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Leo Timm

Leo Timm covers China-related news, culture, and history. Follow him on Twitter at @kunlunpeaks
Agents of Communist China Arrested for IRS Bribery Scheme Targeting Falun Gong in the US
Two "illegal agents" serving the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have been arrested in California after they were caught attempting to bribe someone they thought was an IRS official into helping them carry out their mission...
This aerial view shows the P4 laboratory (C) on the campus of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan on May 13, 2020. A study by Dr. Steven Quay found early virological samples from COVID-19 patients that were sequenced and referenced by WIV researcher Shi “Batwoman” Zhengli, contained heavy contamination, including Nipah Virus and an undisclosed H7N9 Influenza vaccine.
New Report Studies ‘Growing Evidence’ That COVID-19 Pandemic Originated in Wuhan Lab
On Wednesday, May 17, the office of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a lengthy report concerning the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that appeared in Wuhan, central China in 2019 and caused the COVID-19 pandemic...
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority Scrutinizes High Price of Petrol and Groceries
A British government department, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is looking into whether UK consumers are overpaying for food and fuel, recently announcing increased efforts to see if there is a lack of competition...
Falun Gong Parade Held in Manhattan to Celebrate the Spiritual Practice’s Founding
NEW YORK, New York — A large annual parade by adherents of the traditional Chinese cultivation discipline Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (法輪大法), coursed through central Manhattan on Friday, May 12, featuring a...
Ukrainian Forces Launch Counteroffensive, Hoping to Dislodge Russian Forces From Bakhmut
Update: As of May 11, the Ukrainian armed forces appear to have begun a counteroffensive around Bakhmut, a key city in the contested Donbass region. Ukrainian troops, per social media updates by observers of the...
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CCP Economic Meeting Spotlights Population Crisis
A meeting of the Chinese Communist Party's newly formed Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission (CFEAC) deliberated on how to maintain a "high-quality" population while developing a "modern industrial system" — a pertinent matter given...
Texas Lawmakers Vote to Raise Age Needed to Buy Certain Firearms
On Monday, May 8, the Texas Community Safety, Select Committee in the state House passed House Bill 2744 with an 8-5 vote. Two Republicans on the committee voted in favor of the bill. The bill...
6-year-old Boy Sole Survivor After Entire Family Slain in Texas Mall Shooting
The mass shooting in a mall near Dallas last Saturday (May 6) left nine dead, including the gunman. Among his victims were two young sisters, a security guard, and three members of a Korean-American family,...
The Netherlands Dutch government will confiscate 3000 farms because nitrogen but intends to build houses
EU-backed Plan Would Force Dutch Farmers Off Property, Ban Them From Setting Up Elsewhere
A plan by the Dutch government calls for around 3,000 farmers — considered high emitters of the greenhouse gas nitrogen — to be parted from their land and compensated for 120 percent of its value, with...
US to Lift Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Entries and Government Workers
The end of the national public emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic also means the end of vaccine mandates requiring proof of vaccination for foreign citizens, federal government workers, and contractors employed by the U.S. government,...
On Press Freedom Day, Hong Kong Journalist Who Was Beaten Along With Protesters by CCP Thugs Remains in Prison
The occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3 is an opportunity to highlight the degradation of Hong Kong's civil liberties under the communist "national security" law (NSL). Imposed by the National People's Congress...
Thugs Who Attacked Falun Gong Practitioners in Hong Kong Sentenced for Property Damage
Two Hong Kong men who attacked information booths belonging to adherents of the Falun Gong spiritual practice in 2021 were handed minor prison sentences on April 21. Hu Aimin and Chow Wing-lam are doing 15...