Leo Timm
Leo Timm covers China-related news, culture, and history. Follow him on Twitter at @kunlunpeaks
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...
Brazil Suspends Telegram Over Refusal to Hand Over Personal, Financial Details of Alleged Neo-Nazis
An order by a Brazilian judge has temporarily suspended the rights of privacy-focused social networking app Telegram to operate in Brazil, citing the company's failure to provide enough personal information about users active in "neo-Nazi"...
‘True Things Prevail’: Clip by Tucker Carlson After Firing by Fox Viewed Over 17 Million Times
Tucker Carlson, the popular Fox News prime-time host who was let go on Monday (April 24), released a two-minute clip in the evening of April 26 sharing his thoughts upon stepping "outside the noise for...
Sunak Commends Falun Gong Practitioners on Eve of April 25 Anniversary
The UK Prime Minister's Office on April 19 sent a letter in response to the local Falun Dafa Association that commended adherents of the traditional Chinese spiritual practice for upholding their faith in the face...
US Holds Wargame Simulating CCP Invasion of Taiwan, With Bleak Results
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took part in a wargame on April 19 that posits a near-future war with Communist China over...
Remembering April 25: The Day When Chinese Stood Up for Their Faith
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Last weekend, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners held events in Flushing, Queens, and on the Hudson riverside opposite the Chinese consulate in Manhattan to commemorate the 24th year since, in 1999,...
CCP Messaging Condemns ‘Liberal’ Retired General Liu Yazhou
Various semi-official criticisms of retired senior Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force general Liu Yazhou have emerged in recent weeks, indicating that the officer may be or has already been subject to some kind...
‘New Citizens Movement’ Activists Re-sentenced by Communist China Give Defiant Statements Before Trial
Two prominent human rights activists, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, were handed 14- and 12-year prison terms on April 10 (Monday), after already being held for three years and having previously been sentenced for various...
Ukraine Fortifies 4 Points in Remaining Part of Bakhmut
With Russian forces in control of the eastern two-thirds of central Bakhmut and pressing on the city's northern and southern flanks, the Ukrainian defenders have mostly fallen back to four redoubts in their remaining territory....