet Corgi dog was killed by a man clad in a white biohazard suit in Shanghai on April 6, minutes after its owners were sent to a quarantine center under the regime’s COVID-zero policy.
A grassroots civil disobedience movement led by a persecuted faith group aims to dismantle Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda, according to a new short documentary released by Falun Dafa Information Center.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has announced that it will begin engaging in the Asia-Pacific region both practically and politically in light of Beijing’s growing influence and coercion and its unwillingness to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Index on Censorship, a global magazine campaigning for freedom of expression, recently released six letters written by Jimmy Lai in prison. Lai is the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, an outspoken Hong Kong newspaper critical of Beijing. He was arrested on Aug. 10, 2020, after being accused of “collusion with foreign forces” following the […]
A federal jury on Thursday found a former University of Kansas professor guilty of hiding his employment with a Chinese state-run university while conducting research funded by the U.S. government.
China warned on April 7 that it would respond “resolutely” if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) visits Taiwan. Wang Yi, the Chinese regime’s foreign minister, said the response would ensure Washington bears “all the consequences,” without providing details.
The geopolitical power dynamic between China and Taiwan is personified in how relations are unfolding in Latin America. China continues to extend its influence in the region through trade and investment while systematically alienating and undermining Taiwan’s dwindling number of allies in the process. “All of China’s economic moves are politically motivated,” Latin American economist […]
HONG KONG—Traditional wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub’s battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlors.
A 91-year-old Shanghai resident found no one came to her aid amid a prolonged citywide COVID lockdown—a sharp contrast to last year when four police guarded her home during the country’s biggest annual political meetings. Nonagenarian Liu Shuzhen, who lives alone, has received “not a cent of food” while stuck at home during the city’s biggest […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a common enemy of the free world and would prefer Taiwan to be destroyed than remain independent, according to military historian Victor Davis Hanson. CCP leaders hoped that Russia would win the war in Ukraine, Hanson said during a recent interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program, because it […]
A Chinese national was sentenced to 29 months in prison on April 7 after pleading guilty to stealing a trade secret from his U.S. employer earlier this year, a crime that Justice Department officials said would benefit the Chinese regime.
President Joe Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board should pledge not to invest funds into China-based companies that undermine U.S. national security.
Demand for lithium has spiked as electric vehicle adoption around the world grows, leading to a global shortage of the metal with spot prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate increasing more than 47 percent from the start of the year.
As Shenzhen and Shanghai, two of China’s largest cities and major ports, impose lockdown measures to curb recent COVID spikes, financial experts express concern that it will aggravate global supply chains and inflationary pressures.
Leaders from the military community briefed Congress on April 6 that China and Russia were seeking to Usurp the United States’ strategic advantage by disrupting its space-based infrastructure. New, more resilient satellite systems, they said, were in the works.
Student organizers of an event to expose China’s human rights abuses are hoping campus security will be tight at the UC Berkeley campus in Northern California.
BEIJING—Residents of Shanghai are struggling to get meat, rice and other food supplies under anti-coronavirus controls that confine most of its 25 million people in their homes, fueling frustration as the authorities try to contain a spreading outbreak.
Members of the upper house of the British parliament have questioned the government over the planned Chinese takeover of one of the UK’s biggest microchip factories, warning that the deal could threaten the UK’s “national resilience.”
Students are addicted to TikTok, a Chinese mobile video app, and a variety of anxiety-inducing phenomena are emerging, according to a teacher in Taiwan who recently called out parents to raise serious concerns about what’s happening.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reportedly intends to have a confidant he’s known for decades become the country’s next vice premier, while Xi himself expects to enter his third tenure during the 20th national congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that occurs later this year. https://ept.ms/3xgbdDQ
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China’s continued insistence on a zero-COVID policy has created severe hardships for residents and the draconian measures in use could negatively impact its GDP growth. Economists worldwide recently lowered their forecasts for China’s expected GDP growth in 2022.
News Analysis Over 200 Chinese companies, with a combined value of at least $1.1 trillion, face the risk of getting delisted from U.S. securities exchanges for violating accounting rules such as disclosure requirements. https://ept.ms/37otBQ3
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Sen. Deb Fischer called out Pentagon leaders during a defense budget request hearing on April 7 for ongoing failures to produce declassified versions of the reports used to compile and assess the budget. https://ept.ms/3jiswfe
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Chinese leaders “did not want to talk about Ukraine” during Friday’s high-profile summit between the European Union and Beijing, the EU’s foreign policy chief said, describing the session as a “deaf dialogue.” https://ept.ms/3jh3wVW
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A graduate student of Ludong University in Shandong Province, China, was recently expelled after being administratively punished by the local police for holding a sign on campus opposing the campus lockdown and frequent mandatary COVID-19 nucleic acid testing of students. https://ept.ms/3NYlwST
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As of the end of March, a number of real estate companies in China have announced that they will postpone the release of their 2021 annual results and therefore cease trading in their shares as of April 1. https://ept.ms/3LKbH9m
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President Joe Biden, at Hunter Bidens’ request in 2017, wrote a college recommendation letter for the son of a Chinese executive whom Hunter did business with, leaked emails suggest. https://ept.ms/3ukrUML
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An official document has been leaked revealing that Beijing has every intention of establishing a military presence in the Solomon Islands, despite denials from the Chinese Foreign Ministry who called such concerns “groundless and ill-intentioned” on April 1. https://ept.ms/3jfL9k5
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BEIJING—Activity in China’s services sector contracted at the sharpest pace in two years in March as a surge in coronavirus cases restricted mobility and weighed on demand, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday. https://ept.ms/3rd4iHJ
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Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and concerns about Beijing’s new security pact with the Solomon Islands during a meeting in Brussels. https://ept.ms/3Kn2OCe
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The Chinese language media Phoenix Television will close its office in Taiwan in May, after Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs found the media violated the investment prerequisite for those outside the country. https://ept.ms/3Kxm9Ra
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News Analysis A newly released memo from the U.S. State Department reveals that government officials knew early on that the COVID pandemic likely originated at a lab in Wuhan, China. https://ept.ms/3jhGiPg
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China has refused to condemn Russia over the Bucha killings amid an international outcry, urging all parties to avoid “unfounded accusations,” while calling violence against civilians unacceptable. https://ept.ms/3ujAkUg
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David Kilgour, a former Canadian cabinet minister, longtime member of Parliament, and renowned defender of human rights, passed away on April 5 at age 81.
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police arrested six activists on Wednesday for suspected sedition and contravention of a national security law in connection with what the police called “causing nuisance” at court hearings in December and January. Police, who typically do not identify arrested people, said the six were aged 32 to 67, had been arrested for […]
Washington security hawks have been aflutter for months over claims China plans to plant a naval base on the oil-rich tropical nation of Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. https://ept.ms/3LQ8mFV
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Hundreds of Chinese doctors and other medical workers have been acting as “executioners” for the state to sustain the lucrative organ transplant industry, a study published in a top U.S. medical journal has found. https://ept.ms/3NMQ8a5
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on April 6 that the United States would levy sanctions on China should the communist regime invade Taiwan or provide material support to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. https://ept.ms/3DNHZgW
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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on April 6 accused the Biden administration of not adequately following through on the delivery of arms and technology earmarked for bolstering Taiwan’s defenses, which he said poses a danger not just to the self-ruled island, but to U.S. interests in the region. https://ept.ms/3x9CBTW
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The Chinese communist regime is the greatest threat to the United States, according to Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), who urged Congress to pass a bill barring the exports of critical technology to China. https://ept.ms/3x9Yxyc
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A hearing on the Biden administration’s proposed defense budget turned rancorous on April 5, with Rep. Matt Gaetz and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin verbally sparring over the state of America’s hypersonic weapons capabilities. https://ept.ms/370I1WO
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At least six in every 10 of Australia’s largest solar farms have sourced solar panels from supply chains vulnerable to China’s Uyghur forced labour programmes. The United States, Australia, and other western countries have condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over its human rights abuses against more than a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, including its […]
China’s hypersonic missile test flew 25,000 miles—the furthest ever. https://ept.ms/3x8Jt41
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Footage circulating on the Chinese internet show law enforcers assaulting residents in locked-down Shanghai over apparently breaching the city’s stringent COVID-19 restrictions. https://ept.ms/3r8LqJR
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News Analysis While commentators obsess about American weakness and worry about how Russia and China will divide up the world, China has its own problems, primarily an ever-growing burden of unpayable debt. https://ept.ms/3jfDxhz
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The U.S. military carried out fewer “freedom of navigation operation” patrols near China in fiscal 2021 than it did the year prior, although the number missions rose overall, according to a Department of Defense report published on April 1. https://ept.ms/3NN9RXf
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Shanghai authorities chose to continue their draconian “zero-COVID” strategy on April 6 after ordering another round of citywide tests to control an outbreak that a local official described as “extremely grim.” https://ept.ms/3LOz3ui
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Emerging markets suffered their first portfolio outflows in a year in March, driven by investors ditching Chinese assets and growing anxiety over recent geopolitical events, a report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) showed on Tuesday. https://ept.ms/3uVHxcA
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Hong Kong’s number-two official announced on April 6 that he intends to run for the city’s chief executive position if Beijing accepts his resignation from his current role. https://ept.ms/3DJTqGx
