Debbie Cho
Debbie has worked in corporate accounting and holds degrees in the social sciences and financial economics. She writes on topics regarding China and finance which brings together her educational and work interests.
Millions Affected by Seasonal Floods in China as Nation Faces Water Insecurity
Floods in China’s south have displaced more than 2.6 million people and wrought hundreds of millions in damages, state-run media report. The disaster follows weeks of heavy rain since late spring. More than 1 million...
China Says Crypto Crackdown an Effort to Curb Money Laundering
Authorities in mainland China have arrested over 1,100 people involved in laundering illegal funds using cryptocurrencies according to the Chinese Ministry of Public Security. The arrests included 170 criminal groups that used crypto exchanges to...
US Navy Withdraws Only Carrier in Asia-Pacific to Help With Afghan Troop Withdrawal
The Navy has deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan from its home port in Japan, to help with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan this summer. The move will leave the Asia Pacific region...
China’s New Law Against Food Waste
A food waste regulation, first proposed by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) in December, was passed into law at the end of April. The new law will fine food caterers for excessive food wastage and...
China’s Overseas Laborers Suffer Frequent Abuse Working on Belt-and-Road Projects
Human trafficking in an age where building large infrastructure projects demands the use of many laborers that are often low-wage, unskilled workers looking to seek the promise of a better life through jobs far away...
Hong Kong’s Pro-Communist Establishment Targets Independent Media, Lawyers
In the latest move to suppress Hong Kong's legal freedoms, officials in the region loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have hinted at targeting the media under the guise of combating “fake news” as...
US Sees Boost to Chinese Coal Exports After Australia Ban
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) unofficial ban on Australian coal has turned into a boon for U.S. industry. However, Chinese citizens have often been left holding the bag as energy shortages have hit the world’s...
Communist China’s Plagiarism and Asymmetric Foreign Policy
At a recent lecture at Tsinghua University in Beijing, marketing expert and visiting professor, Zang Qichao, boasted about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) strategy of modeling business practices and operations after stolen intellectual property (IP)...
Political Shifts Cause Increased Migration From Hong Kong to Canada
The number of Hong Kong residents moving to Canada has increased recently amid the changes in the political climate affecting the Chinese administrative region. The erosion of democracy in Hong Kong has prompted Canada to...
Minimizing US Reliance on China for Pharmaceuticals
An over-reliance on China to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished medical products has left the United States vulnerable to trade weaponization as a means of economic punishment, and a possible supply chain bottleneck,...
Freedom House: Communist China Targets Dissidents Worldwide
A Washington, D.C. think tank recently published a study on the extensive efforts China’s communist dictatorship utilizes to pressure and suppress dissidents and activists residing in countries across the world. Freedom House released a February...
Trade Weaponization and China
Using trade as a weapon is not a new tactic for countries wishing to cause economic losses to their opponents. Furthermore, the practice has become increasingly apparent today, as we have seen with the rise...