Category: China

Stifled by Politics, Beijing and Shanghai Fall in Rankings of International Financial Centers

March 31, 2023
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Shanghai and Beijing have both fallen sharply in the latest ranking of the world’s most competitive financial centers. The dynamism of China’s financial sector has waned markedly in part due to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s recent policies, and the trend is intensifying. With the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, CCP authorities implemented…

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Members of Exiled Chinese Church Detained in Thailand

March 31, 2023
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BANGKOK, Thailand—More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand paid fines for overstaying their visas but remained in police custody Saturday uncertain about their legal status amid fears they would be deported against their will to their home country, where they face possible persecution. The 63 members of…

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120 Subvariants of COVID-19 Discovered in China; Next Wave in May or June: Expert

March 31, 2023
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China is bracing for another COVID-19 wave after health workers recently discovered 120 new subvariants. While the West has mostly begun to move on from the pandemic, China could be hunkering back down. This comes as Beijing scraps production of its domestic vaccines, due to low efficacy rates. What does the looming wave mean for…

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On COVID, Trump and DeSantis Converged and Diverged

March 31, 2023
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In recent weeks, both former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have touted their own handling of the COVID pandemic while criticizing each other’s response to the crisis. It’s only natural in the slow run-up to 2024. Everyone wants to be able to say they got COVID right—and hindsight is always 20/20. On…

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Intelligence Expert Recommends Independent Body With Arrest Powers to Tackle Foreign Interference

March 31, 2023
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An intelligence expert with hands-on experience in countering threats from hostile state actors told MPs Canada doesn’t need a public inquiry into foreign interference, rather it needs a completely new independent body with powers to arrest and prosecute those involved. Michel Juneau-Katsuya, a former manager with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), presented the idea…

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Marxism Makes Chinese Military Believe War With US Is ‘Inevitable’: Top US General

March 31, 2023
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Communist China’s military leadership increasingly believes that war with the United States is inevitable, according to the United States’ most senior military officer. The Chinese military is fostering destabilizing rhetoric and ideas that could encourage a catastrophic conflict with the United States, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley during…

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Shenzhen Becomes China’s Largest Industrial City as Shanghai Declines

March 31, 2023
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For many years, China’s top three industrial cities were Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou, in that order. However, as Shanghai implemented Beijing’s draconian zero-COVID policy last year, the city’s GDP by industry fell, and Shenzhen overtook Shanghai to become the No. 1 industrial city in China. According to China’s recently released 2022 GDP ranking of the top…

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Senior CCP Officials Rely on Organs From Falun Gong Practitioners to Extend Their Lives: Rep. Smith

March 31, 2023
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) forcibly harvests organs from Falun Gong practitioners while still alive, because of their excellent health, and transplants them into elderly CCP officials to extend their lives. The Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023 (H.R. 1154), drafted by Smith, is currently being presented to…

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Senior CCP Officials Rely on Organs From Prisoners of Conscience to Extend Their Lives: Rep. Smith

March 31, 2023
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News Analysis Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) forcibly harvests organs from prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners, while still alive, because of their excellent health, and transplants them into elderly CCP officials to extend their lives. The Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023 (H.R. 1154), drafted by…

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US Space Vulnerable to Attacks From Russia and China: Author

March 31, 2023
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The U.S. space is vulnerable to attacks from Russia and China, according to Brandon Weichert, author of “Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower.” According to the expert, the U.S. Space Force has no replacement for its cumbersome multi-functioned military satellites. “The problem is, is that the way the Pentagon for 30 to 40 years…

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