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have blocked a Republican-backed subpoena to compel Hunter Biden to testify as a witness. “Democrats just denied our motion to subpoena Hunter Biden,” the Republican members of the committee wrote on Twitter. “They refuse to hold Hunter accountable for his shady business dealings that make us more dependent on China […]
The United States has approved a possible $95 million sale of military equipment, training, and other items to Taiwan to boost the self-ruled island’s air defenses, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. https://ept.ms/38yCA1J
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Russia is turning to microchip manufactures in China to circumvent western sanctions which have boosted demand for bank cards linked to the Mir payment system, an executive with the domestic payment system said. https://ept.ms/37k9aUe
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The global political order is becoming more unstable as it is eroded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to the nation’s top military leadership. https://ept.ms/37i5NgI
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The United States and its allies cannot afford to take a passive stance with regard to Taiwan and plan to rely only on sanctions in the event that Beijing acts on long-held plans to invade the sovereign territory. https://ept.ms/3r7N5PX
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Hunter Biden’s dealings with Chinese energy firm CEFC are in violation of the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), said Rep. Mike Johnson on April 5. https://ept.ms/3uZj5ac
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s deputy leader, former police officer John Lee, has signalled his intention to contest an election for the city’s top job, media has reported, which could see Beijing signing off on the first security official to run the global financial hub. Carrie Lam, the embattled incumbent leader who has seen her popularity slide, […]
The Biden administration is organizing the first-ever Washington-based summit of leaders from across the entirety of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to a White House National Security Council official. https://ept.ms/3r1IzCn
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Shanghai’s continued insistence on a “dynamic clearance” strategy to snuff out COVID-19 has led to what looks like a humanitarian crisis across the province. https://ept.ms/3NJkcTQ
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Even the Ukraine war cannot internationalize the Chinese currency. https://ept.ms/37mmKXu
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Kathmandu should take sides against Beijing’s exploitation. https://ept.ms/3Jcg8Im
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A mad scramble for supplies emerged in a Shanghai makeshift hospital as the country’s biggest city cobbles together quarantine centers to house its latest surge of COVID-19 patients. https://ept.ms/3JbNzuC
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The heads of Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom have vowed to cooperate on the development of hypersonic weapons as the three nations push to advance the trilateral AUKUS agreement amid increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. On April 6, U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Ministers Scott Morrison (Australia) and Boris Johnson […]
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call on Apr. 4, their second reported conversation since the Russian invasion. https://ept.ms/3NPpGfV
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While Shanghai continues its lockdown and massive PCR testing campaign as COVID-19 surges through the city, a CDC expert’s complaint about chaotic PCR test reports that have confused people was recently exposed online. https://ept.ms/3r5zIji
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China’s Huangshan City, Anhui Province, on March 30 to attend the Third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan Issue. https://ept.ms/3DFFi0V
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China publicly announced support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, following the arrival of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in China, and openly called the United States the “initiator” of the Ukraine crisis. https://ept.ms/37frfmy
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A security review pledged by Prime Minister Boris Johnson into a Chinese takeover of one of Britain’s biggest microchip factories does not appear to have taken place, a UK parliamentary committee has said. https://ept.ms/3uaF7ay
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SYDNEY—Backing Russia in the Ukraine War would be costly for Beijing, according to the recently appointed Ukrainian ambassador to Australia. https://ept.ms/37fbVX4
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LONDON—JPMorgan has warned that the combination of Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s ongoing property crash could see the worst wave of corporate defaults since the global financial crisis. https://ept.ms/3NRGvXo
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In 20 days, she would turn 100. The family had been counting the days to bring the Shanghai woman in front of 100 small cakes, surrounded by sparkling candles and grandchildren who grew into adults under her loving care. Little did they know that day would never come. The woman tested positive for COVID-19 on […]
Shanghai officials have insisted on continuing a strict “zero-COVID” policy after announcing that over 25 million residents have been tested for COVID-19, with no sign that the city’s lockdown will be lifted soon. https://ept.ms/3NOWHbV
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Shanghai has extended its stay-at-home order as reviews the results of a new round of COVID testing of the city’s 26 million residents conducted on April 4. https://ept.ms/3u9aDpG
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CHICAGO—Chinese buyers bought 1.084 million tonnes of U.S. corn, their biggest purchase of U.S. grain since May 2021, the U.S. government said on Monday. The deal comes as shipments from Ukraine, the world’s fourth biggest exporter of corn, are snarled following Russia’s invasion. China had been a big buyer of Ukrainian corn and the fighting, […]
The news that Sinopec, China’s state-run oil refiner, has canceled plans for a half-billion-dollar investment in Russia’s energy sector does not portend a general decoupling of the economies of China and Russia. https://ept.ms/3x4erdu
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The U.S. State Department launched a new bureau on March 4, which will introduce new bureaucracies to contend with emerging issues in cybersecurity through policy development and coordination. https://ept.ms/3x527tv
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The Biden administration’s forthcoming national security strategy will consider China to be the most likely nation to become embroiled in an armed conflict with the United States, according to one expert. https://ept.ms/3r3ft5Q
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Western diplomats have voiced alarm about the Chinese regime separating children from their parents as part of its virus curbs, a scenario already occurring in Shanghai despite widespread outrage. https://ept.ms/3J5CQBP
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The arming of Australian fighter jets and naval ships will be accelerated with new long-range strike weapons under a recently announced AU$3.5 billion (US$2.64 billion) plan. The federal government on April 5 released details of the plan which will see Australian defence forces armed with missiles that can strike targets from 900 kilometres away. “The […]
Many large Chinese property stocks were suspended from trading as of April 1 as part of a wave of Hong Kong-listed companies missing the deadline to submit annual financial reports. https://ept.ms/3NMh3To
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Can the new China-Russia alliance destabilize the post-World War II order led by the United States? https://ept.ms/37aXFi1
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A suspected wave of COVID-19 infections has hit local Shanghai hospitals as the country grapples with a record coronavirus surge. https://ept.ms/3uWNA0b
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A Chinese ctivist, who got out of jail in February after spending over three years in prison for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), recently issued a public petition demanding Beijing end its harsh “zero-COVID” policy. https://ept.ms/3qXhpgb
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America and allies should protect its democracy by getting tougher. https://ept.ms/3JlyIOt
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A Taiwanese legislator accused a director of the Taipei-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) of promoting Beijing’s strategy to take over the self-ruled island amid China’s ongoing incursions into Taiwans waters and arispace. New Power Party (NPP) member Chiu Hsien-chih rebuked businessman John Peng, who is also an SEF director, on Facebook on March 29 for […]
A Melbourne-based millionaire was expelled from Australia allegedly over his involvement in Chinese intelligence work, according to recent reports. https://ept.ms/3NN4KGg
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Commentary An Australian Parliamentary committee on security and intelligence has concluded that the Chinese communist regime targeted Australian universities as part of a huge two-pronged exercise to firstly transfer Western knowledge and technology into China and secondly to deploy spies into the West. https://ept.ms/37ciNEK
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A new subtype of the highly transmissible Omicron variant has been found near Shanghai, where residents are currently under a lockdown. https://ept.ms/3x33SYf
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Beijing appointed Rear Admiral Lai Ruxin as the political commissar of the Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on March 28. https://ept.ms/36TX3xw
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New Zealand’s (NZ) “upgraded” free trade agreement (FTA) with China will take effect from April 7, removing all tariffs for 12 wood and paper products imported from New Zealand. https://ept.ms/38s6PaA
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday that she will not be running for a second term as the city’s leader. https://ept.ms/3uPwxNL
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Migrant workers from all over China’s northeast have been recruited to Jilin Province, hard hit by COVID-19, to urgently build makeshift hospitals for quarantine. https://ept.ms/3DA2Wf4
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U.S. accident investigators arrived in China on Saturday to help authorities look for clues into what caused last month’s crash of a Boeing jetliner with 132 people aboard. https://ept.ms/3r0gPOG
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Russia-Ukraine war, 'zero-COVID' policy dragging down economy. https://ept.ms/3qYMz6K
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President Joe Biden believes that Hunter Biden, his son, didn’t break the law, said White House chief of staff Ron Klain in an interview on Sunday. https://ept.ms/3DBuuRm
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Australia has started to follow Japan’s footsteps in diversifying trade away from China, according to Japan’s ambassador to Australia, who said he expects a closer partnership between the two countries in the metals and mining sectors as Australia’s second largest export market. https://ept.ms/3xhJJxV
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The Chinese Communist Party is working to subvert the United States and the American people should step up to fight back against such threats, according to China analyst and author Gordon Chang. https://ept.ms/37eyTgM
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Washington’s policies in recent years have pushed China and Russia to rally with other adversaries of the United States across Asia and Europe to form a deepening alliance, according to China expert and author Brandon Weichert. https://ept.ms/3qZfkAt
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Beijing’s growing aggressiveness and military buildup in the South China Sea pose risks to the commercial interests and the security of many nations, and especially powers on friendly terms with the United States such as Japan, South Korea, and Australia. https://ept.ms/3wZvtJI
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Toddlers are lumped in threes or fours on adult hospital beds in one ward, crying out for attention with no adults around. https://ept.ms/3qZj2Kf
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China’s continued insistence on implementing a strict “zero-COVID” policy to snuff out the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus is drawing widespread anger. https://ept.ms/3uJwCT6
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Freedom continues to deteriorate in Hong Kong as the Chinese regime tightens its grip on the global financial hub, “directly threatening U.S. interests” in the city, the State Department said in the annual report released on March 31. https://ept.ms/3wZLiQA
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After being held in Chinese custody for 18 months, Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei will appear in court on March 31, according to a statement by Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne on March 26. https://ept.ms/38sjwlT
