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Leo Timm

Leo Timm covers China-related news, culture, and history. Follow him on Twitter at @kunlunpeaks
US Faces Host of Economic Troubles as Growth Slows in Europe, China
Having experienced a rebound after the end of pandemic measures in 2022, the U.S. economy looks to be a better position than the world's two other preeminent economic entities, the European Union and China, both...
Fear in the Forbidden City
Political analysis A slew of rumors and alleged insider accounts concerning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership have emerged amidst the disappearance or removal of multiple senior officials in recent weeks.  Qin Gang, foreign minister...
US Officials Highlight Depth of China’s Economic Crisis
Following meetings with their counterparts from the People's Republic of China (PRC), officials of the Biden administration, including U.S. President Joe Biden himself, have noted Beijing's unusual straightforwardness when it comes to the woes they...
Returning to the Peach Blossom Spring
Amidst the beauty and serenity of the countryside landscape, surrounded by books, wine, and farming fields, dwelt Tao Yuanming (陶淵明), a famous poet who lived during China’s Six Dynasties era around 1,500 years ago. The...
China Plans 1.5 Trillion in Financing to Prop Up Debt-Swamped Local Governments
Beijing is planning a move to alleviate some of the pressure on debt-laden local governments involving 1.5 trillion yuan (about US$200 billion) in special financing to repay their loans, according to an Aug. 20 report...
China Launches Retroactive Investigations Into Healthcare Sector Corruption
Various healthcare-related departments in China are undergoing a one-year probe by the country's National Health Commission (NHC) into possible misuse of funds and other malfeasance in past years, according to an announcement late this July....
Unprecedented Flooding in China Leads to Resentment, Protests
The Chinese authorities’ response to severe flooding in and around Beijing has sparked widespread anger, with many accusing the Communist Party of sacrificing rural communities to use as “moats” to protect the capital and Xi...
Anticipating End of Communist Rule, Hong Kong Dissidents Form Parliament-in-Exile
A number of figures who fled Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ramped up political repression in the former British colony have announced the establishment an exile government to help “take down the...
Congress Questions BlackRock, MSCI for Investing in Chinese Military and State Companies
As a “direct result” of actions by gargantuan asset management firm BlackRock and leading investment index provider MSCI, millions of Americans are “unwittingly funding” the Chinese Communist Party and its military forces, the People’s Liberation...
Sen. Merkley Warns of E-Commerce Pushing Chinese Slave Labor Products
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley as well as other U.S. lawmakers have called attention to loopholes in U.S. trade policy that could be facilitating a deluge of low-price products made by slave labor in Communist China...
Retired Chinese Doctor Recounts Live Organ Harvesting in Military Hospital: Exclusive Interview
A retired Chinese doctor now living in Canada has stepped forward to reveal his eyewitness knowledge of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience by the communist regime, and encourages others in the Chinese medical industry...
Japan Would Probably Aid Taiwan With Equipment or Logistics, Defense Minister Says
The Japanese minister of defense, Ino Toshiro, has stated that "it's very possible" that his country would render aid to Taiwan in the event of a Communist Chinese invasion, though whether this help would come...