Category: Special Topics

Rallies in Japan Draw Crowds to Support China’s ‘White Paper Revolution’

December 7, 2022
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Rallies were held in Japan last week in solidarity with the “white paper revolution” in mainland China—the largest wave of Chinese protests in three decades. The rallies joined a worldwide response to China’s draconian COVID measures, sparked by a tragic fire in late November. On Nov. 24, the fatal apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital…

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Chinese Billionaire Who Purchased Texas Land Failed to Report Foreign Land Ownership, Received Lowered Fine

December 7, 2022
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A Chinese billionaire purchased about 140,000 acres of agricultural land in Val Verde County, Texas, since 2016, and planned to build Blue Hills Wind Farm on this property near the U.S.-Mexico border and the Laughlin Air Force Base, a training ground for military pilots. The proposed wind project would have allowed the Chinese owner access…

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CCP Continues to Persecute Falun Gong Adherents: US Religious Freedom Commission

December 7, 2022
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The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a new report and a list of victims of religious persecution around the world. The report states the Chinese communist regime continues to persecute Falun Gong adherents by targeting them with charges relating to the practice of faiths deemed unacceptable to the atheist Communist Party. USCIRF…

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Lawmakers Call for US to Defend Chinese Protesters

December 7, 2022
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Rep-elect Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) said that U.S. politicians should defend the Chinese protesters who fight against Beijing’s stringent zero-COVID policies. “Any time there’s abuse of human rights anywhere in this country, we all must stand up to defend them. Think what the protesters are doing. It sounds like  [they’re] really taking the stand for their…

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China’s Gestapo-Like Agency Under Scrutiny After Death of Its Founder

December 7, 2022
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Nazi Germany’s infamous Gestapo secret police are long gone but its crimes have not been forgotten. But what’s less known is that the communist regime in China also has a Gestapo-like agency whose sole mission is to brutalize and persecute innocent civilians deemed enemies of the state. The agency, called the “610 Office,” has been…

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US Approves $428 Million in Arms Sales to Taiwan

December 7, 2022
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News Analysis The United States is approving $428 million in new arms sales to Taiwan as part of its effort to help the island nation deter a Chinese communist invasion. “This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to maintain a credible defensive capability,” said an associated…

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China Relaxes COVID Restrictions in Major Policy Shift Following Mass Protests

December 7, 2022
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China’s health officials on Dec. 7 issued new national guidelines to ease strict COVID-19 measures, following protests that erupted across the country late last month. Residents welcomed the news as cities gradually return to normalcy. The relaxation of COVID measures—such as allowing infected people with mild or no symptoms to quarantine at home and dropping testing…

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Penn State Chinese Students Rally in Solidarity With White Paper Revolution Protests in China

December 7, 2022
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Some 50 students gathered at Penn State’s main campus on Dec. 2 for a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the Urumqi fire that sparked protests in China. Under a lit Christmas tree in front of the Allen St. Gate, the students held white papers to show solidarity with the so-called White Paper Revolution….

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The United States Will Address Australia’s Military Capability Gap, Says Secretary of Defense

December 7, 2022
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The United States and Australia have committed to significantly increasing defence cooperation to plug Australia’s capability gap and counter the growing threat of Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington D.C. for…

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‘American Manufacturing Is Back’: Biden Welcomes Planned New Semiconductor Plant in Arizona

December 6, 2022
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President Joe Biden visited a new semiconductor plant in Arizona on Dec. 6 as part of an effort to reestablish the United States as a world leader in advanced chip manufacturing. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TMSC), the Taiwanese chipmaker that runs the plant, announced that it plans to triple its planned investment in the…

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