Year: 2020

Pompeo Meets Allies to Counter Beijing Authoritarianism

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken candidly with allied foreign ministers of India, Japan, and Australia on the importance of collaborating against threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Pompeo made his statement about the CCP during opening remarks for a “Quad” meeting…
The 10 Admonishments of Imperial Official Lin Zexu (Part 1)

Lin Zexu (林則徐, 1785-1850) was an honest official in the late Qing Dynasty known for his strict crackdown against the opium trade. In 1839, he made a tour of Macao and, seeing the ills plaguing society, penned 10 maxims based on his 54 years of experience to warn against the…
US Justice Department: Yale Discriminated Against White and Asian Applicants

The Department of Justice’s two-year investigation into Yale University’s admissions practices has found that the school discriminated against undergraduate applicants of white and Asian backgrounds on the basis of their race. On Aug. 13, the department stated that every year, race was the “determinative factor” in Yale’s assessment of many…
High-level US Visit to Taiwan Deepens Alliance Against Communist China

On Aug. 9, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit, making him the most senior American official to visit the self-ruled island in four decades. In a meeting the next day with Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen, Azar praised the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Plato Was Right: Earth Is, More or Less, Made of Cubes

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato believed that the universe consisted of five fundamental elements — air, fire, water, cosmos (or aether), and earth. According to his theory, each of these elements had its own geometric shape, with earth particles being cubes. Science now considers atoms to…
Chinese Consulate in Houston Likely Burned Evidence of Spying, Says Former Diplomat

According to a Chinese former diplomat who defected to Australia, the Houston Chinese consulate that was forced to close in late July was likely burning documents containing details about the communist regime’s covert operations in the United States. On July 22, the Trump administration took the unprecedented move of ordering…
US Officials Speak Out on Forced Organ Harvesting From Religious Prisoners in China

The Trump administration has expressed concern about long-standing allegations that people imprisoned by the Chinese authorities for their faith are being murdered for their organs, which is called forced organ harvesting. On July 20, U.S. State Department officials condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun…
He Escaped China Over a Decade Ago, but Memory of Repression Remains Close

In late 2000, China Southern Airlines pilot Zhang Guoliang lost his right to fly — for reasons that had nothing to do with his skills or professional record. Rather, it was due to his spiritual beliefs that the young aviator had his license confiscated by a Chinese Communist Party official…
US Officials Tackle Communist Chinese Threat, Consider Travel Ban on All Party Members

In a July 15 article, The New York Times cited anonymous U.S. officials as saying that the Trump administration is considering a blanket ban on all 90 million members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which comes at a time when Washington is galvanizing its stance on the authoritarian regime. Similar…
Beijing and WHO Concealed Early Spread of COVID-19, Says Escaped Researcher

Now seeking asylum in the United States, a Chinese virologist formerly employed at Hong Kong University has given her account of the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, saying that the Chinese authorities knew COVID-19 was spreading between humans in December 2019, but covered up the…
Hongkongers Defy Police Ban to Commemorate Tiananmen Massacre

Thousands of people gathered in the evening of June 4 in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to hold a vigil for those killed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, ignoring police orders to stay at home. Candles were lit at 6:30 p.m. local time, with increasing numbers of people…
Dandelion Stir-Fry: Physical and Meta-Physical Benefits

The dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has been valued since ancient times for its healing properties. It is a symbol of “emotional healing” since the plant can endure harsh conditions. As such, the dandelion represents overcoming suffering by standing strong. Gardeners tend to think of the dandelion plant as just…