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Leo Timm

Leo Timm covers China-related news, culture, and history. Follow him on Twitter at @kunlunpeaks
US Considering Sanctions on Chinese Banks for Russia Dealings, But No Concrete Plans Yet
The U.S. government has been drafting sanctions on a number of mainland Chinese banks in retaliation for the communist state's commercial support of the Russian military industry, as reported by the Wall Street Journal on...
Taiwan to Remove Statues of Nationalist Chinese Leader Chiang Kai-shek
The current government of Taiwan announced a drive to remove 760 statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the military leader who ruled the Republic of China (ROC) on the mainland and then Taiwan from the mid-1920s until...
South Korea’s President Yoon and Ruling Party Suffer Legislative Election Loss in Setback for Anti-Communist Politics
The right-wing administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been dealt a heavy blow in the country's legislative elections held April 10, a development that jeopardizes his efforts to push back against North Korea,...
Civil War in Sudan Enters 2nd Year: 15,000 Dead, 8 Million Displaced
The civil war in Sudan has been raging for over a year now, having begun on April 15, 2023. Since then, the regions of Darfur, Kordofan, Gezira, and Khartoum — the last being the northeastern...
US Puts Pressure on China as Ukraine War Escalates
News analysis With Ukraine repeatedly losing ground to the Russian army in recent months, the U.S. seems to be pressing Communist China for its role in aiding the Kremlin’s war on the former Soviet republic. ...
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Communist China Heads Down a Road of Isolation and Impoverishment
Commentary Once known as “the world’s factory” and widely believed to be the superpower of the near future, China is now experiencing prolonged economic hardship, social instability, and isolation on the global stage. Trade with...
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Japan Reverses Course, Increases Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Unlike most major economies, Japan has spent much of the 21st century adhering to a doctrine of extremely low interest rates — so low that since 2016, they were actually negative.  That changed on Tuesday,...
New Utah Law Takes Aim at Communist China’s Organ Harvesting Atrocities
On March 14, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law an act earlier passed on March 1 by the state's senate and house that prohibits health providers from covering or providing post-care for organ transplant...
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Hong Kong Passes Infamous ‘Article 23’ in Show of Growing Communist Hold
Three months shy of four years after Communist China imposed its repressive National Security Law (NSL) on Hong Kong, the financial hub and port city has passed additional legislation, titled "Safeguarding National Security Ordinance" and...
Japan’s Daiwa House Planning US Factory for Prefab Homes
Stanley Martin, the American branch of Japanese homebuilder Daiwa House Industry group, hopes to set up a factory in the U.S. to lower the costs of prefab home construction, as reported by Nikkei Asia on...
Over 2,000 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Mount Hope, NY
MOUNT HOPE, New York — On Feb. 17 and Feb. 18, the Mount Hope Chinese Association (MHCA) held a Chinese New Year celebration in Otisville, upstate New York, which saw about 2,000 people attend the...
Chinese Weapons Industry Booming as Overall Economy in Decline
In recent years, China and its people have seen conditions go from bad to worse under the Communist Party's ruinous economic and social policies, such as the "zero-COVID" pandemic lockdowns, aggressive international posturing, and directives...