Politics

In-depth Reports 06/11/22, 16:43

One of China's biggest internet stars, Li Jiaqi, has been silent for more than a week after showing a tank-shaped cake in a live broadcast, just hours before a new anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Li Jiaqi broadcasts live streams daily, seeking to sell the products he has been successfully marketing ...

Economy 06/11/22, 02:54

Many depositors in mainland China have been living in dismay after several rural banks suddenly freeze their accounts. Upon further digging into past reports, Chinese media Xin Tang Ren found alleged links between corrupted officials and leadership behind the problematic banks. In a report on June 8, the outlet said that ...

China 06/11/22, 02:50

The Intermediate People's Court of Changchun City, Jilin Province, announced on June 9 that the former deputy secretary of the party group and general manager of China Huadian Corporation, Yun Gongmin, was sentenced in the first instance of bribery. Yun Gongmin, 72, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes with a ...

Australia & Oceania 06/11/22, 02:29

Australia and Canada said Chinese jets performed dangerous moves on their military planes in recent encounters over the sea. Any mistake could have terrible consequences. It’s not strange for rival countries to send ships and aircraft to international waters and airspace to show strength and send signals, such as on a ...

China 06/11/22, 02:18

Within the past few days, among many senior provincial and ministerial officials investigated and dealt with were included members of the Xi faction.  On June 9, political journalist Chen Pokong analyzed that Xi Jinping’s side was not responsible for targeting all the fallen officials, as some were Xi’s men. This indicates ...

China 06/11/22, 02:04

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who often makes harsh statements aimed at the West, is said to be unlikely to hold his post after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Commentator Yue Shan, citing information he has obtained, revealed that the personnel relationship in the Chinese Foreign ...

Japan 06/11/22, 01:46

A Chinese marine survey ship is suspected of carrying out an underwater survey in Japan’s exclusive economic zone without permission. Kyodo News reported on June 8 that Japan’s coastguard detected the Chinese vessel Dong Fang Hong 3 operating off Okinawa in the country’s southwest. The ship was spotted about 73 kilometers ...

China 06/09/22, 23:45

As the 20th National Congress approaches, Chinese social and media platforms have indicated many signals showing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s infighting. These signals indicate that Xi Jinping’s political rivals continue to challenge Xi’s re-election in the third term.  A Twitter post of Cai Xia, a retired professor at the Central Committee’s ...

China 06/09/22, 23:44

China’s President Xi Jinping has appointed a new president for Xinhua News Agency, as he is trying to grasp the control of the Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece ahead of its 20th National Congress. Xinhua reported that the State Council, or China's cabinet, announced the appointment on June 7. According to the announcement, ...

Human Rights 06/09/22, 09:05

Last week, China regime’s media cited an anonymous source claiming that two U.S. diplomats said that Washington knows there are no human rights violations in Xinjiang. On June 7, the U.S. hit back against this statement, saying China had fabricated the remarks of U.S. diplomats. A spokesman for the U.S. embassy ...

China 06/09/22, 08:52

On June 6, The Washington Post cited Western officials saying that Beijing is secretly building a military base on the northern part of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base on the Gulf of Thailand. They noted that the Chinese army would exclusively use the base. A Beijing official told the Post that the ...

Tech 06/08/22, 23:54

The Chinese People's Liberation Army is building several air defense bases in Fujian province. Military experts believe these defense facilities are built in response to Taiwan's additional purchase of the cruise missiles, with a range up to mainland China. Taiwan's United News Network on June 6 published a satellite image from ...

Tech 06/08/22, 23:40

According to VOA, Taiwanese media, citing Google Earth images, said that the Chinese regime had reinforced the air defense units around Zhangzhou and Fuzhou airports in Fujian province. It is a move possibly to deal with Taiwan’s Xiongsheng missile system. Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed a special budget in January this year ...

In-depth Reports 06/08/22, 19:19

In recent years, several large U.S. companies have left China in search of better conditions. Prolonged shutdowns due to Covid-19, cost increases, intense regulatory repression, strict controls by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and imposed laws limiting data sharing and on the privacy of customers on the networks, are some ...

In-depth Reports 06/08/22, 16:53

The Chinese government has just introduced a new regulation, encouraging the public to report acts that "endanger national security." Experts have offered much analysis on the reasons behind the new regulation. China's State Security Ministry published a regulation on June 6 entitled: "Measures to reward citizens for reporting behavior that endangers ...

In-depth Reports 06/08/22, 01:43

Over time, the Chinese regime has perfected its policy of propaganda and disinformation strategies it has used to maintain and expand its power. Currently, it is applying this method to protect its interests globally, promote its authoritarian model, and primarily hide its human rights abuses in China. The economic agreements, the ...

In-depth Reports 06/07/22, 16:15

During the live broadcast of the French Open tennis final, China Central Television CCTV provided images considered unusual by the viewer. It seemed to hide an image that they found sensitive, making Chinese fans angry and ridicule it. The reason was that the world tennis queen Iga Swiatek tied a ribbon ...

Australia & Oceania 06/07/22, 07:07

As AP reported, Canberra announced on Jun 5 that a Chinese fighter jet carried out a dangerous maneuver against Australian surveillance planes in international airspace in the South China Sea. The incident happened on May 26. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said that the Chinese J-16 flew very close to the ...

Economy 06/06/22, 23:50

Many Chinese bank executives continue to fall from their positions as they are investigated for corruption. Early this week, Chen Dalin, chairman of Hubei Bank Corporation, was sacked. He was also a former secretary of the Chinese Communist Party unit at the bank. The Paper citing the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline ...

Tech 06/06/22, 06:17

$600 billion, do you have any idea of what one could do with that huge amount of money? In May 2022, Ukrainian President Zelensky estimated that it would take roughly $600 billion to rebuild his country from the pile of debris left after the war, reported The Wall Street Journal. ...