Alina Wang
A native of New York, Alina has a Bachelors degree in Corporate Communications from Baruch College and writes about human rights, politics, tech, and society.
China Points to Regulatory Easing After Tech Meeting, But Analysts Warn it Won’t Be That Simple
On May 17, Chinese officials met with some of the country’s most prominent tech executives amid a year-long crackdown that has wiped billions of dollars from one of its most lucrative homegrown sectors. Following the...
China Eastern Plane Crash That Killed All 132 Onboard in March Was Likely Intentional: Reports
Investigators have so far not found any mechanical or technical faults with the jet, the reports say, citing a preliminary assessment by U.S. officials into the plane’s cockpit voice and flight route recorders. The China...
Chinese Regime Harvests Over 150,000 Organs From Jailed Prisoners Each Year: Expert
For several decades now, the organ transplant industry in China has had a sinister, dark and often illegal side, according to research conducted by a growing number of experts. According to the reports, the communist...
Shooting at California Church Likely ‘Politically Motivated’ by China-Taiwan Dispute
Taiwan-born perpetrator may have been angry about trend of erasing Chinese statehood and identity from the island During a lunch reception at a Southern California church, a lone gunman opened fire on an unsuspecting group...
Here’s Just How Badly ‘Zero-COVID’ Has Damaged China’s Economy
Financial analysis The world’s second largest economy is paying the price for its unrelenting “zero-COVID” policy — with industrial output and consumer spending dipping to the worst levels since the pandemic began, and financial analysts...
Shanghai Announces Plans for Quick ‘Victory’ Over COVID-19 Amid Cratering Economy
Ruinous ‘zero-COVID’ policies have both local and central authorities scrambling to save face and livelihoods For over seven weeks now, Shanghai has enacted some of the strictest COVID measures the world has ever seen. Since...
Falling Shoreline at Nevada’s Lake Mead Reveals Human Remains Amidst Environmental Crisis
The receding shoreline of Nevada’s Lake Mead has led to the discoveries of two sets of human remains from at least 30 years ago. For over a decade, water levels have been plummeting in Lake...
Thousands of People Around the World Rally to Celebrate 30 Years of Falun Gong
As Falun Gong practitioners and supporters all around the world gather to commemorate and celebrate on May 13 — known as World Falun Dafa Day — many in China are unable to do so as...
COVID Lockdowns Cut 98% of Tesla’s April China Sales, Production Also Hard-Hit
As China continues implementing citywide lockdowns in Shanghai and Beijing in order to uphold its “zero-COVID” policy, car sales saw a record decline last month as the country’s unbending COVID protocols take a severe toll...
Joseph Zen, One of Asia’s Most Senior Catholics, Arrested in Hong Kong on National Security Charges
On May 11, Hong Kong police revealed that they had arrested a prominent cardinal and four aid workers for allegedly “colluding with foreign forces,” and claimed the group was in violation of the city’s national...
Incoming Hong Kong Leader John Lee Strengthens Xi’s Authority Over City
John Lee Ka-chiu, Hong Kong’s former Security Security and a career policeman, has been selected to replace the city’s outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam.Lee, 64, was the sole candidate and received 99 percent of the...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative Is Losing Money All Around the World
Now in its ninth year, the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) may be on the verge of collapse. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) first introduced the BRI as a way to globalize China via...