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‘Speak Up in the Face of Rights Violations,’ Says Chinese Writer and Historian, Zhang Yihe

Beijing stepped up the surveillance of well-known Chinese historian and writer Zhang Yihe recently, as it has on veteran journalist Gao Yu. Speaking to The Epoch Times, Zhang Yihe said she specifically wished to remind people to speak up when their rights are violated. Eighty-year-old Zhang Yihe described leaving her home recently to get bottled water. “At…


Chinese Activists Condemn China’s Secret Agents in US

Pro-democracy activists held activities commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Monterey Park city, Los Angeles, on May 28. Several Chinese students and dissidents attended the “The Pillar of Shame” event, where several speakers condemned Beijing’s secret agents who endanger Chinese nationals living in the United States. The “Pillar of Shame” statue memorializes those killed during…


Increasing Number of Chinese Rights Petitioners Disappear as State Meetings Commence

In the hope of having their grievances redressed, Chinese petitioners from all over China visit the state petitioning office in Beijing. This week, however, the annual “Two Sessions” meeting has seen increasing numbers of petitioners being detained in Beijing and across the country due to heightened security around the state meetings. The “Two Sessions” are…


Hong Kong Schools Retold to Remove Books That ‘Endanger National Security’

Hong Kong’s education secretary Kevin Yeung on June 6 reiterated that schools are responsible for ensuring their libraries do not contain books deemed dangerous to national security. Yeung’s remarks have sparked concerns among Hongkongers fearing another wave of self-censorship at schools. After the implementation of the National Security Law in mid-2020, Hong Kong’s Education Bureau…


Top China Streamer Sparks Tiananmen Questions; Cal Thomas Discusses Biden Foreign Policy

China’s top streamer meets political censorship. An unintentional mistake may have cost his career, as the 33rd anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre was once again censored in China. Plus, I spoke with Cal Thomas, a speaker at the Western Conservative Summit in Colorado and a celebrated columnist. He and I discuss President…


Chinese Fighter Jet Intercepted Australian Craft

How do the words “It’s my duty” relate to an over 30-year-old massacre? That’s the new slogan appearing on social media amid the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, as Chinese citizens battle online censorship to commemorate the event. President Joe Biden is weighing whether to cut tariffs on China as a way to fight…


Film Review: Sundance ’22: ‘The Exiles,’ Unfinished Business

This film is all about unfinished business. In 1989, documentarian Christine Choy started filming the exiled Chinese student leaders who were trying to continue their movement in America, shortly after the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Since she had not been there in the Square, she did not feel a close connection to her subjects, so when…