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A running high-speed rail line in southern China was called to suspend service after receiving a notice announcing that its manager had been diagnosed with COVID-19. https://ept.ms/3qVJ012
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Western nations are responding to the growing threat of space-based warfare from China and Russia, according to one expert, but much work remains to be done to mitigate risks to vital infrastructure. https://ept.ms/3wVgrVz
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The leader of the Federated States of Micronesia on Wednesday appealed to the Solomon Islands government to scrap a China-Solomons security pact, citing “grave security concerns” and the risk of “increasing geopolitical tensions.” https://ept.ms/3Lxv2dK
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The technological basis of information systems throughout the West and China are increasingly decoupling, becoming separate and mutually unintelligible, according to a new report. Western nations will have to do more to prepare for the consequences, according to experts. https://ept.ms/3NHj5nJ
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China’s “horrific” rights abuses and trampling on global order require a “consistent and coordinated” response from Washington and its allies, according to an annual report (pdf) released by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on March 31. https://ept.ms/3uSf1Iu
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Several GOP lawmakers sent more letters to the Biden administration demanding records of any communication between Hunter Biden and the White House. https://ept.ms/3DAoTup
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The Chinese regime is undeserving of its permanent preferential trade status with the United States because of its chronic human rights abuses, intellectual property theft, and threats to neighboring countries, according to Rep. https://ept.ms/3Dwn7KZ
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Omicron is tearing through densely-populated Shanghai, but some residents are finding the regime’s strict COVID control measures and lack of transparency worse than the threat posed by the highly-contagious variant itself. https://ept.ms/38c97KI
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The China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 crash in March killed all 132 people on board the plane. A documentary titled “How China Eastern Technology’s Yunnan Branch Repair Pickle Fork,” that previously aired on the Chinese regime’s national TV network CCTV, has been circulating on social media recently, causing concerns about the airlines’ practices. https://ept.ms/36NnF3a
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Leadership from the European Union (EU) and China met for a virtual summit on April 1, amid increasing tensions over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tacit support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://ept.ms/35xUyAn
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News Analysis On the eve of Jan. 11, former lawyer and human rights defender Xie Yang was on a video call with Lyndon Li, a Chinese law student in England when police suddenly appeared at his home, and the call ended abruptly. https://ept.ms/3uHqiLG
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White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said that Chinese officials were “extremely secretive” about the possible origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, though he stopped short of accusing Beijing of deliberately covering it up. https://ept.ms/3Dz4Bld
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China Evergrande Group said on March 30 it will sell its Crystal City Project in the eastern city of Hangzhou for 3.66 billion yuan ($575 million) to two state-owned firms as the group’s liquidity issues dampen the progress of its projects. https://ept.ms/3uSlRy1
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Activities in China’s manufacturing and services sectors contracted quickly in March as local governments locked down major factory and trade hubs to curb the worst resurgence of COVID-19 cases since early 2020. https://ept.ms/3LDO0j8
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Red-hot risk now expanding to Western auditors, shadow banks, and Beijing itself. https://ept.ms/3Dv70NI
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China launched a massive cyberattack on vital Ukrainian infrastructure in the leadup to Russia’s invasion, according to a report by UK media outlet The Times. The attack included efforts to degrade Ukrainian military and nuclear facilities. https://ept.ms/3IVd9Uw
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An autonomous region in China has started allowing couples to have up to four children, if certain conditions are met, in an attempt by the regional government to boost the population in some local communities that were previously abiding by the three-child limit. https://ept.ms/378oinV
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Basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom believes it’s time for the world to “wake up” and take action in the face of a belligerent communist China persecuting its own people and exporting its abuses to other parts of the world. https://ept.ms/3K0CNs9
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Chinese officials plan to test 16 million residents living in western Shanghai in the coming days, after the city began the second phase of its lockdown on April 1, according to China’s state-run media. https://ept.ms/377EAx8
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OMB's Vought says 'Network of Foreign Policy Elites' undermined Trump's objectives. https://ept.ms/3NHpYW8
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A Boeing 747-8 freighter leased to Russia’s AirBridgeCargo has flown to California from Hong Kong, according to FlightRadar24, after a U.S. judge signed an order allowing lessor BOC Aviation Ltd. to repossess it. https://ept.ms/38jXVfe
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Chinese residents living in the northeastern city of Changchun are pleading for help online after being told by local authorities not to step outside their homes because of COVID-19 prevention measures. https://ept.ms/3tUGDNW
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Court officials in Beijing have denied Australia’s ambassador to China, Graham Fletcher, entry to the closed-door trial of Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei on March 31. https://ept.ms/3iTW175
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U.S.-traded internet giant Baidu Inc. is one of the latest companies, mostly China-based, to face possible delisting from U.S. stock exchanges unless they abide by auditing standards. https://ept.ms/3K0VZWL
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A pair of Republican lawmakers wrote a letter to the Departments of State and Defense warning of the risk posed by the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing over its links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). https://ept.ms/3wTSb65
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The Chinese regime is at risk of “being too closely aligned” with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, a UK intelligence chief said on March 31. https://ept.ms/3uKs0Mt
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Given Beijing’s history of non-transparent disclosure, The Epoch Times interviewed a senior Chinese-American pilot with extensive experience flying the Boeing 737, who has given a unique take on the incident. https://ept.ms/36Ji1Py
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Chinese truck drivers have been using separate cell phones to record different legs of their travel histories, allowing them to get through checkpoints and avoid possible quarantine, state-run media reported on March 30. Many have now been fined or detained for doing so. https://ept.ms/3uN9zXs
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Two hundred members of the U.S. House of Representatives have shown their support for Taiwan’s inclusion in the Indo–Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) that the Biden administration plans to launch early this year. https://ept.ms/3IRetb7
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Military lessons from Russia’s failures in its war on Ukraine will make the communist regime in Beijing more cautious about Taiwan, possibly delaying its invasion plan by years. https://ept.ms/3iWzfLT
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Dems in disarray leading into the midterm and presidential elections. The Hunter Biden laptop story has just blown up from the New York Post, which broke the story to the mainstream liberal media. https://ept.ms/3tUiW8G
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A Chinese TV producer and director disappeared after revealing the identity of the “chained woman” in mainland China and later accusing local authorities of covering up the truth on Chinese social media. https://ept.ms/35rGQ1J
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WASHINGTON—To her 1.4 million followers across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, Vica Li says she is a “life blogger” and “food lover” who wants to teach her fans about China so they can travel the country with ease. https://ept.ms/3qUyUxz
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is expanding its footprint in Latin America, using economic enticements, propaganda, and infrastructure projects with hidden price tags to influence the governments and populations in the region, U.S. lawmakers and officials described at a March 31 Senate subcommittee hearing. https://ept.ms/3wUc0dx
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Beijing and the Solomon Islands have signed-off on a controversial security pact that will allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to station armed police, troops, weaponry, and even naval ships on the Island—exacerbating existing concerns of Chinese militarisation in the region. On March 31, the Chinese Ambassador Li Ming, and Solomons’ Permanent Secretary of the […]
As many locals struggled to secure their next meal under China’s harsh COVID lockdowns, officials urged calm by launching a social media campaign aimed at showing how well stocked sealed-in residents were. It didn’t end well. It started with a leaked official memo instructing Chinese Communist Party officials in a northeastern Chinese city to flood […]
A Conservative senator has apologized to a former Conservative MP after accusing him of “lying” to another senator about a disinformation campaign that he says cost him his seat in the last election. “I would like to apologize to former MP Kenny Chiu, Senator Leo Housakos, and to all my colleagues here in the chamber […]
A businessman in southern California was sentenced on March 30 to one year and one day in prison for illegally brokering sales of embargoed arms from China to the United States, and for falsifying the correlating tax returns. https://ept.ms/3uKEoMC
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One of the highest priorities of the Biden administration’s trade agenda is resetting the U.S.-China trade relationship with a view to putting American farmers and exporters on a level playing field with their Chinese counterparts, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on March 30. https://ept.ms/3IUYdG3
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Of all the things in the world, food is one of the few things capable of uniting the masses. A shortage of it, however, has the power to do the very opposite, driving people to the brink of madness. https://ept.ms/3Dn1cG5
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Beijing and Moscow are “more determined” to boost bilateral ties and expand cooperation, said China’s foreign minister Wang Yi following a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held in eastern China. https://ept.ms/3qNTsHY
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The Biden administration’s national defense strategy will continue to prioritize China’s communist regime as the foremost challenge to the nation, according to an unclassified fact sheet released by the Pentagon. https://ept.ms/3IRVxsH
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New UK legislation that aims to stop British people from participating in forced organ harvesting in China has passed unopposed in Parliament. https://ept.ms/3x6VQOf
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To the great consternation of foreign policy ideologues, the U.S.-led Western world is finally coalescing around the reality that cold national interest is the primary driver of a country’s foreign policy. https://ept.ms/3NBT1tY
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The United States is vastly behind the times when it comes to rare-earth elements, and its reluctance to embrace the mining and processing of rare earths has created quite the conundrum. https://ept.ms/36EIf5C
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Are global investors rethinking their allocation to China? https://ept.ms/3JWt7yS
