Darren Maung
Darren is an aspiring writer who wishes to share or create stories to the world and bring humanity together as one. A massive Star Wars nerd and history buff, he finds enjoyable, heart-warming or interesting subjects in any written media.
COVID-19 Testing to Resume in China, Hospitals and Transportation Hubs Targeted for Initiative
In early December, as fears of a new wave of COVID-19 rose, Beijing revived testing procedures in some hospitals and transportation hubs. Such actions have driven more worries by the Chinese populace, who were already...
Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base Expanded Allegedly With Communist Chinese Assistance
According to satellite images, throughout this year, Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base has been expanded, allegedly with the Chinese Communist Party’s help, raising concerns and suspicions worldwide of China’s potential motives. According to Radio Free Asia...
Exiled Hong Kong Activist Urged to Return Home By Questionable Online Post
On Nov. 27, exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law was called to return home to Hong Kong and answer to authorities through a post on social media supposedly written by his own brother. With his...
How to Help Migrating Hummingbirds on Their Arduous Journeys
As gardens across America go dormant for the winter, many of our feathered friends have made their annual journey south. This includes the fascinating — and myth inspiring — hummingbirds. In both North and South...
Founding Member of ‘Tiananmen Mothers’ Passes Away
On Sept. 19, 2023, a founding member of the Tiananmen Mothers, Zhou Shuzhuang, died in Beijing, decades after the death of her son during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. To...
Chinese Communist Party Launches ‘Patriotic Education’ Law for Youth
On Oct. 24, China’s national legislature approved a law on “patriotic education” to reinforce its grip on its youths, local media reported. According to state-owned news agency Xinhua, the law will come into effect on...
Vocal Hui Muslim Poet Assaulted By Stranger Near His Home in Shandong
After spending three years keeping a low profile in order to avoid Chinese authorities, vocal Hui Muslim poet Cui Haoxin — better known by his pen name An Ran — was attacked by an anonymous...
Canadian Banks Blocking Overseas Hongkongers from Accessing $1.1 Billion in Pension Funds
Reportedly, Canadian-based financial firms Manulife and Sun Life have been blocking Hongkongers in the UK from accessing their retirement funds. According to a report by the UK-based human rights organization ,Hong Kong Watch, thousands who...
Book About Ming Emperor Pulled From Shelves in China After Netizens Draw Comparisons With Xi Jinping
A reprint of a book about Chongzhen, the ill-fated last emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), has been banned in China after supposed links to present leader Xi Jinping — making the book another victim...
Mass Trials and Bounty Hunts of Overseas Chinese Activists Sparks Concern at UN
Human rights investigators at the United Nations (UN) have raised the alarm concerning mass trials carried out on democracy activists months ago as part of Hong Kong’s repressive National Security Law (NSL). During the “subversion”...
As Philippines and US Hold Joint Military Exercises, China Retaliates With Naval Drills
Recently, as naval drills were being held by the Philippines, the U.S., and their allies in the South China Sea, China launched its own exercises in apparent retaliation. Vessels and helicopters from the Southern Theater...
Family of Washington-based Student Activist Targeted By Chinese Authorities
Even in the United States Chinese international student Zhang Jinrui cannot escape the crosshairs of the Chinese Communist Party’s policies, after he learned that his family in China was targeted by state security police, who...