Category: China

FTX’s Bankman-Fried Gets Arraigned on New Charge

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, is arraigned in Manhattan federal court at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 30 on a 13-count indictment, including a new charge of conspiring to pay bribes to Chinese officials. Bankman-Fried previously pleaded not guilty to eight of the counts. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan will…


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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, is arraigned in Manhattan federal court at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 30 on a 13-count indictment, including a new charge of conspiring to pay bribes to Chinese officials. Bankman-Fried previously pleaded not guilty to eight of the counts. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan will…


Sudden Death of Hollywood Actor Reminds People of Ways to Reduce Risk From Cerebral Aneurysm

On Feb. 18, 2023, popular Hollywood movie star Tom Sizemore died suddenly from a brain (cerebral) aneurysm, arousing great attention and fond memories from movie fans. How to prevent and reduce the risk of aneurysms has also become a much-talked-about subject. According to statistics from the American Brain Aneurysm Foundation, nearly 500,000 people worldwide die…


Hong Kong’s Press Freedom Getting Worse With Several Court Reporters Being Followed

On March 24, Hong Kong English-language online media “Hong Kong Free Press” (HKFP) reported that one of its court reporters was followed by two suspicious persons. The Hong Kong Journalists Association HKJA) issued a statement saying that many court reporters were followed or monitored by unknown persons, and some reporters suspected that the stalkers were…


China’s E-Commerce Giant Alibaba to Be Broken Up as Founder Billionaire Jack Ma Returns to China

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced on March 28 that it will split into six units, as news emerged that its co-founder Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has returned to China per the communist party’s request, after spending more than a year overseas. China observers believe this shows that Beijing’s policy toward privately-owned large Chinese tech companies…


Texas Senators Hear Witness Testimonies on Forced Organ Harvesting in China

The Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday heard from witnesses who favor proposed legislation that would prohibit health benefit plans from paying for vital organs originating in China, where forced organ harvesting occurs. “Senate Bill 1040 is intended to combat the horrific practice of forced organ harvesting,” said Republican state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst,…


Texas Senators Hear Witness Testimonies on Organ Harvesting in China

The Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday heard from witnesses who favor proposed legislation that would prohibit health benefit plans from paying for vital organs originating in China, where forced organ harvesting occurs. “Senate Bill 1040 is intended to combat the horrific practice of forced organ harvesting,” said Republican state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst,…


Auckland Chinese Consulate Staff Member’s Escape to the Free World

Dong Luobin, a former back office staff member of the Chinese consulate in Auckland, New Zealand, defected two months after he arrived in Auckland in 2018. The Epoch Times has previously reported on his early life, and he has now shared more details on how he managed to escape the consulate’s tight security. When Dong…


Australia to Follow US Lead If China Invades Taiwan: Former Australian Defense Minister

Australia will follow the U.S. lead in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to former Australian Defense Minister Kevin Andrews. “Under the arrangements, we have with the United States, we’re very close to the United States. I’m sure if we were called upon by the United States to act, then we would…


Chinese Ambassador Accuses the US of Being a Failing Democracy

The Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Xiaolong, has sent a letter full of criticism of the U.S.-led democratic world to New Zealand MPs while claiming that China had a different system of democracy. Wang accused the United States of having a sense of superiority and spreading “false” narratives of democracy versus authoritarianism. He claimed…