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The sanctions and economic decoupling from Russia in the wake of the Feb. 24 invasion also point the way to strategies for weaning Western powers off their dependence on China for rare earth and high-tech imports, a dependence that poses increasing risks to economic stability and national security. https://ept.ms/3NyTq0t
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Sanction China now for its automated war machines. https://ept.ms/3iPv2tf
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 30 unsealed charges against a Chinese national accused of working as an unregistered agent of the Chinese communist regime. https://ept.ms/3DplmiA
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Shen Yun fans and ticket-holders have reported that Facebook has restricted their ability to share the company's ad posts on the social media platform. https://ept.ms/3JTmxtf
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When asked about the lessons of the Russian invasion, China’s Ministry of Defense put out a bold statement filled with lies that need to be refuted before they gain currency. https://ept.ms/38elRAF
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Newly released bank records show that payments were made to President Joe Biden’s son from a Chinese Communist Party-linked company. https://ept.ms/3DsX3QP
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For many living in Shanghai, the city’s tough quarantine measures are proving unbearable as they struggle to cope with life without enough basic necessities such as food and medication. https://ept.ms/3DoHb1O
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Two Chinese international students have been refused entry by Australian border officials for not disclosing their prior military training, according to Beijing state media. https://ept.ms/36DQDlS
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The two-year global supply crisis is beginning to worsen again this month after easing due to the waning of the pandemic, as war in Ukraine and CCP virus lockdowns raise shipping costs and slow growth, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 28. https://ept.ms/3wPRJpE
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After two years of living under some of the world’s most restrictive COVID-19 policies, a growing number of Chinese residents appear to have finally had enough. https://ept.ms/3qK9vGD
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One of the highest priorities of the Biden administration’s trade agenda is resetting the U.S.-China trade relationship with a view to putting American farmers and exporters on a level playing field with their Chinese counterparts, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on March 30. In a prepared statement before a House Ways & Means Committee hearing, […]
New UK legislation that aims to stop British people from participating in forced organ harvesting in China has been approved unopposed in Parliament. The amendment to the UK’s new Health and Care Bill—if it becomes law—will criminalise any UK resident who pays for the supply of an organ, seeks to find someone willing to supply an organ […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 30 unsealed charges against a Chinese national accused of working as an unregistered agent of the Chinese communist regime. Sun Hoi Ying, 53, is alleged to have spied on at least 35 individuals in the United States and to have fed information from his efforts to the Chinese Communist […]
Beijing and Moscow are “more determined” to boost bilateral ties and expand cooperation, said China’s foreign minister Wang Yi following a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held in eastern China. In what marked their first in-person meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine, Wang told Lavrov that the Moscow–Beijing relationship has “withstood new trials of […]
The Biden administration’s national defense strategy will continue to prioritize China’s communist regime as the foremost challenge to the nation, according to an unclassified fact sheet released by the Pentagon. The fact sheet was released on March 28, the same day the Pentagon submitted the classified 2022 National Defense Strategy to Congress. It followed shortly after […]
News Analysis China’s drones are militarizing the world. From Ukraine to Burma, they make the battlefield more deadly for democracy. That must be the point. Beijing ignores calls for limitations on military equipment, even when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) knows that its drones are used for war crimes against unarmed civilians. Neither are the […]
The show of unity among nations opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a model for how democratic allies could come together to oppose Beijing if the communist regime follows through on its repeated threats against Taiwan, according to Robert Atkinson, president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The sanctions and economic decoupling […]
Newly released bank records show that payments were made to President Joe Biden’s son from a Chinese Communist Party-linked company. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) presented the records on the Senate floor on March 28 and March 29. One showed a wire payment of $100,000 to Owasco, one of Hunter Biden’s firms, from CEFC China […]
Long before the recent rise in tensions, Washington had already edged toward more open economic warfare with China. https://ept.ms/3JTQV6z
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Some of the harshest lockdown measures imposed anywhere in the course of the entire COVID-19 pandemic have led office workers in Shanghai to take the extraordinary step of sleeping in their offices in order to avert disruptions to their companies’ workflow. Some staff will be working in rotating shifts. https://ept.ms/3iMoFXD
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Nearly 75 percent of likely voters polled believe that President Joe Biden should issue similar sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as he has on Russia, if the CCP chooses to provide aid to Russia. https://ept.ms/3JVBrPy
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Following discussions with the UK government, the president and deputy president of the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday resigned from their roles in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA). UK Supreme Court judges have long sat on the HKCFA “in fulfilment” of the government’s obligations towards the former British colony and have done so with […]
National Institutes of Health (NIH) documents obtained by a nonprofit watchdog in a federal court suit reveal that the agency deleted CCP virus genetic sequencing information from the Wuhan Institute of Virology at the Chinese lab’s request. https://ept.ms/3j3wngp
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla) has condemned the Chinese communist regime for its persecution of a 66-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and mother, who died in custody after being arrested simply for practicing her religious belief. https://ept.ms/36wSSHW
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China and the United States, along with Russia and Japan, are members of APEC and the G-20, with the current geopolitical climate threatening the cohesion of both groups, presenting several flashpoints for a potential war. https://ept.ms/3Ln0Gur
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Trucks are delayed, deliveries are slowed, and costs will rise, according to logistics providers. https://ept.ms/3NsxST8
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Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, believes schools and colleges across the land should add cryptocurrency to future curriculums. Bitcoin, in his opinion, is “the new way of paying for goods and services throughout the entire globe.” https://ept.ms/3iMgP09
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the greatest threat to the American people and nation, according to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who delivered a talk on the dangers posed by Russia and China at the Washington-based think tank Heritage Foundation on March 29. https://ept.ms/3tMEAM0
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Tragic scenes emerged in locked-down Shanghai as residents in poor health struggled to obtain medical services amid the city’s harsh COVID restrictions. https://ept.ms/3iM9qhm
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After two years of living under some of the world’s most restrictive COVID-19 policies, a growing number of Chinese residents appear to have finally had enough. Rumblings of frustration can now be heard from inside residents’ buildings, on the streets, in hospitals, and on school campuses, a rare show of defiance in a country known […]
Blames “lunatics and agents of foreign regimes” for leaking of the deal. https://ept.ms/3DjKp6A
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The Senate has approved a multibillion-dollar bill designed to support the U.S. high-tech industry, particularly the domestic semiconductor chip sector, in boosting U.S. competitiveness in face of threats posed by the Chinese regime. https://ept.ms/3NzEU8S
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Australia will establish a new cyber intelligence centre to be led by the Office of National Intelligence to bolster the country’s security, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced at a dinner to mark the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance with the United States. https://ept.ms/3NxN5Cz
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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has expressed alarm about the strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing. https://ept.ms/36DNpyL
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For many living in Shanghai, the city’s tough quarantine measures are proving unbearable as they struggle to cope with life without enough basic necessities, such as food and medication. Wan Wenying, 56, a resident of Shanghai’s Baoshan district, told The Epoch Times on March 29 that she was short on food after local officials refused […]
A former official at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) discourages speculation about the causes of the China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 accident, urging the public to stay patient until black box data is read. https://ept.ms/36DNnH9
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Two Chinese international students have been refused entry by Australian border officials for not disclosing their prior military training, according to Beijing state media. An international student entering Sydney International Airport had his visa canceled and wasn’t allowed to enter Australia after border officials found that he had received military training at a Chinese university, […]
On March 24, a leaked draft agreement between the Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China on security cooperation sent shockwaves through the Australian political and security establishments. https://ept.ms/3tNVmu3
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The two-year global supply crisis is beginning to worsen again this month after easing due to the waning of the pandemic, as war in Ukraine and CCP virus lockdowns raise shipping costs and slow growth, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 28. “The sea carries more than 80 percent of the world’s […]
Pacific nations should pressure the Solomon Islands’ government to step away from an impending deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), warning it could result in the region’s militarisation and a ratcheting of tensions, according to a defence expert. https://ept.ms/3qLH7E5
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The pattern of federal law enforcement appears biased against prosecution of hate crimes against Falun Gong. https://ept.ms/3Llbqt7
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China’s financial hub of Shanghai announced a two-phased lockdown on March 27, a day after city officials denied they planned a citywide lockdown amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. https://ept.ms/3tMfcWE
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In the days and weeks leading up to Shen Yun Performing Arts’ Australian tour, which kicks off in the country’s capital, Canberra, on March 31, fans and ticket-holders have reported that Facebook has restricted their ability to share the company’s ad posts on the social media platform. “Just so you know, I have tried twice […]
Beijing’s response to U.S. requests in the course of a long campaign to stem the flow of fentanyl from labs in China to the cities and towns of America, where overdose deaths from opioids and other drugs now exceed 100,000 per year, has proven inadequate as the drug supply chain adapts to find new outlets. https://ept.ms/3NrJMwt
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The next U.S. national security strategy should focus on the challenges of curbing authoritarianism and formally recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan to deter Chinese communist aggression, according to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. https://ept.ms/3qJqadC
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China’s harsh anti-COVID policy exacerbated the disunion in the Communist Party and intensified struggles among the party’s different factions, adding further uncertainty to leader Xi Jinping’s path of re-election at the upcoming twentieth party congress.
