The United States has condemned a Hong Kong court decision to sentence pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to prison, a move that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime has characterized as an attempt to “whitewash criminals.” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price on Sunday urged Chinese authorities “to respect freedom of expression, including for the…
US Condemns Hong Kong Media Tycoon’s ‘Grossly Unjust’ Jail Sentence
‘This Is My Family’: An American’s Story Defending Freedom in China and US
For 54 years, China was not on Gail Rachlin’s radar. Then, in the fall of 1997, it entered her life unexpectedly. At a health expo at New York City’s Javits Center, she was looking for business opportunities and health solutions for herself and noticed a young man at a booth. A former public relations (PR)…
US Sanctions CCP Official for Persecuting Falun Gong
The United States has sanctioned a Chinese official for his role in persecuting the faith group Falun Gong, which the communist party ruling China has targeted in an unrelenting eradication campaign for more than 23 years. Tang Yong, formerly a deputy director of the Chongqing Area Prisons in southwestern China, is now designated a gross…
Democrats Demand Answers from Musk on China-Backed Influence Operations
Three Democrat lawmakers are calling on Twitter chief Elon Musk to divulge information related to the alleged manipulation of the platform by China-backed actors in recent weeks. Numerous Chinese-language accounts on Twitter, many of them either new or dormant, allegedly flooded the platform with spam for several hours in late November to restrict access to…
Biden Admin Sanctions Chinese Fishing Companies for Human Rights Abuses
The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on several individuals and corporations related to what it describes as human rights abuses stemming from the Chinese regime’s illegal fishing. The Treasury Department announced on Dec. 9 that the measures would affect Chinese nationals Li Zhenyu and Zhuo Xinrong, as well as 10 entities linked to them, including Dalian…
China May Have Deployed More Long-Range Nuclear Warheads Than US: Congressional Letter
News Analysis China likely has more nuclear warheads equipped to its long-range missiles than the United States, as indicated by the disclosure of a classified briefing made to Congress by the Pentagon’s top nuclear commander. Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, notified Congress that China’s military had surpassed the United States in at…
A Beijing Crackdown on COVID Protests Could Have Same Economic Effect as Lockdowns on America: Expert
Beijing’s potential crackdown on COVID protests could have the same economic effect as the lockdowns on America, says Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist at the financial communications agency Vested. “The protests, especially if the [Chinese] government cracks down on them, are going to have, from an economic standpoint, the same effect as the lockdowns. They will interrupt…
Rep. Gallagher to Chair New House China Select Committee, Vows to Fight ‘CCP Aggression’
Republican lawmakers will establish a new Select Committee on China to counter threats from China’s communist regime when they assume the majority of the House of Representatives in January, chaired by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the GOP announced Dec. 8. Gallagher vowed that the effort would build out a bipartisan front to combat Chinese communist…
Former Australian PM Issues Warning to Beijing on Taiwan Issue
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned that a war over Taiwan will cripple China’s economy and make it suffer far more than Western countries. In a speech at the Hudson Institute on Dec. 7, Morrison warned of a “mutually assured destruction” if conflicts break out between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan Strait. “There…
PREMIERING NOW: Miranda Devine: The Concerted Cover-Up of Biden Family Scandals—From the Laptop to China
This episode will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Note: This episode was filmed before Elon Musk began releasing internal Twitter communications, known as the Twitter Files. “There are a lot of secrets that a lot of powerful people don’t want told about exactly how our story was suppressed—how Joe Biden was…
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