- Hong Kong Government Allocates $1 Billion for National Security Crackdown Without Providing Any Details
On Feb. 24, The Hong Kong government announced a new budget for fiscal year 2021–2022, allocating HK$ 8 billion (US$ 1 billion) for the national security crackdown, despite facing a huge deficit. This is the first time that national security expenditures appeared in the Hong Kong government’s budget, following Beijing putting out and implementing the […]
- China Will Exploit Paris Climate Accord to Undermine US: Expert
After the Biden administration rejoined the Paris Climate Accord on Feb. 19, reversing the policies of the previous administration, experts warned that it will benefit China and the latter will take advantage of this move to undermine the United States. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will gain in four fronts through the Paris agreement, Sen […]
- Hong Kong Residents Now Able to Apply for UK Visas via Smartphone App
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders can now apply for UK visas using a smartphone app, the UK Home Office said on Tuesday. The UK government opened a new visa scheme last month designed to offer BN(O) status holders in Hong Kong a path to citizenship at a time when freedom and human rights […]
- Stephen Moore: Biden’s ‘Climate Change’ Policies Erase U.S. Energy Independence, Lock Down Trillions in Natural Resources
Moore noted that the U.S. did not import any oil from Saudi Arabia in January. Moore remarked, “[In] Donald Trump’s last month in office, do you know how much oil we imported from Saudi Arabia? Zero. It was the first time that happened in 50 years and it’s because [of] Trump. … It’s amazing, isn’t it? It […]
- Poll: Less than Half of China’s Health Workers Want Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine
Less than half of healthcare workers polled recently in the Chinese province of Zhejiang would receive a Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate after its emergency approval, while just one-quarter of medical workers in Zhejiang are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine once they are available for all people. Zhejiang’s disease control and prevention center (CDC) surveyed […]
- China in Focus (Feb. 24): China an Authoritarian Adversary: CIA Nominee
China in Focus (Feb. 24): China an Authoritarian Adversary: CIA Nominee President Joe Biden’s nominee for CIA Director is calling Beijing an authoritarian adversary. He says countering the Chinese Communist Party’s predatory leadership is key to U.S. national security. The United States wants a seat at the UN Human Rights Council, even though it hosts […]
- Chinese Regime Burns Religious Books, Jails Believers in War Against Faith
China’s communist party has continued its broad attack on faith through the pandemic, burning and trashing religious books while jailing spiritual adherents for possessing religious literature. While the officially atheist Chinese regime formally recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Christianity, it imposes strict rules over how these religious organizations should operate, and often […]
- Blinken Urges China to Come Clean on Pandemic
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized China for its continued failure to be transparent about COVID-19, in a recent interview with BBC World News. “It requires countries to be transparent; it requires them to share information; it requires them to give access to international experts at the beginning of an outbreak—things that, unfortunately, we haven’t […]
- Report: Top Biden officials served as fellows at CCP-funded center
Top officials in the Biden administration once served as fellows for an organization funded by the Chinese Communist Party, according to a recent investigation by the National Pulse. The National Pulse found that Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Senior Adviser on China in Policy Planning Mira Rapp-Hooper once worked at Yale’s Paul Tsai […]
- Stanford University researcher indicted for being a secret member of China’s military
A Stanford University researcher in neurological studies has been indicted by a federal grand jury for hiding her affiliation as a member of the Chinese military forces while in the United States, the DOJ stated Friday. The grand jury issued the “superseding indictment” that charged Chen Song with visa fraud, obstruction of justice, destruction of […]
- Biden Signs Executive Order to Fortify Critical Supply Chains
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Feb. 24 to bolster the resilience of supply chains for four critical industries following a slew of recent production shortages that have left the United States vulnerable. The executive order will begin a 100-day review of semiconductor chips, pharmaceuticals, rare earth minerals, and large capacity batteries used […]
- UK’s Johnson Refuses to Boycott Beijing Winter Olympics Over Uyghur Abuse
Britain does not favour sporting boycotts, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday when asked if he thought the UK should boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over the abuse of Uyghurs. At the Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, said: “Today, millions of Uyghur people […]
- China Boasts of Military Buildup While Pushing ‘Dialogue’ with U.S.
Chinese state media boasted of China’s massive military buildup over the weekend while simultaneously claiming Beijing wants nothing more than to renew friendly dialogue with the United States under the Biden administration. China’s state-run Global Times reported Sunday that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has developed “a new type of training system that would improve […]
- Farage: China Launching ‘Communist Takeover’ as CCP-Linked Firms Buy UK Schools
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has warned that there is a “communist takeover” of large swaths of Britain’s private education sector, as an investigation has revealed that schools throughout the country have been bought out by firms connected to the Chinese government. There are currently 17 private schools in the United Kingdom owned by Chinese firms, […]
- Report: China May Curb Rare Earth Exports to Cripple U.S. Defense Industry
China could cripple the United State’s defense industry by limiting the export of rare earth minerals that are critical to manufacturing F-35 fighter jets and other vital weaponry, according to a report in Financial Times. Financial Times writes: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology last month proposed draft controls on the production and export […]
- Rep. Bill Johnson: Democrat Efforts to Censor Dissident Media ‘Eerily Similar’ to Communist China
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) said that Democrat efforts to censor dissident media are “eerily similar” to communist China’s on Wednesday during the House Committee hearing on “Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media.” “Just two weeks ago, China’s national radio and television administration banned BBC World News from broadcasting in China, because it […]
- China in Focus (Feb. 23): State Department Responds to Warning From Beijing
China in Focus (Feb. 23): State Department Responds to Warning From Beijing Washington responds to Beijing’s top diplomat. Earlier, the Chinese official laid out “red lines” he says the United States can’t cross when dealing with the communist regime. Canadian lawmakers pass resolution accusing Beijing of genocide against the Uyghur ethnic minority. But Trudeau’s administration […]
- UK Calls for ‘Urgent and Unfettered’ UN Access to Xinjiang
Britain on Monday condemned the Chinese regime’s “deteriorating human rights situation” and urged Beijing to give the United Nations “urgent and unfettered” access to Xinjiang. Addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “We stand with the growing number of international partners, U.N. experts, and NGOs concerned about the deteriorating human […]
- DOJ Alleges Stanford Researcher Destroyed Evidence of Links to Chinese Military
A researcher at Stanford University has been indicted on charges of lying and destroying evidence of her status as a member of the Chinese military. Song Chen, a 39-year-old visiting medical researcher at the university, was charged last July over allegedly lying on a visa application about her membership in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). On […]
- China in Focus (Feb. 19): U.S. Treasury Sec: Tariffs on China Will Stay
China in Focus (Feb. 19): U.S. Treasury Sec: Tariffs on China Will Stay The Treasury secretary says the U.S. will keep tariffs on Chinese goods in place, for now. Senator Cotton calls for targeted decoupling with Communist China —saying the U.S. is once again at a crossroads of her destiny. Washington has an ace up […]