World

Insights 05/10/22, 16:23

Postmortem workers were surprised to discover a corpse twitched on May 1. Funeral home employees in mainland China arguably experienced the biggest shock of their lives after a deceased older man suddenly moved. A video that went viral on the internet shows the harrowing moment at least three morgue staffers loaded the ...

China 05/10/22, 00:24

The Australian, on May 9, reported the latest China-Solomon draft Memorandum of Understanding Deepening Blue Economy Cooperation (pdf). The document stated that the two countries intend to start several joint investment projects, including constructing a port. The draft states that China and Somalia intend to launch several [quote] "cooperative investment projects, including ...

Australia & Oceania 05/10/22, 00:10

Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated Sunday during a heated debate ahead of the election that Australia will cooperate with friends to prevent China from establishing military bases in the Solomon Islands. Last month, Beijing announced a security pact with the Solomon Islands. China's growing power in the Pacific has become a ...

Economy 05/09/22, 23:40

Two surveys were conducted in April to examine China's lockdown on foreign businesses. Both released the results on May 5. The first one is from the Shanghai Japanese Commerce and Industry Club. The findings show that 54 Japanese manufacturers in Shanghai responded to a survey. 63% of these firms are still under ...

China 05/09/22, 23:32

The progress of the Russian-Ukrainian war is affecting high-level Chinese power politics leading up to the 20th National Congress. Which side to take has become one of the variables in developing China’s current situation. According to Chen Pokong, a Chinese-American political commentator, Beijing already knows Russia’s Ukraine situation is over. The Wall Street ...

Economy 05/09/22, 22:38

Amidst the Ukraine war, China-Russia economic ties are booming. According to the BBC, the first quarter of 2022 saw a 28% year-on-year rise in trade volume between the two countries. The Chinese government said that starting in May, it would stop charging tariffs on imported coal. As Russia's coal exports to EU ...

China 05/09/22, 08:52

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met Solomon Islands Development Planning and Aid Coordination Minister Jeremiah Manele in Brisbane on May 6 when he was transiting through the airport. As Associated Press reported, Payne’s office said that Australia has been consistent and clear in stating its respect for Solomon Islands’ ...

China 05/09/22, 08:42

On May 7, the People's Liberation Army Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese military, published an opinion article asking the entire army to be prepared for war in line with guidelines of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Decision of President Xi. The article calls for ...

Opinion 05/09/22, 08:40

The Guardian reported that China had reacted angrily to calls by Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for Tokyo to consider hosting U.S. nuclear weapons. However, a famous Chinese commentator analyzes that China has made a mistake. According to Wang Wenbin, China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Japanese politicians have made false remarks ...

China 05/09/22, 07:47

Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by Beijing; from talking to The Post during an interview in Washington on May 5, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said China had been carefully observing the current situation of Russia's aggression against Ukraine. He said, "If the international community somehow allows or ...

China 05/09/22, 07:14

The BBC published an article on May 4 explaining why OPEC refused to increase output to lower oil prices. Since the war outbreak between Russia and Ukraine, global oil prices have skyrocketed, surpassing 100 dollars a barrel, the highest mark in eight years. According to the BBC, President Biden has repeatedly asked ...

China 05/08/22, 07:08

The Marara 22 military exercise initiated by France will take place in French Polynesia in the South Pacific from May 8 to 19. The move came amid increased concerns over Chinese influence in the region. It is scheduled that 18 countries will send personnel to participate. This year's exercise will focus ...

China 05/08/22, 07:06

Since the West disconnected major Russian banks from SWIFT in March, China and Hong Kong have attempted to prepare a response plan for a similar situation. According to Asia Times, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has prepared emergency plans if the U.S. sanctions Hong Kong or the mainland for supporting ...

Economy 05/08/22, 06:37

Most Japanese factories in Shanghai and several European enterprises remain closed down, while Beijing claimed that most of them are "back-to-work." According to a survey published by the Shanghai Japanese Commerce & Industry Club on May 05, nearly two-thirds (63%) of Japanese factories in Shanghai have not resumed any production yet. Meanwhile, ...

Human Rights 05/08/22, 04:50

The European Parliament passed a resolution on May 5 on the continued forced organ harvesting in China, raising its concerns and calling for action against the Chinese regime's brutal, inhuman, and degrading treatment. The Parliament "expresses its serious concerns about the reports of persistent, systematic, inhumane and state-sanctioned organ harvesting from ...

Opinion 05/08/22, 04:38

Chinese drone maker DJI has just announced the suspension of operations in Russia and Ukraine. According to Su Ziyun, director of the National Defense Resources and Industry Research Institute, the movement shows that DJI has lowered itself before the U.S. due to fear of potential sanctions. He told Voice of America ...

Human Rights 05/08/22, 04:28

The European Parliament (EP) passed an emergency resolution on May 5 on China's continuous malpractice of forced organ harvesting from religious prisoners. The EP expressed serious concern about the ongoing and systematic harassment of Falun Gong practitioners and other ethnic groups in China. The parliament calls on the Chinese regime to ...

America 05/07/22, 07:12

May 1st, Workers' Day, is the most important celebration for the Cuban regime. As it does every year, the dictatorship organized parades for the day. To prevent any event that would spoil the celebration, it spent much of the weekend trying to censor the increasingly popular expression "DPEPDPE," which dissidents began displaying on ...

China 05/07/22, 03:44

China’s state media have recently delivered positive reports on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a sudden tone change from earlier. The sudden change came after the United States and European countries pledged to impose additional sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. According to Germany news outlet DW, the European Commission President ...

Economy 05/06/22, 00:05

According to the Financial Times, independent refiners from China are buying Russian oil at discounts despite the Western countries imposing heavy sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The paper cited an official from an independent refinery in Shandong, China, saying that it did not disclose agreements with Russian oil ...