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.
Uyghur Chinese Olympian ‘Vanishes’ After Carrying Torch at Beijing Olympics and Competing in Cross-Country Skiing
An ethnic Uyghur Olympic skier representing China has reportedly “disappeared” after carrying the Olympic torch for the host nation during its opening ceremony on Feb. 4. Dinigeer Yilamujiang, became an overnight sensation after much anticipation...
Chinese Tennis Player Peng Shuai Again Recants Sexual Abuse Allegations: ‘Huge Misunderstanding’
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai says there has been a "huge misunderstanding" over a social media post in which she claimed to be a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a former Communist...
US-born Figure Skater Zhu Yi Under Attack on Social Media After Taking Fall in Beijing Olympics
Zhu Yi, a 19-year-old figure skater competing for China, took a hard fall over the weekend while skating for the women’s free program, knocking the hosting country from third place to fifth. She has been...
Hong Kong Ups COVID-19 Preventive and Testing Measures After Surge in Untraceable Cases
After a surge in untraceable COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, authorities have vowed to secure vast numbers of rapid testing kits in order to “carry out voluntary universal screening and introduce home quarantine for close...
Xi-Putin Meeting: Russia and China Bolster Ties Amid Rising Tension Over Ukraine
With the Winter Olympics scheduled to begin in Beijing tomorrow, Feb. 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in their first in-person meeting since 2019. According to both sides,...
Beijing Continues Deadly Persecution of Upstanding Chinese Citizens for Practicing Falun Gong
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a Chinese traditional spiritual discipline practiced by tens of millions of people in China and around the world since its introduction to the public in 1992. The...
Video of Chinese Woman Chained Inside Hut Goes Viral, Sparking Outrage Across Social Media
A video of a Chinese mother locked in a hut in rural China with a chain around her neck has ignited a wave of anger and shock across social media. In the video, a middle-aged...
Hit by ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies, Chinese Manufacturing Crawls to Slowest Since Start of Pandemic
China’s manufacturing sector slowed to its weakest in almost two years as the country’s stringent “Zero-COVID” measures forced many factories into shutdowns and entire cities into full lockdowns. In its drive to completely eradicate the...
Five Traditional Dishes to Eat During the Chinese New Year to Bring You Good Luck and Prosperity
This Lunar New Year, taking place today, will celebrate the Year of the Tiger, so invoke good luck and fortune with these traditional and delicious Chinese dishes: DumplingsThis Chinese staple is a traditional must-eat food...
Chinese Activist Charged with Subversion Has Secret Trial, Family Barred from Attending
Authorities in China’s central Hunan Province have held a secret trial for jailed activist Ou Biaofeng. Ou was first arrested for publicly supporting the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Ou was charged with “inciting subversion...
US Navy Rushes to Retrieve Crashed F-35 From South China Sea
The U.S. Navy is racing to retrieve an advanced F-35C fighter jet from the bottom of the South China Sea after it crashed on an aircraft carrier and plunged overboard – taking with it highly...
Disappeared: The Faces of Human Rights Activists Silenced by Communist China
In China, speaking out against the government can lead to your arrest, torture while in detention, or worse yet — a sudden dissapearance.Human rights activists, lawyers, religious believers — these are just some of the...