UN Whistleblower Fired For Sounding Alarm on Controversy Surrounding Chinese Dissidents
United Nations employee Emma Reilly was dismissed shortly after giving an interview to French newspaper...
187-Year-Old Statue of Thomas Jefferson Removed From NYC City Hall
After almost two centuries, on Monday, Nov. 22 the statue of American founding father, Thomas Jefferson...
Austria Moves Into 4th Lockdown With Vaccine Mandate Looming
In Austria, on Nov. 15, a lockdown targeting the unvaccinated came into effect. The lockdown reportedly...
Australia Begins COVID Quarantine Camps, Total 24-Hour Lockdowns for Positives and Contact Traces
Australia’s Northern Territory state has initiated the usage of quarantine camps for people who test...
Hong Kong Activist Sentenced to Over 3.5 Years in Prison for Secession and Money Laundering
On Nov. 23 Hong Kong activist, Tony Chung, former convenor of Studentlocalism, was sentenced to prison by a Hong Kong court to 3 years and 7 months for secession and money laundering. Chung, 20, is...
International Pressure Over Peng Shuai’s Disappearance Creates a Political Dilemma for Xi
News analysis Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai came out on social media to make a prominent “#MeToo” allegation against China’s former vice premier Zhang Gaoli. Her Nov. 2 post was quickly scrubbed from the internet...
In China, Giving Thanks Is to Repay Kindness
While in the West we value gratitude as a virtue to keep in the heart, the Chinese hold that gratitude should be actively shown in the form of repayment for kindness. Confucius always advocated "being...
Independent Chinese Journalist Produces Documentary Showcasing Communist Repression in Xinjiang
A Chinese “citizen journalist” has released a 20-minute documentary he shot in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region, risking his safety to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) repression of predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities, more than...
At China-ASEAN Summit, Xi Tells Neighbors Beijing Isn’t Out to ‘Bully’ Them
Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with leaders at the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on Monday, Nov. 22.The summit saw representatives from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and...
Afghanistan’s Banking System Mere Months Away From Collapse
On Monday, Nov. 22 the United Nations (UN) called for urgent action to support Afghanistan’s banks, warning that an increase in people being unable to repay loans, lower deposit amounts and a cash liquidity crunch...
UN, International Community Call For Immediate Release of Jailed Chinese Journalist Zhang Zhan
The United Nations has called on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to immediately release imprisoned Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan. International attention has focused on Zhang, who was jailed for reporting on the beginnings of the...
US Admiral Warns of Ever-Growing Threat From China
Adm. John C. Aquilino, the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, recently warned about China’s growing military capabilities and insisted that America needs to operate with a higher sense of urgency to deal with Beijing....