Category: United States

Business Owner Says Shen Yun’s Uplifting Message Is Important for the World to See

BUFFALO, N.Y.—This was the first time that Mary Celani, formerly in media and currently a business co-owner, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts. She came with her husband Scott Celani, a musician and business co-owner, and their children. “We love it. … The dancing is unbelievable, the costumes are beautiful. It’s just, it’s stunning,” said Mrs….


Challenging Beijing’s Dominance in Rare Earths Requires Consumer Industries to Avoid Sourcing From China: Analysts

China is at the very top of global supply chains essential to the mining, refining, packaging, shipment, and sale of rare earth metals used for semiconductors, electric vehicles, and other growing industries. The only way to prevent Beijing’s total consolidation of this dominance is for consumer industries to change their trading relationships and source from…


Challenging Beijing’s Dominance in Rare Earths Requires Industries to Avoid Sourcing From China: Analysts

China is at the very top of global supply chains essential to the mining, refining, packaging, shipment, and sale of rare earth metals used for semiconductors, electric vehicles, and other growing industries. The only way to prevent Beijing’s total consolidation of this dominance is for consumer industries to change their trading relationships and instead source from…


Indianapolis Audience Deeply Touched by Shen Yun’s Portrayal of Spiritual Persecution in China

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—In its mission to revive China’s true authentic culture from the pre-communist era, Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s leading classical Chinese dance and music company, is receiving applause from around the world for its beauty, artistry, and profound messaging. At a performance at the Butler Art Center in Clowes Memorial Hall, Adrian Obando,…


State Department’s Skewed Reports Enabling Nigerian Violence: Rights Advocates

After the worst massacre of Catholic faithful in Nigeria’s history on June 5, rights advocates have rebuked the U.S. Department of State’s flawed conclusions in its annual religious freedom report for 2021. “Instead of tongues of fire—bombs and firearms descended on worshippers in southwestern Ondo state [June 5] in a Pentecost Day massacre,” said government…


Former Professor in China Finds Hope in Shen Yun

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Although the Chinese Communist Party holds power in China, they do not represent the people of the nation. Shen Yun Performing Arts is sharing the beauty of China before communism with audiences around the world. Greg Hutchens, a health and safety professional, used to be a professor in China. He saw firsthand how the…


Colorado Bishops Call for Pro-Abortion Officials Not to Receive Communion

The Catholic Archbishop of Denver and three fellow religious leaders in Colorado have written an open letter urging Catholic legislators who live or worship in the state to refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for HB22-1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which Gov. Jared Polis signed into law on April 4, but which…


US Wins Case to Seize Russian Superyacht in Fiji, Sails Away

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—The United States won a legal battle on Tuesday to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the $325 million vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation. The court ruling represented a significant victory for the United States as it encounters obstacles in…


Strengthening US in Face of Foreign Threats Requires Energy Independence: Expert

Curbing inflation, particularly fuel prices that have soared above $5 per gallon in a number of states, and bolstering America’s position in the face of geopolitical rivals such as China and Russia requires changes to domestic energy production, refining, and transportation, according to Kelly Sloan, a senior fellow in energy and environment at the Centennial…


Biden Administration’s Lack of a ‘Discernible Foreign Policy’ Emboldens America’s Adversaries: Cal Thomas

The lack of a clear and consistent foreign policy with well-defined and achievable goals has weakened America’s position vis à vis geostrategic rivals and states with a destabilizing role in the world, according to syndicated columnist and commentator Cal Thomas. “I’m just not sure that the Biden administration has a discernible foreign policy, whether it…