CHINA
Baoding balls may have been invented in China’s city of the same name, located in Hebei Province, but the Chinese characters reveal another layer of meaning. Bao (保) carries the meaning “to protect, defend, or ensure,” while ding (定) usually means “to fix, or make definite.” In China, these specialized
Hong Kong Deployed 3,000 Police to Block Tiananmen Memorials, but People Have Their Ways
On June 4, 32 years ago, the Tiananmen Square Massacre launched by the Communist Party of China (CCP)...
The Truth and Lessons of Tiananmen
In 1989, Communist China massacred thousands of its own people in the center of Beijing. The effects...
US Strengthens Ties With South Korea and Taiwan, Restructures Supply Chains Away From China
On May 21, President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in issued a joint statement, in which...
China Pursues Subnational State Deals to Circumvent the US Federal Government
Chinese state-run Global Times recently published an article that hailed American state governments and...
China Sees COVID-19 Surge in Guangdong Province, Orders Mass Testing, Travel Restrictions, Cancels Flights
The Chinese authorities on Sunday May 31 implemented mass nucleic acid testing and an array of travel...
Facing Population Decline, China Introduces 3-Child Policy
Weeks after releasing the 2020 national census, Beijing has further relaxed its population control scheme...
Senior Taiwanese Health Official Accuses China of Blocking Taiwan Vaccine Procurement
Senior Taiwan public health official, Dr. Twu Shiing-jer, has spoken out claiming the Chinese Communist...
Stories From the Students’ Rules (3): Duty as a Sibling
The “Standards for Being a Good Student and Child” (Di Zi Gui, 弟子規) is a traditional Chinese textbook...
China and America’s Fate: A Conversation Between Simone Gao and Mike Pompeo
We have a sense that America is at risk. We see it day after day as stories of cyberattacks, congressional...