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Russia leans heavily on developing economy partners China and India. https://ept.ms/3NsXaAq
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Nearly 75 percent of likely U.S. voters polled believe that President Joe Biden should issue sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) similar to those he has announced against Russia if the CCP chooses to provide aid to Russia. The poll follows allegations by the U.S. State Department that CCP leadership is considering a request […]
Some of the harshest lockdown measures imposed anywhere in the course of the entire COVID-19 pandemic have led office workers in Shanghai to take the extraordinary step of sleeping in their offices in order to avert disruptions to their companies’ workflow. Some staff will be working in rotating shifts. Personnel of brokers, exchanges, and asset […]
A full-scale lockdown on China’s financial hub of Shanghai is likely to cost the economy 190 billion yuan ($29.8 billion) in two weeks, or 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a minimum estimate by a Hong Kong economist. Almost 7 percent of the loss would be from the spillover effects to other […]
National Institutes of Health (NIH) documents obtained by a nonprofit watchdog in a federal court suit reveal that the agency deleted CCP virus genetic sequencing information from the Wuhan Institute of Virology at the Chinese lab’s request. The Arlington, Virginia-based Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Researchers (EO) obtained, as a result of a Freedom of Information […]
Commentary China and the United States, along with Russia and Japan, are members of APEC and the G-20, with the current geopolitical climate threatening the cohesion of both groups, presenting several flashpoints for a potential war. Last November, China’s Defense Ministry condemned a visit by a U.S. congressional delegation to Taiwan, an APEC member. In […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the greatest threat to the American people and nation, according to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who delivered a talk on the dangers posed by Russia and China at the Washington-based think tank Heritage Foundation on March 29. “For decades, the members of the Chinese Communist Party hid their true […]
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has condemned the Chinese communist regime for its persecution of a 66-year-old Falun Gong practitioner and mother, who died in custody after being arrested simply for practicing her spiritual beliefs. Ji Yunzhi died on March 21 after being tortured while in custody, 48 days after she was put in a […]
Tragic scenes emerged in locked-down Shanghai as residents in poor health struggled to obtain medical services amid the city’s harsh COVID restrictions. Battling a new wave of COVID-19 infections, Shanghai has moved to enact the country’s biggest city-wide lockdown, since Wuhan, as authorities rush to shut off every chain of infection. The eastern Chinese port and […]
A former official at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) discourages speculation about the causes of the China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 accident, urging the public to stay patient until black box data is read. Barry Strauch, former deputy chief of the NTSB’s major investigations division, served as an air crash investigator for 33 years. […]
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has expressed alarm about the strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing. The relationship between the two countries reached new heights in February when Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympics and […]
China’s Shanghai announced 2,676 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, which is the highest daily tally given by officials over the past several months.But many locals have told the Epoch Times they believe the real number must be several times higher while commenting that hospitals can’t stand the workload as medical staff have increasingly been tested positive. https://ept.ms/3Nt63tJ
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As tanks and troops pour into Ukraine, the United States and its allies shift their attention to Russia. But experts warn that China, whose ruling communist party has captured U.S. elites, is still focusing on supplanting the United States, leader of the free world. https://ept.ms/35hsT6r
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China is expanding its influence in South America to counter the U.S. dominance in the Western hemisphere, according to security expert Joseph J. Humire. https://ept.ms/3NtFqox
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WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden released his $5.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2023 on March 28, including significant funding for law enforcement, in an effort to set himself apart from progressives in his party who have advocated for defunding the police. https://ept.ms/3Lp758e
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses the greatest espionage threat to the United States. Yet Chinese agents continue to obtain U.S. visas, and the Biden administration terminated the U.S. counterespionage program last month. https://ept.ms/3NpuLvc
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State-sponsored cyberattacks against other nations are nothing new; they’ve been a reality for a couple of decades, even if we’ve discovered some malicious code recently. But as U.S. relations deteriorate with China and Russia, they take on even greater urgency and up the risks of strategic mistakes. https://ept.ms/3DgFJ1z
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made it critically important for Washington to supply arms to Taiwan in the face of Beijing’s invasion threats, according to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). https://ept.ms/3tNWEFD
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BEIJING—Chinese authorities officially confirmed Saturday that there were no survivors in the crash of a China Eastern 737-800 earlier this week with 132 people on board. https://ept.ms/3LfEX7F
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After the U.S. government issued a stern warning about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) role in the Russia-Ukraine war, the CCP criticized NATO in its domestic propaganda for using Ukraine to fight a proxy war. However, its stance internationally was ambiguous. The CCP adopts different propaganda strategies and focuses when targeting different audiences. https://ept.ms/3qA8hxK
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India-China relations will remain strained due to Beijing’s large deployment of troops at their shared Himalayan border, which violates the 1993–96 agreements, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday. https://ept.ms/3Df7Rlp
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China and Russia are expanding their influence in Latin America and the Caribbean, and challenging the United States’ ability to deter conflict, according to two U.S. generals who spoke at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 24. https://ept.ms/3844C4Z
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As international companies are withdrawing from Russia, the Chinese ambassador to Russia openly encourages small and medium-sized Chinese companies to fill the gaps in the Russian market. https://ept.ms/3JL6QUS
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A bank manager working at a branch of state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was recently sentenced to life in prison for setting up a scheme that enabled her to steal 250 million yuan (about $40 million) in deposits. The depositors are finding it almost impossible to get their money back as the court did not hold the bank accountable for this loss. https://ept.ms/3NAs0Yf
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Australia’s taxpayer-funded university research sector has long been targeted by authoritarian regimes resulting in the transfer of sensitive research, with a new government report specifically identifying the Chinese regime as the largest, but not the only, culprit of foreign interference. https://ept.ms/3qFAJOV
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The United States will not be able to hold a competitive advantage or protect its national security as long as China maintains its dominance in rare earths production, according to experts. https://ept.ms/3tHh4zX
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In 2009, bitcoin, the world’s first decentralized digital currency was created. Designed to replace the U.S. dollar, the global reserve currency, bitcoin has become a sort of Rorschach test for humanity. https://ept.ms/3DaXmzL
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Corporate bankruptcies in the United States work under very well-defined laws and procedures about who gets paid, in what order, and based upon contractual or implied understanding. https://ept.ms/3iDQm4Y
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed in India on March 24, just a few days after a serious diplomatic war of words between the two countries over Kashmir and after the failure of the 15th round of military talks earlier this month. https://ept.ms/3qym8og
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The Nuclear Posture Review is an important document to guide the Department of Defense regarding its nuclear forces and, thus, the nuclear deterrence capability of the United States. https://ept.ms/36sjEAU
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Canadian actor Keanu Reeves is getting canceled by China for appearing at a concert associated with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. https://ept.ms/3IIpSK9
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The United States needs to compete with China to gain more influence in the Solomon Islands, according to Indo-Pacific expert Cleo Paskal. https://ept.ms/36qwwb1
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Three major Chinese and Russian communications technology firms were added to a list of national security threats by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 25. https://ept.ms/35ePJvE
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The president of China’s Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. (BoCom), on Friday warned it will be difficult for the lender to deliver satisfactory earnings this year. https://ept.ms/3LiSfQU
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Australia’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Australian journalist Cheng Lei will face trial in China on March 31, after media outlets reported on March 26 on the upcoming trial date, citing their own sources. https://ept.ms/3NqD1ez
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The war in Ukraine has shocked many with a modern sensibility—and with good reason. https://ept.ms/3LdG1ZJ
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China’s communist regime increasingly brings back nationals who have sought refuge abroad against their will while maintaining a pretense that the returns are voluntary. https://ept.ms/36vePXJ
