Todd Crawford
Human Rights Watch’s ‘World Report 2022’ Slams China’s Human Rights Record
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an independent international organization established in 1978, is an organization that, according to its website, “works to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all.” HRW released...
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
In a major blow to President Biden’s national vaccine mandate, the Supreme Court on Thursday blocked his administration from enforcing its sweeping vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies.The conservative majority court expressed significant skepticism about...
UK, Canadian Intelligence Agencies Raise the Alarm Over Chinese Espionage Activity
In a rare move, on Jan. 13, MI5, the UK’s domestic counterintelligence and security agency, raised the alarm over lawyer Christine Lee, who was allegedly seeking to improperly influence UK parliamentarians on behalf of China’s...
Fake Moon, Artificial Sun are the Latest Technological Developments Out of China
China is claiming to have built an “artificial moon” in a research facility that simulates the low-gravity found on Earth’s natural moon in an apparent bid to explore Earth’s only natural satellite from home. The...
Hypersonic Missiles and How They Could Change the Global Strategic Balance
Reports of successful hypersonic missile tests have emerged from Russia, China, and even North Korea. What are these missiles capable of and with this technology, in the hands of rogue states and aggressive regimes, what...
Citing Energy Crises, More Countries Are Banning Cryptocurrency Activity and Mining
Prompted by local energy crises, among other things, numerous countries across the globe have implemented restrictions on, or outright bans on, cryptocurrency activity including trading and mining. The most recent country to enact such restrictions...
Fire, Smoke Rips Through New York City High-rise Apartment Building; 19 Dead Including 9 Children
New York City is in mourning today after a fire caused deadly smoke to engulf a Bronx area high-rise apartment building on Sunday, killing at least 19 people including nine children and injuring dozens of...
Social Media Black-out Imposed in Xi’an as COVID-19 Cases Mount
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in China continue to escalate, and the situation in Xi'an, Shaanxi province is even more serious. The city is almost paralyzed since it shut down on the 23rd of last month. Negative...
Bitcoin Plunges Amidst Violence in Kazakhstan
According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, in 2021, Kazakhstan became the world’s second-largest bitcoin mining center just after the United States. Kazakhstan saw a significant increase in bitcoin mining activity following China’s crackdown...
Russian-led Troops Enter Kazakhstan to Quell Unrest; ‘Dozens Dead’
Widespread protests in the nation of Kazakhstan, a country of nearly 20 million people and one of the largest oil, gas and coal producers in the world, continue to rage as reports of deadly encounters...
Russia-led Alliance Pledges Aid to Kazakhstan After Armed Protests Force Government to Resign
Kazakhstan is currently experiencing the worst unrest the former Soviet republic has seen in more than a decade. Violence has erupted in the largest city of Almaty and several other cities as protestors demonstrate against...
Hong Kong Activist, Chow Hang-tung, Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison
Chow Hang-tung, a vocal pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Tuesday for inciting an unauthorized assembly to commemorate the victims who died in China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy...