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
Jiang Deserved a Criminal Trial for the Evils He Brought to China and the World
Commentary The former general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) died of leukemia on Nov...
What Is Karma and How Does It Affect Your Life?
Whether you’ve heard it in movies or while consoling a friend, phrases like, “That's karma for you,”...
Taiwanese-Americans Hope to Strengthen Community, Spur Business in Upstate NY
MIDDLETOWN, NY — Members of the local Taiwanese-American community gathered at the Northern Medical Center...
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Chow Hang-tung Wins Appeal on Tiananmen Vigil Assembly
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG — Democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung won an appeal on Wednesday...
How a Chinese Artist in Italy Became an Online Relay Point for Protests Against Communist ‘Zero-COVID
Late this November, when tens of thousands of Chinese rose up to oppose the communist regime's ruinous...
Global Investors Fly Blind Into China’s Messy Post-COVID Transition
By Summer Zhen and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI — Global investors, already caught off guard by...
China Removes UK Consul Officials Over Protest Incident: UK FM Cleverly
British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said on Wednesday (December 14) that the Chinese government had...
Hong Kong Scraps COVID Test Requirement to Visit Mainland China, Macau
Hong Kong announced a further loosening of COVID-19 curbs in the global financial hub starting Wednesday...
China Delays Economic Policy Meeting Due to COVID-19 Surge: Reports
By Brenda Goh and Farah Master SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — Chinese leaders have reportedly delayed a key...