Category: China

Public Inquiry Into Chinese Interference ‘Only Way’ to Restore Voter Confidence: Bloc Leader

The only way to restore public confidence in the Canadian electoral system is to have an independent public inquiry look into reports of Chinese interference, says Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Other opposition leaders have also called for a public inquiry. In a letter on March 14, Blanchet urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to launch a…


LIVE 2:51 PM ET: Exiled Chinese Businessman Guo Wengui Arraigned on $1 Billion Fraud Charges

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui is arraigned at the Manhattan federal court on March 15 after he was arrested for orchestrating a scheme to defraud over $1 billion from his online followers. …


Breaking Dependency on China, Russia Requires Political Sacrifice: Mining CEO

America is currently in no position to shake dependency on China and Russia for key minerals needed to manufacture much of the technology powering modern civilization, the chief executive of a global mining company said. The push to rapidly reduce carbon emissions further complicates the situation as it requires even more of those minerals, he…


‘Red Roulette’ Author: Hong Kong Protestors Encouraged Memoir’s Publication

The Chinese-language edition of the bestselling book “Red Roulette” has finally made its debut in Taiwan. With its subtitle “An Insider’s Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today’s China,” the book’s author, Desmond Shum, said the book tells “the story powerful forces are desperate for you not to hear.” Encouraged to share his…


Exiled Chinese Businessman Guo Wengui Arrested on $1 Billion Fraud Charges

NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors have arrested exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, accusing him of orchestrating a scheme to defraud over $1 billion from his online followers. Guo, also known as Miles Guo, faces an 11-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, according to a Justice Department statement. U.S. authorities…


‘Subordinate to the US’: Former PM Savages Labor Government Over AUKUS Deal

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has savaged senior Labor Party ministers for continuing with the AUKUS deal while claiming it will make the country “subordinate to the United States.” The former leader of the nation launched multiple salvos during an address to the National Press Club just a day after details of AUKUS were unveiled…


Revolutionary Changes in Eating Habits Help Diabetic Patients Manage Symptoms for Over a Decade

These days, many people have diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and other modern diseases due to overnutrition as our living standards improve. Diabetes is a chronic disease of metabolic abnormalities. Due to insufficient insulin secretion or the inability to use insulin effectively, the blood sugar level rises too high. A high blood sugar concentration…


Don’t Fear Central Bank Digital Currency, Embrace It Instead

Commentary Last week, South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem rejected a bill (HB1193) to update the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) with her own unique “brand” of veto. The veto came because Noem opposed the bill’s language outlawing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but allowing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is issued by governments. Noem…


Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese SARS Whistleblower, Dies at 91

Jiang Yanyong, a military surgeon who exposed the Chinese regime’s cover-up of the SARS outbreaks and who was later placed under house arrest for denouncing the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, has died. He was 91. Jiang died of pneumonia on March 11 in Beijing, according to his longtime friend and Hong Kong media reports. China’s state…


LIVE 9:45 AM ET: Contextualizing Taiwan’s Role in Central and Eastern Europe: A Global Taiwan Institute Event

There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have…