After the Urumqi fire in Xinjiang, there were protests in many places on the mainland. There were also people holding plain white paper on the streets of Hong Kong, and in various colleges and universities as a sign of support. The Secretary for Security, Chris Tang Ping-keung, responded to the incident in the Legislative Council…
HK Security Chief Says Holding Paper Written With ‘Abuse of Power,’ ‘Revolution,’ May Violate National Security Law
PREMIERING 12/1 at 7:30PM ET: ‘Most Significant Protests Since 1989’: Benedict Rogers—Is China at a Turning Point?
This episode will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “It looks to me as if these are the most significant protests since 1989, and they are, I think, a boiling over of not just frustration at the very draconian COVID lockdowns, but actually rebellion against the very severe repression, the surveillance state…
For the First Time in 31 Years, American Companies’ Regional Headquarters in HK Are Less Than Chinese Companies
In 2022, among all the foreign companies with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, the number of Chinese companies surpassed that of the American ones for the first time in 31 years. On Nov. 24, the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Government published the report “2022 Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong…
HKgov Rumored to Give up Prosecuting Arrestees From 2019 Anti-Extradition Protests; but Who Has the Final Say?
Over 10,000 people were arrested during the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition movement. But the number of people who have been prosecuted is less than 3,000. The Department of Justice committed the low number of resolved cases was due to “insufficient evidence,” “no immediate need for follow-up,” or “cases still under investigation.” The question remains, how…
Benefits of Eating Pumpkin This Winter Season (Recipe)
Pumpkin is a plump, nutritious vegetable that people often think of as a traditional Halloween decoration or a Thanksgiving pie filling. The lovely orange pumpkin is a symbol and taste of fall. It provides a range of health benefits outside of popular festivities. Pumpkin is low in calories and high in fiber and nutrients. It…
7 Exercises to Fix a Dowager’s Hump
Dowager’s Hump, also commonly known as “cervical vertebra bag,” or “buffalo shoulder,” is a forward rounding in the upper part of the spine. When some people bow their heads, there is a mass bulging somewhere between the intersection of the upper spinal cord and the neck. This is commonly called Dowager’s Hump. From an anatomical…
Study: Immune Anticancer Agents Can Increase the Risk of Diabetes
Immune anticancer agents are drugs that prevent cancer cells from evading the body’s immune system or enable immune cells to better recognize and attack the cancer cells. They are the most attention-grabbing anticancer therapeutic agents in recent years. Immunotherapy, also known as biologic therapy, refers to using the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Cancer…
China Loans Growth Is ‘Lying Down’ With No Clear Answer to Its Financial Problems
Commentary The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) cut the required reserve ratio (RRR) by 25 basis points (bps) for all financial institutions. The mouthpiece claimed a release of 500 billion yuan (or over 70 billion U.S. dollars) in just one cut, but if this had been the case, then the trillion-debt crisis would have been…
‘The China Nexus’: New Book Chronicles CCP’s ‘Human Rights Horrors’ of Three Decades
Benedict Rogers had an idea late one night—to write a book that chronicles all of the “human rights horrors” committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that he observed during his three decades of experience as a journalist and human rights campaigner in and around China. “I realised that although there are many books on China,…
‘The China Nexus’: New Book Chronicles CCP’s ‘Human Rights Horrors’
Benedict Rogers had an idea late one night—to write a book that chronicles all of the “human rights horrors” committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that he observed during his three decades of experience as a journalist and human rights campaigner in and around China. “I realised that although there are many books on China,…
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