Tag: "Chinese Regime"
- DFAT Secretary: Beijing Cannot ‘Escape Scrutiny or Debate’
Australia’s most senior diplomat from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has said that the Chinese regime is “mistaken” if it thinks it can set the terms of China’s future engagement with the world. DFAT Secretary Frances Adamson noted that while the world focused on dealing with China’s growing power, it forgot that the Communist […]
- Trump Condemns Communism, Remembers 100 Million Lives Claimed by the ‘Oppressive Ideology’
President Donald Trump on Nov. 7 commemorated the more than 100 million lives claimed by communist regimes in the 20th century, and pledged to stop the spread of the ideology worldwide. In a presidential message on the National Day for the Victims of Communism, Trump condemned communism as an “oppressive ideology that, without fail, leaves […]
- Police Arrest 7 HK Independence Activists, 5 Try to Claim Asylum at US Consulate
Hong Kong police have arrested seven Hong Kong independence activists over Beijing’s national security law, with five of them arrested while attempting to claim asylum at the U.S. Consulate. Four unidentified individuals were arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon shortly after leaving the U.S. Consulate where they were said to have sought to apply for political asylum, […]
- Japan and ‘Special Strategic Partner’ Australia Forge Stronger Alliance
Japan’s military has agreed to create a framework for protecting Australian Defence Force assets as the two countries forge stronger bilateral ties amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Japan’s Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi announced the transition in a joint statement with Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds on Oct. 19, who visited Tokyo for bilateral discussions […]
- Beijing Views US Consulates as ‘Hostile Forces,’ Orders Monitoring of Diplomats: Leaked Documents
Chinese authorities see U.S. consulates as “hostile forces” that conduct “infiltration and sabotage” activities on Chinese soil and have ordered officials to monitor key U.S. diplomats, according to a leaked document obtained by The Epoch Times. Unearthed from April 2018, the document issued by Leizhou city of China’s southeastern Guangdong Province offers a rare glimpse […]
- Leaked Documents Reveal Intermediaries Behind China’s Sister City Global Partnerships
The Epoch Times recently obtained leaked government documents from a trusted source that reveal the go-betweens who have helped the Chinese regime establish its sister city programs with other countries. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has promoted its agenda through sister city partnerships with the West, and U.S. lawmakers have sounded the alarm of the […]
- Melbourne Man the First Charged Under New Foreign Interference Laws
A 65-year-old Asian community leader in Melbourne is the first person charged under Australia’s 2018 foreign interference laws. Duong Di Sanh, also known as Sunny Duong, leads a number of community organisations including the Oceania Federation of Chinese Organisations from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos Inc., and the Museum of Chinese Australian History Melbourne, according to the ABC. […]
- Xinjiang COVID-19 Outbreak Likely Worse Than What Authorities Revealed, Critics Say
After a single COVID-19 case emerged in Kashgar city located in China’s far western Xinjiang region, authorities took the drastic measure of testing all 4.75 million residents within two days. The speedy testing has left some Beijing critics wondering if authorities were telling the full story about the latest outbreak. After the two-day drive ended […]
- Aussie Lawmakers ‘Attractive Targets’ for Foreign Spies, ASIO Boss Warns
The head of Australia’s domestic spy agency has warned a Senate estimates committee hearing that politicians at all levels of government were attractive targets for espionage and foreign interference. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General Mike Burgess said every sector of Australian society was a potential target for foreign interference. “We see evidence of intelligence services deceptively cultivating […]
- Chinese Regime Targets Social Media Influencers to Silence Dissenting Speech: Leaked Documents
In the Chinese regime’s clampdown on internet speech, authorities have been targeting the “Big Vs”: social media influencers with more than 500,000 followers on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblogging platform that’s similar to Twitter, according to a series of government documents recently obtained by The Epoch Times from a trusted source. At the same time, […]
- CCP Targets Australian Politician After He Speaks Up for Falun Gong
An Australian state lawmaker has revealed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) set up a website to criticise him after he criticised an Australian public broadcaster for airing programs that “vilified” a religious minority persecuted by the CCP. Liberal Democrat MP David Limbrick was speaking in Victoria’s state Parliament on Nov. 11 on a motion […]
- European Lawmakers Voice Support for Taiwan’s Inclusion in WHO Health Meeting
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Over 100 European lawmakers and officials are calling on the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to allow Taiwan to participate in an upcoming international meeting. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed gratitude for the support it received from European countries in a press release on Nov. 1. The call to WHO director-general […]
- Chinese Citizens Sue Wuhan Officials Over Virus Coverup, Calling Mayor a ‘Murderer’
Two Chinese citizens are seeking to hold officials from the country’s initial virus epicenter accountable over their handling of the CCP virus outbreak. Yao Qing, a petitioner from the hard-hit Wuhan City, filed lawsuits on Oct. 22 against the city government, saying that some of its virus rules had violated their rights. The city entered […]
- India Army Apprehends Chinese Soldier Found in Its Territory
SRINAGAR, India—The Indian army said it apprehended a Chinese soldier Monday in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a months-long military standoff along their disputed mountain border. The soldier, Cpl. Wang Ya Long from China’s People’s Liberation Army, was apprehended inside Indian-controlled Ladakh’s Demchok area and was to be released […]
- Australian Universities Protest New Law to Protect From Foreign Interference
Universities are pushing hard against new proposed laws that will give the Commonwealth the power to scrutinise, and potentially veto, collaboration with foreign governments or entities. Representatives from Australia’s top universities are appearing at a parliamentary inquiry into the Foreign Relations Bill, with many opposing the new measure. Vicki Thomson, CEO of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities, […]
- Australia Considers WTO Action Against Chinese Regime
Federal Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has not ruled out taking China to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to dispute the economic bullying tactics it is using against some Australian export industries. Birmingham told ABC on Nov. 9 that the Morrison government was considering using the WTO as a way to address the ongoing trade issues […]
- People Leaving Xinjiang City Forced Into Quarantine, Fed Unknown Drugs
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Xinjiang’s Kashgar has worsened. Official data from the Chinese communist government has seen an increase of nearly 200 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus cases in the past few days. The local area has activated a first-level emergency response. People from other areas who have traveled to Kashgar recently have been […]
- Top Chinese Diplomat Uses Nazi Slur Against Australian Senator
Beijing’s ambassador to Australia has launched a vitriolic attack against a senator and critics of the Chinese communist regime, as the government hosts public hearings on new laws which could spell the end of the Belt and Road Initiative in the country. The Canberra-based Cheng Jingye claimed Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz’s recent comments at the […]
- Democrats and Media Claim Hunter Biden Stories Are Russian ‘False Narrative’
The Democrats, along with media, are trying to frame the explosive Hunter Biden story published by The New York Post as “Russia disinformation” and a “false narrative.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee chairman and a top Democrat claimed that the Post story is part of a smear campaign and comes from the […]
- Singaporean Who Spied for China Sentenced to 14 Months
A Singaporean national has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for recruiting U.S. government officers to collect valuable intelligence for the Chinese regime, the Justice Department announced on Oct. 9. Jun Wei Yeo, who also goes by the name Dickson Yeo, admitted in July to soliciting non-public military and political information from unsuspecting U.S. […]
