Chinese government seizes Evergrande’s land
Authorities of Chengdu city, Sichuan province, have taken over two plots of land that belong to the debt-laden Evergrande, without compensation. The city filed their notice on Dec. 17, four days after officials of Haikou city announced that it would seize eight tracts of land that belonged to Evergrande, which is ...
CCP expands its use of “golden shares” tactic to control data companies
The Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, is expanding its control of online data by targeting data-rich companies. According to Reuters, the regime was looking to gain veto power over important business decisions or a board membership by purchasing the “golden shares” of the companies. The amount of stakes bought is usually ...
In 2021, the Chinese Communist Party has increased its control of free speech to unprecedented levels
According to VOA, the public in China have noticed that, in 2021, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has increased its control of free speech to unprecedented levels. Analysts assess that there is no indication that the CCP will relax its suppression of human rights in the near future. In 2021, the ...
Chinese Communist propaganda in the US: Radio station admits receiving $4.4 million from the CCP
A Washington DC radio station received $4.4 million from the Chinese Communist Party during the last two years to broadcast propaganda, as confirmed by the radio station itself to the U.S. Department of Justice. The popular radio station known as WCRW-AM, owned by Potomac Media Group, aired China Global Television Network ...
Tiananmen massacre statue removed from Hong Kong university
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) caused mixed reactions after removing the Tiananmen massacre's statue from its campus. On Wednesday, Dec. 22, HKU dismantled and relocated the "Pillar of Shame," which has commemorated pro-democracy protesters killed in China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown for more than two decades. The statue's removal is the ...
Replacing Hu Xijin, Global Times’ new chairman seems to be Xi Jinping’s confidant
Hu Xijin, Global Times's chief editor, unexpectedly announced his retirement through his personal Twitter account on December 16th. Following this event, Sound Of Hope wrote that Xi Jinping will let one of his people take the seat as the chief editor of Global Times to consolidate politics. According to Sing Tao Daily's ...
Seeking to break free from the CCP, India has plans for solar energy
India is developing renewable energy to break the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) monopolistic control over the solar panel supply. As a result, major developers in India have started planning to produce solar panels for their country's demand. Last month at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, UK, Indian Prime Minister Narendra ...
China Telecom opposes U.S. revoking authorization, plans to continue some services
China Telecom's United States unit announced Wednesday that it plans to keep offering some services in the United States in 2022. They made the decision regardless of U.S. regulators' revoking its authorization to operate telecommunications in the country, citing national security, Reuters reported. In October, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...
Intel asks its suppliers to make sure they are not using slave labor from Xinjiang
One of the world's largest U.S. microprocessor manufacturers has issued a letter to its suppliers, asking them to ensure that they do not use labor or goods from Xinjiang province, China, due to the ongoing genocide against the Uighurs in the region. The letter published within the guidelines on its website ...
Another famous American restaurant closed in China
Element Fresh, an American-style restaurant chain based in Shanghai, China, has announced its closing of several stores due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Element Fresh made the announcement in a letter posted on its official website on Dec. 14. The company explained that its operations were seriously affected and ...
Real estate giant Shimao Group reports $90 million loss in major project sale in Hong Kong
Shimao Group, a giant Chinese real estate group, has sold their stakes in a major project named Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, according to Epoch Times. The deal was paid in cash, with an estimated loss of nearly $90 million. Shimao Group is ranked 13th among China's real estate businesses with largest ...
33 congressmen advise an entity linked to Chinese regime, report reveals
A report reveals that 33 congressmen advise the Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) think tank associated with the counterpart Taihe Institute, which employs more than a dozen members of the Chinese communist regime. The Taihe Institute was involved in an August report discrediting the United States as a "failed country" for its ...
Huawei software update hides malicious code and self-destructs after task is done
A Bloomberg investigative report said that Australian intelligence officials informed their American counterparts in 2012 that their country's telecommunications systems had been compromised. A software update downloaded from a Huawei device in this country contains malicious code. The report said that nearly 20 former U.S. national security officials confirmed that they received relevant ...
China’s Premier Li Keqiang brings back old economic slogan amid fierce conflicts within the party
Premier Li Keqiang on Dec. 15 declared at the Global CEO Committee that the Chinese Communist Party "will stick to economic construction as the center, face new downward pressure, and place steady growth in a more prominent position..." Aboluo Wang noted that this statement Li quoted had not been uttered by the ...
China: Editor-in-chief ‘China Business News’ arrested as CCP wants to take control of the media
According to Radio Free Asia published on Dec. 16, Editor-in-Chief Li Pei Yu of China Business News has not been seen since Dec. 12. Liu Chengku, a former reporter, said that it had been confirmed that Editor-in-Chief Li Pei Yu was recently arrested by police in Zibo, Shandong province, on suspicion of extortion ...
People’s Daily articles reflect the CCP’s infighting
Two recent articles from the People’s Daily have stirred up speculations of internal conflicts among the officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On Dec. 9, People’s Daily released an article about reforming and opening-up policies that are contrary to current Chinese president Xi Jinping's line. It completely skipped mentioning Xi’s ...
CCP fines real estate tycoon Pan Shiyi’s company more than $110 million
Beijing Jianhua Land Company Limited, a subsidiary of Chinese real estate mogul Pan Shiyi has been fined more than approximately $111 million by the Chinese Communist Party. The CCP's Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau announced the penalties on Dec. 17, alleging that Jianhua Land reduced costs by violating protocols, made false declarations, ...
Canada consider banning Huawei from 5G networks
As Canadian officials ensured an incoming ban of Huawei from 5G networks, Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu on Dec. 10 warned that the country would "pay a price" for the move. Last week, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said "a decision" on Huawei "is forthcoming." "We have in place, and we'll continue to put ...
Taiwanese military allegedly infiltrated by Chinese communist regime, official documents say
Testimony from retired senior Taiwanese military officers and current counterintelligence agents, among others, revealed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) infiltrated the military through military and civilian leaders on the island it seeks to possess. Authorities are now seeking to arrest CCP agent Xie Xizhang, the alleged recruiter who induced retired ...
China’s tire industry raises prices as production costs increase
The tire industry in mainland China is seeing a new wave of price increase this December. According to CCTV Finance, this has been the tire industry's third round of concerted price hikes since the fourth quarter. Costs for tire products are rising at an estimated pace of 3%, and some companies ...
