Category: Special Topics

Australia, Maldives Refute China’s Claim That They Attended Chinese-Led Indian Ocean Forum

Australia and the Maldives clarified that none of their government officials attended the China–Indian Ocean Forum held on Nov. 21, which the organizer claimed had gathered representatives from 19 countries, excluding India. Their remarks were made in response to event organizer China International Development Cooperation Agency’s (CIDCA) joint statement on Nov. 22, which listed the…


Students Sent Home, Police on Patrol as China Curbs Protests

BEIJING—Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. Authorities have eased some controls after demonstrations in at least…


US Embassy Warns About China’s Expanded Pandemic Measures

The U.S. Embassy in China recommended that compatriots keep a 14-day supply of medications, bottled water, and food on hand, said a release on Nov. 28. Ambassador Nicholas Burns also tweeted that the embassy is “monitoring the COVID situation and assisting U.S. citizens with challenges due to lockdowns and restrictions.” An emergency number, “+86 10…


Global Lawmakers Express Solidarity with Chinese Protesters as CCP Diplomat Signals Regime Will Persist With Zero-COVID

The Chinese communist regime has signaled that it will not abandon its draconian COVID policies despite mass protests in at least 10 cities across China over the weekend. Zou Xiaoli, the Chinese regime’s ambassador to Argentina, told reporters on Nov. 28 that China will persist in its dynamic zero-COVID policy when asked about recent protests,…


Protest Break Out in Chongqing After Residents Learn COVID-19 Testing Staff Were Infected

Protests broke out in at least two subdistricts in China’s southwest megacity Chongqing on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26. China has recently seen massive protests across the country against the Chinese communist regime’s zero-COVID measures, triggered by growing angst from the prolonged lockdowns and further fueled by horrific deaths of at least 10 people, according…


Protests Break Out in Chongqing After Residents Learn COVID-19 Testing Staff Were Infected

Protests broke out in at least two subdistricts in China’s southwest megacity Chongqing on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26. China has recently seen massive protests across the country against the Chinese communist regime’s zero-COVID measures, triggered by growing angst from the prolonged lockdowns and further fueled by horrific deaths of at least 10 people, according…


U.S. Navy Needs to Help Australia Defend Its Waters: Former Navy Secretary

Former U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said the U.S. Navy should provide more help to defend Australia’s waters until it acquires its own nuclear submarines in response to the rising threat from Beijing. Australia’s Navy is expected to experience a capability gap as the first nuclear submarines under the AUKUS agreement will not be ready…


US Navy Needs to Help Australia Defend Its Waters: Former Navy Secretary

Former U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer said the U.S. Navy should provide more help to defend Australia’s waters until it acquires its own nuclear submarines in response to the rising threat from Beijing. Australia’s Navy is expected to experience a capability gap as the first nuclear submarines under the AUKUS agreement will not be ready…


Nearly 1,000 Chinese Students in Toronto Rally in Solidarity With Protesters in China Against ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies

TORONTO—Nearly 1,000 students rallied outside the Chinese consulate in Toronto Sunday night, calling for an end to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as they stood in solidarity with protesters in China following the deaths of at least 10 people in a fire in Xinjiang’s capital of Urumqi. “Down with the Chinese Communist Party!” protesters chanted…


Chinese Woman Hangs Herself in Guangzhou Quarantine Facility: Report

A woman from China’s Hubei Province killed herself in a quarantine facility in Guangzhou where she was isolated after testing positive for COVID, according to Caixin, China’s financial news portal. “Xiaoya” was among the first to be quarantined on Nov. 16 in a makeshift hospital converted from a stadium in the southernmost Nansha district of…