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China announced on March 24 that it had found human remains and wreckage of the plane that crashed with 132 people on board. At the same time, the regime removed the reports with details about the victims. https://ept.ms/3LeiM1v
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The family company of Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing recently sold a large amount of European assets. His investments have always been an economic bellwether. https://ept.ms/383wu9l
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On March 9, the Biden administration may have felt that it dodged a bullet when conservative Yoon Suk-yeol was elected president of South Korea for a five-year term. https://ept.ms/3iFiq85
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The news that China’s popular Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu died from self-immolation in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet in protest of Beijing’s tyranny has been strictly blocked by the Chinese regime. Many local Tibetans still don’t know about his death, while others told The Epoch Times that they dared not comment on this matter. https://ept.ms/3Nq5ukr
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The US and coalition partners stand up against Beijing's threats. https://ept.ms/36MxHB6
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After a China Eastern Airlines plane crashed in southern China, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who has never been involved in disaster handling before, went to the site overnight, and the Chinese military and armed police were quickly dispatched to assist in the rescue efforts. Some analysts believe that these are moves that suggest that Beijing’s top officials are guarding against one another. https://ept.ms/3LeILGm
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A leaked draft security agreement between Beijing and the Solomon Islands' will allow Chinese forces to be deployed to the Pacific nation to "protect the safety of Chinese personnel and major projects in Solomon Islands," putting People's Liberation Army forces within 1,700 kilometres of Australia's northern city of Cairns. https://ept.ms/3Nk4JcJ
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Chinese Communist Party officials are distorting the meaning and context of a more than 50-year-old United Nations resolution in an effort to claim Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China, to choke off all discussion of the sovereign territory’s status, and to limit the diplomatic options available to the self-ruled island, according to a new report. https://ept.ms/3uwQBUQ
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Sanctions, regulations, and COVID-19 take their toll. https://ept.ms/3IFwx7K
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High-frequency data detected unprecedented cash flows out of China following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, flagging a decreased confidence of investors amid geopolitical conflict and uncertainty. https://ept.ms/3qx1PHV
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve a lung cancer drug U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly and its Chinese partner tested clinically only in China. https://ept.ms/3JWHbJ3
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On a road damp with rain, in front of a neighborhood officials’ office in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, a kneeling woman’s heart-wrenching pleas for her dying husband tore through the frigid air. https://ept.ms/3D6E66t
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A group of five Republican senators is urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to formally recognize and reprioritize the threat posed to national security by the Chinese communist regime’s efforts to conduct espionage against the United States. https://ept.ms/3iQVnY9
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Click past Apple’s shiny consumer marketing of its latest iPhone 13, and you’ll read in the specs that it brings some serious new technology to its hardware. https://ept.ms/3uo71yN
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After the Chinese regime locked down a provincial capital of 4.5 million due to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak, locals have questioned whether such measures can be effective in containing the virus and have blamed health workers’ for causing cross-infection. https://ept.ms/3Nm4jm4
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows the lengths that some people go to make things gray. And without good guys, there is no reason for action against Russian, or likely Chinese, aggression. https://ept.ms/3ivxi90
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While China may initially have planned to help Moscow offset the effect of Western sanctions, Beijing has now shifted gears after seeing its devastating impact on Russia’s economy, according to China analyst Antonio Graceffo. https://ept.ms/3wyLFRY
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NATO reaffirmed its commitment to leverage devastating economic consequences on Russia and to condemn the nation’s invasion of Ukraine during a meeting in Brussels on March 24. The alliance also called on China’s communist regime to stop its support of Russia. https://ept.ms/3IPXp5n
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As the U.S.-led Western world continues to fail in pressuring China to condemn Russia and its military operations in Ukraine, one is left to wonder: Are our policymakers just going through the political motions, repeating talking points that are passed down through think-tanks and academia, or are they truly just downright naïve? https://ept.ms/3iwuWGP
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The US has recognized the genocide against the Rohingya in Burma, but not China’s culpability. https://ept.ms/36JEs6G
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Since Chinese companies listed on the U.S. stock exchange face increasing pressure of being delisted, some are now considering listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange through Global Depository Receipts, bank certificates listing shares in two or more countries. https://ept.ms/3qAoGCh
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China property shares rose dramatically after China proposed countermeasures to prevent risks in the debt-ridden real estate sector at the latest financial stability meeting. The scale of capital invested in the stock market was an extraordinary sign, Chinese media said. https://ept.ms/3JTK2T3
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On March 21, Shenzhen, which was under lockdown, announced temporary lifting of the lockdown, restoring order to production and daily life for a week. However, Shenzhen’s Yantian port soon became even more congested, adding to the bottlenecks in the global supply chain caused by the pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine. https://ept.ms/3iwaaHl
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While false claims of Russian interference in U.S. elections and collusion with Donald Trump’s candidacy have gotten ample attention, the very real issue of Chinese Communist Party infiltration and meddling in America’s domestic politics has gone largely ignored, according to Rep. Andy Biggs. https://ept.ms/3uqa21F
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A China Eastern Airlines jet carrying 132 people crashed into the mountains of southeast China on the afternoon of March 21. The reason for the nosedive of the six-year-old Boeing 737-800 is baffling aviation experts. https://ept.ms/3IvI2Pe
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China should further integrate with the global market so that it could cause pain to any country that chooses to sanction the communist regime, a Chinese scholar argued during a recent interview with state-run media. https://ept.ms/3ukYaOq
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In a midterm election year, House Republicans are gathered in Florida to roll out policy proposals to “change the direction” of the country as they look to regain the majority in Congress this fall. https://ept.ms/36J24bA
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A Chinese national from New Jersey has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining U.S. visas to get Chinese government employees into the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 23. https://ept.ms/3tyT1TN
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The Biden administration warned China on March 23 not to help Russia evade Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, saying G7 countries will soon announce a unified initiative to prevent “systematic sanctions busting.” https://ept.ms/3IAznuY
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Local officials in China’s Shenzhen city are struggling to keep their cities running, even with the central regime’s newly branded “dynamic zero-Covid” policy, but will be dismissed if they challenge it. https://ept.ms/3JKikrO
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A growing number of Chinese property developers this week said they will be unable to publish audited 2021 earnings statements on time, deepening market concerns over the sector’s financial troubles. https://ept.ms/3LcK7Bj🌟Gain Insights on the Threat Posed by Communist China 👉 https://ept.ms/3pBLrFvKaisa Group Holdings Ltd, COVID-19, Hong Kong, Evergrande, JP Morgan
Three fully militarised Beijing-backed bases in the South China Sea pose a threat to Australia’s vast northern region, according to Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. https://ept.ms/3iyIr8V
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German automaker BMW announced on March 23 that its plants in Shenyang, China, will temporarily shut down from March 24 due to the city’s COVID-19 restrictions, with no date determined for resuming production. https://ept.ms/3wxNH4O
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A Chinese manufacturer should not be allowed to use the U.S. legal system to compel production of evidence in a private arbitration taking place overseas, the Supreme Court heard March 23 in a case fast-tracked from a federal appeals court. https://ept.ms/3qzS2kp🌟Gain Insights on the Threat Posed by Communist China 👉 https://ept.ms/3pBLrFv
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The United States requires new space-based missile defense systems to counter the growing threat of hypersonic weapons, according to one expert. https://ept.ms/3DgAMWw
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In the eyes of Brandon Weichert, author of “Winning Space, How America Remains a Superpower” and an expert in military technologies, what lessons can the United States learn from the Ukraine-Russian war?
In this episode, Mr. Weichert and I talk about technological competition and supply chain security on strategically important technologies, in the context of the threat of the Chinese Communist Party.
We also talk about the significance of Russia’s deployment of a hypersonic missile in actual combat, and how the United States, in his view, may be falling behind in “Latent Industrial Capacity” in the new Quasi-war with the Eurasian authoritarian bloc.
