Category: Special Topics

CCP ‘Clique’ Ringleaders Sentenced to Life in Prison Ahead of Party Congress

Two Chinese security officials are sentenced to life in prison over corruption charges ahead of the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s National Congress in mid-October. Moreover, both officials were involved in the persecution of Falun Gong and some China observers believe they will soon be brought to justice for human rights abuses. Sun Lijun, former deputy…


Harris and Kishida Affirm ‘Ironclad Commitment’ to Counter CCP Aggression in Taiwan Strait

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Sept. 26. The two leaders affirmed their nations’ support for one another and condemned Chinese communist aggression in the Taiwan Strait. “The Vice President underscored that the U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, and…


‘Illogical’ for Beijing to Compare Its Claim Over Taiwan to Hawaii-US Union: Historian

Miles Yu, director of the China Center at Hudson Institute, has said that it is “illogical” for Beijing to equate its communist takeover of Taiwan with the Hawaii’s historical union with its mainland because the Hawaiian people applied and voted to join the United States. His comments were in response to China’s Foreign Minister Wang…


‘Illogical’ for Beijing to Compare Its Claim to Taiwan to Hawaii–US Union: Historian

It’s “illogical” for the regime in Beijing to equate a possible communist takeover of Taiwan with Hawaii’s historical union with the United States because the Hawaiian people voted for U.S. statehood, according to Miles Yu, director of the China Center at Hudson Institute. Yu, an American historian who previously served as senior China policy and planning…


Solomons ‘Unfairly Targeted’ Since Recognizing China Over Taiwan: Sogavare in UN Speech

The prime minister of the Solomon Islands complained on Friday that his country had been subjected to “a barrage of unwarranted and misplaced criticisms, misinformation, and intimidation” since preferencing diplomatic relations with China over Taiwan in 2019. In an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Manasseh Damukana Sogavare said the Solomons had been…


US Should Ramp up West Pacific Ties to Fend Off Beijing’s Expansionism, Report Says

The United States needs to ramp up diplomatic ties with Freely Associated States (FAS)—Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia—to restrict Beijing’s expansionism in the Pacific region, according to a new report. The United States Institute for Peace said Beijing saw Pacific nations as a “low-investment, high-reward” opportunity. “China has not focused on the FAS in its…


Professor Pleads Guilty of Concealing Ties in China While Receiving Funds From NASA

Zhengdong Cheng, a Texas A&M professor and NASA researcher, pleaded guilty to charges related to lying about his connections to China. Cheng was arrested and charged with conspiracy, making false statements, and wire fraud in 2020. According to an FBI’s Twitter post on Sept. 23, Cheng pleaded guilty to lying to Texas A&M University (TAMU)…


Professor Pleads Guilty to Concealing Ties With China While Receiving Funds From NASA

Zhengdong Cheng, a Texas A&M professor and NASA researcher, pleaded guilty to charges related to lying about his connections to China. Cheng was arrested and charged with conspiracy, making false statements, and wire fraud in 2020. According to an FBI’s Twitter post on Sept. 23, Cheng pleaded guilty to lying to Texas A&M University (TAMU)…


Chinese Openly Oppose Regime’s Zero-COVID Policy Ahead of CCP Party Congress

Chinese citizens are openly expressing opposition to the communist regime’s highly restrictive zero-COVID policy, which has caused immense suffering, in the weeks before the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) national party meeting in mid-October. A recent bus accident in Guizhou Province in southwest China is sparking public anger over the policy. Early on Sept. 18, 27 people…


Chinese Openly Oppose the Regime’s Zero-COVID Policy, as the CCP Party Congress Approaches

China’s ruling communist party (CCP) further tightened its control across the country in the name of curbing COVID-19 in the weeks before the CCP’s national party meeting in mid-October. Chinese citizens openly express opposition to the regime’s zero-COVID policy that has caused immense suffering and countless tragedies. A recent bus accident in Guizhou Province in…