Leo Timm
Leo Timm covers China-related news, culture, and history. Follow him on Twitter at @kunlunpeaks
Chinese Products Flood Global Markets
The Chinese economy has been floundering over the last few years, especially since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the three years of strict “zero-COVID” lockdowns imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)....
Contentious Taiwan Legislative Yuan Reforms Spark 100,000-strong Protests
On May 24 and May 28, protests of 30,000 and then 100,000 people gathered around Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan to demonstrate against controversial parliamentary reforms that many fear could help tip the island’s democratic system in...
Quality, Safety Concerns of Chinese-made EVs Come to the Fore
At the “Lianghui” government conferences of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) held this March 4–11, the communist regime emphasized “rejuvenating” the Chinese economy through technological innovation — specifically, investment in “new quality productive forces.” ...
High Inflation, Living Costs Continue to Impact Americans Despite Better Economic Figures
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election draws closer, America’s economic performance since 2021 amidst rising living costs is looming large in public discourse as the Biden administration readies itself to a rematch with former President...
Japan Moves to Untether Popular Line App From Korean Shareholder After Data Breaches
An “administrative guidance” by the Japanese government against the firm that runs the Line app — the messaging and social media platform used ubiquitously across Japan and much of East Asia — has caused controversy...
Destruction of Ancestral Temple in Southern China Brings 4,000 People Out in Protest
The demolition of a 300-year-old ancestral temple by local authorities in Shenzhen, southern China, sparked a demonstration by 4,000 angry residents, who confronted police and officials over what they criticized as an affront against their...
On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA Head Highlights Role of Chinese Producers in Opioids Reaching America
Testifying at a hearing before Congress on May 7, which is National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram described how chemical companies and money laundering organizations from Communist China fuel Mexican...
In China, Blinken Lays Out America’s Red Lines on Russia, Other Tensions
The top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, recently made his second visit to China, spending three days pressing the leaders of the communist country on a range of disagreements, chiefly Beijing’s support for...
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...