Russia, Ukraine-Russian war, Quasi-war, Chinese Communist Party, United States, military technologies, Brandon Weichert, supply, Ukraine, China, space
Those carving out organs from living innocents with their scalpels aren’t the only ones complicit in the crime of forced organ harvesting. Silence amounts to complicity, too. https://ept.ms/3tA4Uss
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organ harvesting, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese regime, organ transplant
A black box containing the flight recorder was recovered Wednesday from the wreckage of a China Eastern passenger plane that crashed earlier this week, officials said. https://ept.ms/3qvN1cu
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China Eastern Plane, China Eastern Flight MU5735, Boeing 737-800
The Chinese Communist Party relies to a large degree on a strategy of luring powerful figures in American politics and business to extend its influence and avoid the consequences of its misdeeds. https://ept.ms/3D8edD2
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Chinese Communist Party, luring powerful figures, American politics, US Elites, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Tesla
China is working to link the regions of Tibet and Xinjiang with a new road named “G216” that’s set to bring the greatest strategic challenge to India since the 1950s, according to experts. https://ept.ms/3IALKqA
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Tibet, Xinjiang, China, Xi Jinping, National Highway
The Ukraine crisis allows the Chinese regime to increase engagement in Latin America, expand its power, isolate Taiwan, and threaten U.S. dominance in the region. https://ept.ms/3iwPMWw
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Latin America, China, The Ukraine crisis, Taiwan, US, Cuba, trading partner
Rep. Chris Smith has introduced legislation that would strip Beijing of its trade privileges with the United States, a measure meant to punish the communist regime for its “heinous human rights atrocities." https://ept.ms/3D8U1kQ
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Rep. Chris Smith, the United States, China human rights, China’s Trade Status
The ongoing U.S. and European sanctions against Russia are sending shockwaves through China's powerful elites. A China expert says "red aristocrats" are almost united against Chinese leader Xi Jinping over his decision to attack Taiwan. https://ept.ms/3IxYYV5
U.S. and European sanctions, Xi Jinping, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese communist elites,
Lockdowns across China inflict heavy damage on Western economies. https://ept.ms/36lPVcY
“zero-tolerance” COVID-19, non-lethal Omicron, west economy, lockdowns, Chinese manufacturers, China lockdown
China's ambassador to Russia has called on Chinese businesspeople in Moscow to expand their enterprises by leveraging the Ukraine crisis as severe international sanctions have crippled Russia’s economy in the wake of the invasion. https://ept.ms/3wt3BNR
China's ambassador, Chinese businesspeople, Ukraine crisis, international sanctions, Russia’s economy
Thanks to strong international pressure against Beijing extending a lifeline to Moscow, the CCP made slight adjustments to its pro-Russia stance. https://ept.ms/3qu7NsO
Russian invasion, Ukraine, nuclear war, Chinese Communist Party, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping
Chinese investors once again can purchase green cards by investing in the U.S. real estate market under the aegis of a controversial immigration program that has been revived after lapsing last year. https://ept.ms/3uhGbsa
Chinese investors, green cards, controversial immigration program, Visa Scheme, EB-5 program,
TikTok, a popular short video app owned by China-based ByteDance, has been spreading disinformation about the Ukraine war, including both pro-Russian and pro-Ukraine falsehoods, as well as Kremlin propaganda, according to a recent report by journalism watchdog NewsGuard. https://ept.ms/3wwaD4E
China, TikTok, Ukraine war, Russia-Ukraine
A Chinese aviation official said Wednesday that one of the two “black box” recorders had been found in severely damaged condition, two days after a China Eastern flight crashed in southern China with 132 people on board. https://ept.ms/3wxzuF8
black box, China Eastern flight crash, southern China, Boeing 737-800
A member of French Parliament Buon Tan has maintained “extensive links” to the Chinese Communist Party’s influence agencies, a recent report by Czech-based think tank Sinopsis detailed. https://ept.ms/3Nj4cIe
Chinese Communist Party, China, CCP, Ukraine
China doubled its import of liquefied natural gas from Russia in February from a year earlier, amid deepening relations between the two countries that continued even after Moscow invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. https://ept.ms/3D4IdzO
liquefied natural gas, Russia, Ukraine, Joe Biden, European Union, sanctions, Xi Jinping, Russian Liquefied Natural Gas
Wealthy Chinese nationals looking to obtain a U.S. green card may see their chances improve after President Joe Biden and Congress recently resurrected the EB-5 investor visa program. https://ept.ms/3txV22v
EB-5 investor visa, Joe Biden, U.S. residency, Wealthy Chinese nationals, U.S. Citizenship
The failure of the Russians to use their most advanced tanks in Ukraine recalls critical historical lessons that apply to advanced Chinese weapon systems like their capital ships and J-20 fighter. https://ept.ms/37T9VEg
Russian army, Chinese weapon, T14, J-20, F-35s
The London Metal Exchange’s (LME) extraordinary decision on March 8 to halt nickel trading after a short squeeze, triggered by a Chinese metal tycoon’s large short position, sent the commodity price skyrocketing to more than $100,000 a ton. https://ept.ms/3ICg6Jj
The London Metal Exchange, Russia’s invasion, Ukraine, nickel, China
A Ukrainian statesman called upon a Chinese drone manufacturer to halt the use of its products by the Russian military, which he said were being used to target Ukrainian civilians with missiles. https://ept.ms/3NfgzF9
Russian Military, Ukrainian, Chinese drone, NATO, Western sanctions, missile
Over the past two months, the yuan has taken a number of steps toward internationalization with the release of the digital yuan, as well as Russia using the yuan, possible yuan-denominated oil trade with Saudi Arabia, and discussions of yuan foreign currency reserves in other countries. https://ept.ms/3tv7TT0
yuan, Yuan International, foreign currency, china, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Capital Controls, Chinese Communist Party
There is justified concern that as part of its upcoming Nuclear Posture Review, which assesses the nuclear deterrent requirements of the United States, the Biden administration will cancel the Trump administration’s 2018 NPR decision to revive production of the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile. https://ept.ms/3L0BGsG
Nuclear Posture Review, Russia, China, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, the United States, NATO
China’s home market fell at a fast pace at the start of 2022. Even though the government lifted some restrictive policies late last year, the housing market has, so far, not been pulled out of its slump. https://ept.ms/3iuOETe
china housing market, property developer, home prices, the People’s Bank of China, Asian real estate,
The “demon nickel” incident of China Tsingshan Group has made the London Metal Exchange (LME) and Tsingshan Group the focus of the international financial market, and gradually exposed the inside story of how the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence the global nickel price through the LME. https://ept.ms/3IwE3Sn
London Metal Exchange, LME, Chinese Communist Party, Hong Kong, London Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, demon nickel, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Exchange, the United States
Away from the battlefields of Ukraine, a battle is taking place on a global exchange for what exactly constitutes a market and its rules. China, long known for manipulating its domestic market and cheating on global markets, is taking that to a new level by protecting Chinese firms from trading losses. https://ept.ms/3D6m4Bo
Global Markets, Chinese firms, China, The London Metals Exchange, LME, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, global financial market, Chicago Stock Exchange
Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up by rescue workers scouring a remote Chinese mountainside Tuesday for the wreckage of a China Eastern flight that one day earlier inexplicably fell from the sky and burst into a huge fireball. https://ept.ms/3D0RRnd
China Eastern Crash, Survivors, Boeing 737-800 plane, COVID-19,
In order to protect itself, the Chinese regime has refused to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a star Chinese state media TV anchor in Beijing has told her viewers. https://ept.ms/3Neuk6I
Chinese State Media Anchor, Russia’s invasion, Ukraine, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Liu Xin
After 22 years of harassment and torture at the hands of the Chinese regime for his spiritual beliefs, Dai Zhidong died aged 60 on Feb. 11, 35 days after the Chinese regime arrested him again for giving out a pamphlet, and less than one year after his wife, Guan Fengxia, died from severe persecution by the regime. https://ept.ms/37PVWPB
Faith Believer, Falun Gong, China, CCP, persecution
A local security camera has captured the terrifying last moment as a Chinese passenger plane dived almost vertically into a mountainous area of southern China. https://ept.ms/36GqIKd
Chinese Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800s
Shanghai Disney Resort has been shut down from March 21 due to a new surge in coronavirus cases while harsh restrictions in the city have drawn protests online. https://ept.ms/3qpV0I5
Shanghai Disney, coronavirus, COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Justice on Feb. 16 filed a lawsuit in a California court seeking to seize the funds of hundreds of Chinese nationals who held illegal U.S. bank accounts obtained through a criminal ring. https://ept.ms/36h076x
U.S. Department of Justice, Bank of America, Beijing, Patriot Act, Chinese nationals, China, anti-money laundering, the United States
Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese will push to set up a new award in honour of late Senator Kimberley Kitching, who was internationally recognised for work exposing human rights abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Australian Labor Party, Chinese Communist Party
Almost one month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Beijing regime’s diplomatic dance during the crisis has been drawing intensifying criticism from the West. https://ept.ms/36CTJ9F
Chinese Regime, Russia’s invasion, Ukraine, sanctions
The United Nations has been accused of undermining judicial independence and staging a legal “coup d’etat” after it fired an Australian judge in charge of the case where a whistle-blower disclosed the UN’s role in assisting China in its human rights violation. https://ept.ms/3tumkXo
The United Nations, Australian judge, China human rights, Chinese Communist Party, Xinjiang, Muslim Uyghurs
China’s budding relationship with Saudi Arabia threatens the US. https://ept.ms/3IwKaWI
China, Saudis, United States, Chinese Communist Party, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cold War, U.S. allies
The United States on March 21 announced the imposing of visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for "repressive acts" against ethnic and religious minorities inside China and abroad, including the United States. https://ept.ms/3IvJSQ9
Chinese Officials, Travel Bans, China, CCP, United States, World, International, human rights, Persecution of Religious
Chinese firms feel pressure from both Beijing and Washington.
Chinese firms , Beijing, Washington, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Joe Biden,
Russia’s difficulties in Ukraine may make Beijing think twice about its plans for Taiwan. https://ept.ms/3iufNGa
Russia, Ukraine, Beijing, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Communist Party, Putin, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, China
China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are coming to Russia’s rescue. Beijing is pressuring SOEs to purchase goods from Russian companies and to make investments into Russian enterprises.
