POLITICS

By Nick Haley Last December, surveillance research firm IPVM discovered alarms in Chinese smart policing software by Hikvision that alerts security forces of Falun Gong practitioners, protestors, and other religious believers in a given area. Such tech-enabled targeting of Falun Gong believers is not new. Since at least 2008, practitioners

Unprecedented Flooding in China Leads to Resentment, Protests
The Chinese authorities’ response to severe flooding in and around Beijing has sparked widespread anger...

Anticipating End of Communist Rule, Hong Kong Dissidents Form Parliament-in-Exile
A number of figures who fled Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ramped up political repression...

Iowa Farmers Accuse China of Stealing America’s Agriculture Technology
On August 3, a bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress hosted a discussion with locals...

Congress Questions BlackRock, MSCI for Investing in Chinese Military and State Companies
As a “direct result” of actions by gargantuan asset management firm BlackRock and leading investment...

Guardian Angel, Curtis Sliwa, Blasts New York City’s Approach to the Migrant Crisis
On August 2, New York City mayoral candidate, activist, talk show host and founder and chief executive...

China’s State Security Calls Upon Ordinary Citizens to Become Counterespionage Informants
Communist China’s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), has issued a call for citizens to...

China Proposes Imposing Limits On Smartphone Screen Time for Everyone Under 18-years-old
China’s powerful Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has drafted new rules around smartphone screen time...

Zhile Cao Is Vying to Represent District 25 On New York’s City Council
On November 7, New Yorkers will hit the polls in a general election to elect representatives to sit on...

Sen. Merkley Warns of E-Commerce Pushing Chinese Slave Labor Products
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley as well as other U.S. lawmakers have called attention to loopholes in U.S. trade...