Category: China

China Starts Drills Around Taiwan After US Speaker Meeting

FUZHOU, China/TAIPEI—China began three days of military exercises around Taiwan on Saturday to express anger at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the island’s defense ministry said it would respond calmly. The drills, announced the day after Tsai returned from the United States, had been widely…


Civil Servants’ Resignations Intensify in Hong Kong, a Record High Since 1997

After the anti-extradition movement and the implementation of the compulsory oath of allegiance for civil servants, the wave of civil servants leaving the organization in Hong Kong intensified. In its latest reply to Legco members’ questions on the “Budget 2023-24,” the Civil Service Bureau revealed that the number of resignations in 2021-22 has reached a…


Beijing Denies Ties to America’s Fentanyl Crisis

China is denying any role in America’s fentanyl crisis, despite its status as the world’s number one maker of the precursor chemical, which gets manufactured into the synthetic opioid by Mexican cartels. Beijing’s foreign ministry says no illegal fentanyl trafficking happens between China and Mexico, adding it’s a “made in USA” problem. But is that…


Capitol Report: Swimmer Attacked for Protecting Women’s Only Sports; Democrats Criticize Tennessee Lawmakers’ Expulsion

Swimmer Riley Gaines was attacked by transgender activists for speaking out about women’s sports. And while Republicans advocate for wide bans on transgender athletes, the White House and the Supreme Court are pushing back. Democrats are responding to the expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers with allegations of racism and threats to democracy. China retaliated against…


Does Eating Eggs Increase Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

Recently, there has been a sort of mini-crisis from egg shortages in several countries around the world. The price of eggs has soared in the United States, and in Taiwan, people have had to wait in line to buy eggs. All this fuss about eggs may have you wondering whether eggs are really an indispensable…


Government Report to Trudeau Provides Roadmap on Foreign Interference

A report to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines steps the federal government is taking to address foreign interference after media reports in recent months have alleged extensive meddling by Beijing. The most consequential steps announced include beginning work to update key pieces of legislation to better tackle foreign interference. The plan says Public Safety Minister…


Government Report Provides Roadmap on Tackling Foreign Interference

A report to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines steps the federal government is taking to address foreign interference after media reports in recent months have alleged extensive meddling by Beijing. The most consequential steps announced include beginning work to update key pieces of legislation to better tackle foreign interference. The plan says Public Safety Minister…


CCP’s Revamped ‘Down to the Countryside’ Movement Doomed to Failure: Experts

News Analysis Chinese state media has recently published numerous articles encouraging urban youth to “revitalize the countryside.” China experts believe that the Cultural Revolution has returned, although in a form that may not be immediately recognizable. Amid China’s struggling economy and high unemployment, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is attempting to allure young people to…


Mother of Shen Yun Dancer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in China for Her Faith

NEW YORK—For the past 15 years, a cell phone was the only thing that held together Steven Wang and his family, who are an ocean away in China. It was over a phone call that Wang found out about his father’s death in 2009—of kidney failure resulting from years of torture detained in a Chinese…


Mother of New York Dancer Sentenced to Prison in China for Her Faith

NEW YORK—For the past 15 years, a cell phone was the only thing that held together Steven Wang and his family, who are an ocean away in China. It was over a phone call that Wang found out about his father’s death in 2009—of kidney failure resulting from years of torture detained in a Chinese…