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Leo Timm

Leo Timm is a translator and writer focusing on China-related news, culture, and history.
Chinese Transplant Surgeon Disinvited From International Summit
A Chinese organ transplant expert was barred from participating in the annual China-Israel Innovation and Investment Summit, following reports that he may be involved with the crime of murdering prisoners of conscience for their organs....
Google Suffers Worst Cyberattack in Firm’s History
The world’s biggest tech company suffered a massive cyberattack on Nov. 12 that redirected web traffic through Russia, China, and Nigeria, and disrupted Google services such as search, cloud storage, and G Suite functions. According...
NASA’s Newest Mars Mission to Explore the Red Planet’s Core
The first NASA probe to reach Mars in six years touched down at around 3 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 26, completing a journey of around 300 million miles after lifting off from California’s Vandenberg...
‘First Step Act’ Prison Reform Bill Faces Challenges in Senate
A major bipartisan prison reform bill that passed the House this May is running out of time to be voted upon by the U.S. Senate, as politicians debate its pros and cons. If passed, the...
Why China Is Tightening Up on Its Foreign Exchange Reserves
Since the second half of 2016, the Chinese government has been placing stricter controls on the country’s massive reserves of foreign currency as the economy suffers setbacks. Members of the Chinese middle class have found...
As Scrutiny Increases, China Masks its ‘Thousand Talents Plan’
China has been hiding the identities of its top scientific recruits as the FBI and other U.S. agencies become more vigilant regarding intellectual property violations, data theft, and other forms of espionage. In particular, U.S. investigators...
How the Pursuit of Extremes Doomed China’s Sui Dynasty
The Sui Dynasty (A.D. 581-618) was the seventh major dynasty in Chinese history. Though very powerful, it lasted less than 40 years across the reign of just two emperors: Yang Jian (楊堅) and his son...
US Renews Sanctions as Iranian Government Struggles
On Nov. 5, the U.S. government re-imposed what, a few days earlier, the White House termed “the toughest sanctions regime ever” on Iran’s theocratic government, mainly targeting the country’s petroleum exports.   The sanctions also...
United on China: Tough U.S. Policies Gaining Bipartisan Support
While the November 6 U.S. midterm elections saw the Republican Party lose control of the House of Representatives, the upheaval is unlikely to derail America’s evolving policies on China and its communist regime. In the...
Honoring 100 Million Victims of Communism
In November 1917, Vladimir Lenin’s revolutionaries stormed the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, overthrowing the legal Russian government and establishing the world’s first communist regime. [caption id="attachment_125769" align="aligncenter" width="322"] In November 1917, Vladimir Lenin’s revolutionaries...
‘Letter From Masanjia’ Receives Award at Portland Film Festival
In October 2012, Julie Keith opened a Halloween decoration that she had bought for her daughter, and in it found a letter written by an inmate imprisoned for his beliefs at Masanjia, one of China’s...
China’s ‘Unprecedented’ Efforts to Influence US Politics
During and following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the public was heavily focused on the possible effects of Russian state interference in the outcome. But that narrative has overshadowed the existence of China’s operations —...