POLITICS
In the latest display of diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to China to engage in high-stakes discussions with top officials in Beijing and Shanghai. The visit, which first saw Blinken arrive in the financial hub of Shanghai on April 24, is laden
Mark Zuckerberg’s Mentor Wants Facebook Investigated
Roger McNamee, a longtime investor in Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s mentor, wants the social media platform...
Alliances Are Forming to Resist the CCP and Defend Taiwan: Former China Country Desk Officer Joseph Bosco
On Oct. 29, Joseph Bosco, former China Country Desk Officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense...
Chinese Officials Advertise Human Organs on Public Website, Raising Scrutiny About Transplant Abuse
Officials in Henan Province, central China, have published a schedule of fees and availability for different...
Chinese Netizen Arrested for Posting Simple Comments
On Oct. 9, a mainland Chinese netizen was sentenced to 10 days of administrative detention by the Nanchang...
CCP Fears Unrest, Censors Elites in Three-Pronged Strategy
Violators of the Chinese Communist Party’s new rules for regulating the speech of elites could face suspension...
Chinese Journalist Zhang Zhan, Jailed for Exposing Wuhan Virus in 2020, ‘Close to Death’ in Prison
Amnesty International reported Thursday, Nov. 4, that imprisoned Chinese activist and reporter Zhang...
Taiwan Must Protect Itself if It Wants to Prevent Communist Invasion: Defense Minister
Taiwan’s defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng recently said that military tensions between Beijing and Taipei...
Austin Rejects Proposal to Hire More Police Officers, Musk Warns City Against Copying San Francisco
Voters in Austin have rejected a proposal to boost the region’s police force in what is seen as an endorsement...
French President Macron Threatens Trade War With the UK Over Fishing Dispute
On Nov. 1, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a warning to the United Kingdom, declaring that...