When banks in Henan Province refused to let people access their deposits, large-scale protests broke out in July. The local authorities responded with plans to repay those with frozen accounts in rural banks. The reimbursements reportedly entered a third stage on Aug. 1. However, one protester revealed that the first two rounds of repayments weren’t…
PREMIERING 7:30 PM ET: The China Model Delusion and the West’s Useful Idiots—Former Apple Daily Columnist Simon Lee
This episode will premiere on Thursday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Jimmy [Lai] once told me, ‘The fight for freedom is a very lonely pursuit…You have to be prepared to be very lonely.’” Simon Lee was a successful businessman in Hong Kong and a columnist at Jimmy Lai’s Apple Daily newspaper for over a…
CCP Announces the Arrest of Taiwan-Born Activist After Pelosi Departed From Taiwan
China announced the detention of a Taiwanese activist after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) finished her visit to Taiwan. The state security from eastern China’s Zhejiang placed Yang Zhi-yuan, a leader of the Taiwanese National Party, under criminal detention and investigation for allegedly endangering national security, according to state-run media CCTV’s report on Aug….
Unknown Drugs Given to Persecuted Citizens in China to Stop Them From Speaking Out
“You will no longer shout after I give you a shot,” said the director of the Hebei Provincial Brainwashing Center in China, while threatening a Falun Gong adherent who kept saying out loud, “Falun Gong is good!” Hua Fengxiang was arrested for his belief in the persecuted spiritual practice of Falun Gong. Yuan Shuqian, who has been serving as…
‘Eternal Spring’ Documentary Takes out ‘Supreme Award’ at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
MELBOURNE, Australia—After premiering alongside more than 120 feature-length and short documentaries, the award-winning human rights documentary “Eternal Spring” has taken out the “Supreme Award” at the acclaimed Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF). This adds to the growing list of international awards the film and its director, Jason Loftus, have won, including the Fischer Audience Award…
‘Eternal Spring’ Documentary Wins ‘Supreme Award’ at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
MELBOURNE, Australia—After premiering alongside more than 120 feature-length and short documentaries, the award-winning human rights documentary “Eternal Spring” has won the “Supreme Award” at the internationally acclaimed Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF). The Canadian-made documentary, which uses a mixture of animation and interviews to tell the true story of a group of Falun Gong practitioners…
Student Activist Detained Over Beijing-Linked Bomb Threat Receiving Consular Assistance
The Australian government has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to human rights activist Drew Pavlou after he was arrested in the UK on July 21 for allegedly issuing a fake bomb threat to the Chinese Embassy in London. The 23-year-old has been a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party in Australia after facing expulsion from…
EndCCP Tour of United States Shares Call for ‘No More Communism’
The fourth “EndCCP Tour of America” kicked off July 23 from New York. A team of about 50 volunteers started their journey across America in 15 cars. The 3-week tour will reach major metro areas and tourist sites in about 20 states, according to the organizer. The EndCCP Tour, sponsored by the New York-based Global…
EndCCP Tour of America Inspires and Awakens With a Call for ‘No More Communism’
The fourth “EndCCP Tour of America” kicked off July 23 from New York. A team of about 50 volunteers started their journey across America in 15 cars. The 3-week tour will reach major metro areas and tourist sites in about 20 states, according to the organizer. The EndCCP Tour, sponsored by the New York-based Global…
China Orders Manufacturers Into ‘Closed-Loop’ Production, More Partial Lockdowns in Megacities as COVID-19 Continues to Spread
Shenzhen authorities ordered manufacturers in the economic hub, including Apple suppliers, into a 7-day “closed-loop” production mode, as COVID-19 continues to spread in the city despite following the regime’s strict zero-COVID policy. The move has caused concerns about the possibility of longer mass lockdowns of factories like there were in Shanghai earlier this year. Meanwhile,…
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