Category: China

The 3 Tiers of Doctors Forum: How to Heal the Country

Modern life can be exhilarating—but living at a fast pace also brings worries, stress, tension, anxiety, and even mental exhaustion. In today’s chaotic world, many people are looking for a sense of peace and good health. Dr. Yang Jingduan, a well-known Chinese psychiatrist in Philadelphia, launched a series of lectures titled “The Three Tiers of Doctors…


US Envoy Says ‘Anti-Coercion Coalition’ Needed to Tackle China’s Economic Coercion

The world’s leading economies should set up an “anti-coercion coalition” to combat Beijing’s persistent use of economic coercion to achieve its political goals, the U.S. ambassador of Japan said on March 27. U.S. envoy to Japan Rahm Emanuel said that collective action is needed to address instances where a country utilizes economic measures to penalize…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Congressional-Executive Commission on China Holds Hearing on Combating CCP’s Cultural Erasure

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a U.S. legislature and administration joint commission to monitor China’s human rights violations, holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET March 28 on preserving Tibetan linguistic, religious, and cultural heritage in the face of the threat from the Chinese Communist Party. Penpa Tsering and Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration; Richard…


LIVE NOW: Congressional-Executive Commission on China Holds Hearing on Combating CCP’s Cultural Erasure

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a U.S. legislature and administration joint commission to monitor China’s human rights violations, holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET March 28 on preserving Tibetan linguistic, religious, and cultural heritage in the face of the threat from the Chinese Communist Party. Penpa Tsering and Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration; Richard…


Delegation of Canadian MPs From All Parties to Visit Taiwan as Solidarity Gesture Amid Chinese Interference: Report

A delegation of Canadian MPs from all official parties will visit Taiwan next month as a gesture of solidarity against the threat of foreign interference being carried out in both countries by Beijing, according to a news report. The delegation will include Liberal MP John McKay, chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National…


Chinese, Vietnamese Ships Have Close Encounter in South China Sea: Report

A Chinese coast guard ship and a Vietnamese fisheries patrol boat came “dangerously” close in the South China Sea as the Chinese ship was spotted crossing Vietnam’s waters, a U.S. researcher said on Sunday. The incident was first spotted by Ray Powell, the Project Myoushu (South China Sea) lead at Stanford University, who cited data…


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: Richard Gere and Bipartisan Lawmakers Host Press Conference on Tibet

U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), House Committee on Rules Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), joined by actor Richard Gere and the International Campaign for Tibet, host a press conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 28, to discuss the situation of Tibetans…


China’s Industrial Profits Slump Deepens on Soft Demand, High Costs

BEIJING—The slump in Chinese industrial firms’ profits deepened in the first two months of 2023, weighed by lackluster demand and stubbornly high costs as China struggled to fully shake the long-term effects of COVID-19. The sharp 22.9 percent contraction followed a 4.0 percent fall in industrial profits for the whole of 2022, data from the…


Polish Council Recommends Banning TikTok on Public Administration Phones: Media

WARSAW—A Polish government advisory body has recommended banning the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of public administration employees, Polish media reported on Monday. “The Digitization Council expresses a positive opinion regarding the order to remove the Chinese TikTok application by public administration officials and employees from their work phones,” it…


Amid Strained US Ties, China Finds Unlikely Friend in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY—China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah, a deeply religious and conservative state with few obvious ties to the world’s most powerful communist country. An investigation by The Associated Press has found that China and its U.S.-based advocates spent years building relationships with the…