Category: Special Topics

Anger Boils as Shanghai Residents Enter Another Lockdown Amid Reports of COVID-19

Authorities in Shanghai are ramping up their zero-COVID efforts amid a recent flare-up in cases before the coming national congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in mid-October. The city that is the financial hub of China reported 34 active COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 9, three of which have symptoms and the rest being…


PREMIERING 10/11 at 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…


New York State Assemblyman Proclaims Global Movement to Quit the Chinese Communist Party

A member of the New York State Assembly has joined the ranks of public officials who acknowledge the Tuidang Movement as “one of the most peaceful and important initiatives in human civilization.” Tuidang means quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and is arguably the largest grassroots movement in human history with 400 million participants and…


New York State Assemblyman Commends Global Movement to Quit the Chinese Communist Party

A member of the New York State Assembly has joined the ranks of public officials who acknowledge the Tuidang Movement as “one of the most peaceful and important initiatives in human civilization.” Tuidang means quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and is arguably the largest grassroots movement in human history with 400 million participants and…


Elon Musk Praised by Beijing, Draws Ire From Taipei for his Taiwan Proposal

After Elon Musk said Taiwan could be made into “a special administrative zone” under the Chinese regime’s control, he was praised by Beijing, but Taipei had a different response. Neither Taiwan nor any other country would accept a proposal to change a democratic country into a special administrative region of an authoritarian-led country  to benefit…


Taiwan’s President Tells China That War Is ‘Absolutely Not an Option’

Taiwan’s president has ruled out armed confrontation with China, saying that her government is willing to engage with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reach a “mutually agreeable arrangement.” In her national address on Monday, President Tsai Ing-wen said it was “regrettable” that China had escalated its military intimidation, diplomatic pressure, and trade obstructions to…


Nearly 100 Residents in Chinese City Abducted for Their Beliefs in One-Day Operation, Including 98-Year-Old Woman: Report

Police in China’s northeastern Daqing City of Heilongjiang Province abducted almost 100 Falun Gong practitioners on July 12 for their faith, raided their homes, and took away their money and personal belongings, according to a report published on Minghui.org. Minghui.org is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that reports on the ongoing persecution of the Buddhist-school spiritual belief Falun…


Nearly 100 Residents in Chinese City Detained for Their Beliefs in One-Day Operation, Including 98-Year-Old Woman: Report

Police in China’s northeastern Daqing City of Heilongjiang Province detained almost 100 Falun Gong practitioners on July 12 for their faith, raided their homes, and took away their money and personal belongings, according to a report published on Minghui.org. Minghui.org is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that reports on the ongoing persecution of the Buddhist-school spiritual belief Falun…


GOP Lawmakers Question Blinken and Garland Over CCP Police Stations in New York

A group of U.S. House Republicans on Oct. 7 sent a letter questioning Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the presence of Chinese service stations in New York City. “We are writing to express our grave concern over reports of the law enforcement presence of the People’s Republic of China…


GOP Lawmakers Question Blinken, Garland Over CCP Police Station in New York

A group of U.S. House Republicans on Oct. 7 sent a letter questioning Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the presence of a Chinese police service station in New York City. “We are writing to express our grave concern over reports of the law enforcement presence of the People’s Republic…