Could an internal coup unseat the Chinese leader? And what factors de-stabilize the regime the most. Today I asked the author who raised those questions and provided his answers. Mr. Roger Garside explains in his book, China Coup, the many factors that could lead to the fall of the Chinese Communist Party. While the regime…

Olympic officials appear to have secured the first chance to reach the disappeared Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, as sports officials outside of China were eager to hear directly from the player. According to a press release from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Peng told IOC officials in a video call from Beijing on Nov. 21…

LYON, France—In China, she enjoyed the privileges that flowed from being married to a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) elite. Her husband was a top police official in the security apparatus that keeps the CCP in power, so trusted that the regime sent him to France to take up a prestigious role…

LYON, France—In China, she enjoyed the privileges that flowed from being married to a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) elite. Her husband was a top police official in the security apparatus that keeps the CCP in power, so trusted that the regime sent him to France to take up a prestigious role…

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and a rights group have cast doubt on an email that Chinese state-run media are attributing to missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. The email, released on Nov. 17 by communist party-controlled media and not Peng herself, which begins “Hello everyone this is Peng Shuai,” has failed to quell concerns for Peng’s safety and…

News Analysis In recent years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has gradually tightened control over private capital. State-owned enterprises took over countless private businesses amid a wave of bankruptcies and in a bid to redistribute wealth. During a conference with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials on Aug. 17, Xi called for “common prosperity” and redistribution of…

News Analysis This August, Chinese state-run paper Economic Information Daily ran a scathing 6,000-word article that condemned the country’s online gaming industry as promoting “spiritual opium,” raking in billions while creating a “new drug” addiction among the people, especially youth. The article was republished in dozens of outlets and followed by similar commentaries in state…

Commentary On Sept. 26, 2021, the current affairs program “60 Minutes” aired a fascinating documentary, which told the harrowing story of Chinese whistleblower Desmond Shum, whose ex-wife, billionaire Whitney Duan, disappeared on the streets of Beijing four years ago. Until recently, nobody had heard from her, and her fate was unknown. However, when her ex-husband,…

The freeing of the “two Michaels” at the same time Meng Wanzhou was released from her bail conditions proves that Beijing was using hostage diplomacy all along and sets a troubling precedent for future dealings with the Chinese regime, warns Canadian Sen. Leo Housakos.  “[In] this particular case, China won. They got what they wanted,” Housakos…

Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. says Washington did not make China’s release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor a condition of the resolution of the charges against Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. “Absolutely not. The DPA [Deferred Prosecution Agreement] and the resolution of the charges against Ms. Meng was a completely independent process,” said…