China, Russian Assets, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Xi Jinping, Russia, Ukraine, China’s Belt Road Initiative, sanctions
Fertilizer and wheat in short supply around the world. https://ept.ms/3NbXTpv
food supply, food crisis, grocery store, grain from Ukraine, fertilizer, Ukraine, Russia
Mao Zedong wrote a short document called “A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire” on Jan. 5, 1930, stating his belief that communism would spread like wildfire. As a result, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is extremely sensitive to anyone or any country that questions or criticizes its carefully crafted propaganda, especially anyone who challenges the “forbidden” concept of an independent democratic Taiwan. https://ept.ms/3Nedc1a
CCP, Lithuania, China, Taiwan, Sanction, Trade, and Legal Warfare
The stock market in continental China and Hong Kong, which plummeted for two consecutive trading days due to the failure of U.S.-China economic talks, rebounded in an abnormally short window after China’s financial commission issued a bailout signal on March 16. https://ept.ms/36dBub1
stock market, China, Hong Kong, U.S.-China economic talks, China concepts stocks, Hong Kong’s stock market, CCP, Chinese economy
India will station maritime patrol aircraft in Australia amid ongoing concerns of hostility in the Indo-Pacific region, a move that comes as part of a larger package that will see the Australian government commit around AU$200 million (US$147 million) into developing the relationship. https://ept.ms/3Js49Y2
patrol aircraft, Indo-Pacific, Scott Morrison, Narendra Modi, Australia, India, Australian Space Agency
The month of March has seen the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union hit Russia with a whole host of economic sanctions, and further sanctions will likely follow. Now, though, it’s time to turn our attention to China. https://ept.ms/3JADjwQ
economic sanctions, Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, invasion of Ukraine
About 87 percent of vaccinated Hong Kong people who died from the latest wave of COVID-19 outbreak had taken China-made vaccines, local media reported, citing official data. But most deaths occurred among those who were not vaccinated. https://ept.ms/3itZF7i
Hong Kong, CoronaVaccines, COVID-19, Vaccines, Sinovac vaccine, BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine, mRNA technology
A growing number of police and sheriff’s departments across the United States are sending out warnings about the so-called “Orbeez challenge,” claiming it’s a dangerous new trend spreading via TikTok. https://ept.ms/3IANQGZ
TikTok 'Challenge', Orbeez challenge, TikTok, Police, children's product,
A Starbucks coffeehouse in the southern city of Shenzhen was accused of having a live cockroach in one of its takeaway drinks on March 12, adding another public relations challenge for the U.S. coffee chain giant in China this year. https://ept.ms/3CXs3s9
live cockroach, Starbucks, Starbucks China, Forbidden City
A video circulated on China’s social media showed that local authorities in Weifang, Shandong Province, ordered peasants to “remove trees” to make the land available for grain production. This comes as many in China fear food shortages will soon become a serious problem. https://ept.ms/3tutWsU
food shortages, grain production, Russian-Ukrainian war, China's food imports, Chinese Communist Party, food industry, food crisis
China has fully militarized at least three of the islands that the regime built in the disputed South China Sea, Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said on March 20. https://ept.ms/3D134UT
Chinese military, missile, South China Sea, the United States
A China Eastern Airlines jet carrying 132 people crashed in southeast China on March 21, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) confirmed. https://ept.ms/3CYq7zn
China Eastern Airlines jet, Boeing 737-800, Airliner Crash, Shanghai China
It is not surprising that the Russian leader would turn to China for military and economic aid, but Russian President Vladamir Putin’s move necessitates heightened caution on the part of the United States. https://ept.ms/36vCdny
China, CCP, Russia, United States, Putin, Xi Jinping
The COVID-19 outbreak in China’s megacity Shanghai continues to spread in different parts of the city, causing major hospitals to suspend medical services since March 18. https://ept.ms/3KYAndY
COVID-19, China COVID-19, lockdown, Shanghai, dormitory
Forced organ harvesting from living prisoners of conscience has secretly existed for over 20 years across the country under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), spotlighting an escalation of human rights violations in the 21st century, according to the event’s description. https://ept.ms/3N62XMf
organ harvesting, Falun Gong, summit
Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest says he would ban Huawei from participating in Canada’s 5G wireless networks if he becomes leader, staying in line with his party’s position. https://ept.ms/34VG0dm
ban Huawei, Jean Charest, Huawei, China, U.S. Justice Department, Conservative leadership race
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Sunday she plans to review COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, just days after acknowledging that many people in the global financial hub were “losing patience” with the city’s coronavirus policies. https://ept.ms/3tsbCRv
Hong Kong, COVID-19, coronavirus, global financial hub, China, zero-COVID
Communism is an “evil religion” seeking to undermine American society, according to anti-communist activist and researcher Trevor Loudon. https://ept.ms/37N0Mgr
communism, christianity, church, China
History will show that the Ukrainian war marked the beginning of the end of the Russian state. https://ept.ms/3IoO4Rt
Russia, Ukraine, China, sanction
Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” has many lessons to teach us about international politics and the U.S. position in the world. https://ept.ms/367iuLf
China, Russia, Xi, Biden, Putin
A prominent Chinese American dissident was recently arrested in New York City, accused by the FBI of working as an informant for Chinese intelligence for 17 years. https://ept.ms/3wlK7uA
Department of Justice, Chinese Communist Party, Ministry of State Security, Xi Jinping, Hong Kong, Chinese, US
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the Chinese regime not to “condone” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which he described as a fight “between good and evil.” https://ept.ms/3KToLZq
Boris Johnson, Vladimir Putin, Xi jinping, Chinese regime, Chinese Communist Party, Ukraine, UK, invasion of Ukraine, Chinese, Invasioin
President Joe Biden’s warning to China against aiding Russia in its invasion of Ukraine was “soft,” and the administration has done little to deter Chinese aggression on the world stage, according to Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.). https://ept.ms/3issMb3
Russia, Ukraine, Xi Jinping, China, Chinese, sanctions, Chinese Communist Party, Biden
In response to the recent COVID-19 surge in China, the regime has locked down mega city Shenzhen, Jilin Province, and Dongguan city, Guandong Province, and put travel restrictions on many places.
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China’s environmental watchdog has named four companies that falsified carbon emission reports. As data fraud continues to undermine the country’s ambitious climate goals, a former insider in China’s environment ministry discloses the causes.
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Volkswagen doesn’t seem to care much about China’s support of Russia during its Ukraine invasion. Neither, apparently, is the German company showing exceeding concern about the genocide in Xinjiang (where it has a factory that employs about 650 people).
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Just as the Russia-Ukraine war affects the world’s food and energy supply, China’s zero-COVID policy under the raging Omicron variant further threatens the global supply chain.
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One thing that the pandemic has made starkly evident is that it is urgent for the United States to become better able to serve its own needs in the areas of pharmaceuticals, pandemic readiness, and energy, according to Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
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Rep. Yvette Herrell said the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed why the United States needs to produce energy and the most essential medicines here at home.
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A few months ago, Chinese leader Xi Jinping touted “common prosperity.” “Common prosperity” is broadly believed to be a method of “killing the rich to help the poor,” which means that the rich are forced to share their wealth with the poor.
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The Chinese Communist Party not known for working within established paradigms, and more known for ignoring basic rules, is busy making breakthroughs of its own.
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The Chinese Communist Party was apparently not happy that a sculpture criticizing its leader Xi Jinping was on display in the United States, so the regime’s agents went to work.
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Advanced fighter jets from the United States and China came face to face recently, according to the commander of the United States’ air presence in the Indo-Pacific.
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As the economy deteriorates ever further under Chinese Communist Party leadership, the Russia-Ukraine war presents trade and investment opportunities that may just allow China’s ruling elite to keep one step ahead of gathering social unrest and extend its rule.
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President Joe Biden held a two-hour video call with Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping on March 18, following allegations from the U.S. administration that China was considering giving military assistance to Russia for the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the Taiwan Strait mere hours before a call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping was to take place.
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With the United States and many European Union countries imposing trade sanctions on Russia and banning the import of Russian oil, it is timely to see who the losers and winners are of this ban.
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enator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on March 17 sent an open letter to business leaders praising them for ceasing their operations in Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, and urging them to replicate this strategy in the context of China before the latter power invades Taiwan.
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In an effort to combat the threat from the Chinese regime, the U.S. National Intelligence and Security Center has prioritized the following five key sectors: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, semiconductors, and autonomous systems.
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Will foreign crises shift the focus of American voters away from accelerating inflation?
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He is a monk, but he routinely interacts with women. He is not allowed to marry or have children, but is a “father” to more than 400 children. He has saved many lives, but has been given a hard time by the authorities.
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Beijing is biggest winner in the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia.
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A U.S. Navy officer has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in purchasing handguns for the owner of a Chinese defense firm and for hiding the relationship, according to the Justice Department.
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Beijing is trying to make up for it with old boats only fit for training.
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An American Olympic figure skater and her father were among those targeted in an alleged conspiracy by secret agents of the Chinese Communist Party to silence dissidents abroad, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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Chinese secret police and their agents are stalking, harassing, intimidating, and conspiring to commit violence against pro-democracy activists and Chinese dissidents on U.S. soil.
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The Chinese regime sided with Russia in another U.N. vote on March 16, when the two nations dissented against a decision by the International Court of Justice ordering Moscow to “immediately suspend” its military operations in Ukraine.
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With the Russia-Ukraine war still ongoing, volunteers from more than 52 countries have joined the Ukrainian international legion.
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Top Beijing regulators rushed to salvage market confidence as investors began panic selling Chinese stocks for days in a row, pushing major indexes to their lowest levels in years.
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China won’t publicly announce its adjusted invasion plans for Taiwan or elsewhere. But by carefully parsing public statements, we can see the regime is learning the lessons from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The inward turn of both nations challenges the multilateralism of NATO.
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The story of H&M in China is the story of a global brand getting bullied into not only silence on human rights issues, but likely active support for the priorities of the Chinese Communist Party.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has banned all goods made by a leading Chinese sports brand, citing its use of North Korean labor, amounting to a breach of U.S. sanctions.
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During the Mao era, students and workers studied Mao’s “Little Red Book.” Today, “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” is a bestseller in China.
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For a long time, China and India were the only countries in the region operating large fixed-wing carriers, but they have been—or may soon be—joined by new players.
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