Category: Special Topics

Chinese Nationals Celebrate Shinzo Abe’s Passing; Amb. Brownback on International Religious Freedom

July 11, 2022
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Chinese nationals are celebrating the death of Shinzo Abe, while the rest of the world mourns for the death of the former Japanese prime minister. Chinese internet users offer cruel comments, nightclubs celebrate his death, and businesses offer discounts. We discuss why this is happening in China. I also speak with ambassador Sam Brownback, former…

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China and Pakistan Commence Military Drills in Shanghai

July 11, 2022
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China and Pakistan announced the commencement of live-fire military drills July 11, coinciding with drills currently being conducted by the United States and its allies. The joint exercises, dubbed Sea Guardians 2, began at the Wusong military port in Shanghai and will continue through July 13. The exercise is the second of the China-Pakistan Sea…

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CCP’s Drug Warfare and Other Illegal Activities in Latin America

July 11, 2022
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Commentary The Trump administration’s 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS) called out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its many nefarious and insidious activities against the United States and the Western Hemisphere, including transnational criminal organizations and Chinese fentanyl traffickers. “Transnational criminal organizations—including gangs and cartels— perpetuate violence and corruption and threaten the stability of Central…

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Beijing Lawyer Demands Local Health Authorities Disclose Information About Mandatory Vaccination

July 11, 2022
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A new COVID-19 vaccination mandate was issued in Beijing on July 6, limiting unvaccinated residents from entering some public venues amid the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in the city. According to the new rule, people must be vaccinated to enter crowd gathering venues, such as offline training institutions, libraries, museums, stadiums, gyms, performance entertainment venues,…

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China and Russia Want to Replace US Dollar With BRICS Currencies

July 11, 2022
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News Analysis BRICS members call for cross-border payment in BRICS currencies to challenge the U.S. dollar. The BRICS—an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—held a summit on June 23. The meeting, chaired by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, was part of a lengthy series of BRICS cooperation events, which began on June 6 with…

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Kiribati Withdraws From Pacific Islands Forum, Further Weakening the West’s Bulwark Against Beijing

July 11, 2022
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The Pacific Islands Forum has been dealt a heavy blow after the surprise withdrawal of Kiribati from the regional body—the peak intergovernmental organisation in the region. The move comes amid ongoing dissatisfaction from Micronesian countries in the Forum, a festering issue that has erupted amid Beijing’s ongoing influence in the region. On July 10, news…

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Kiribati Withdraws From Pacific Islands Forum, Further Weakening West’s Bulwark Against Beijing

July 11, 2022
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The surprise withdrawal of Kiribati from the Pacific Islands Forum has dealt a heavy blow to the regional body—the peak intergovernmental organisation in the region. The move comes amid ongoing dissatisfaction from Micronesian countries in the Forum, a festering issue that has erupted amid Beijing’s ongoing influence in the region. On July 10, news of Kiribati’s…

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Beijing Issues New 4-Point Plan to Australia to Reset Ties

July 10, 2022
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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a new list of “demands” for the Australian government to follow through on if it hopes to reset bilateral ties. It comes as part of Beijing’s new charm offensive to win over the Labor government while claiming the former Morrison government was the “root cause” of deteriorating…

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‘Time to Wake Up’: Australians Call for End of 23 Year Faith Group Persecution

July 10, 2022
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It is time for Australian society to wake up and call out a communist regime that persecutes people for their faith. This is what Paul Folley, general manager of Australia TFP (Tradition, Family, and Property), said when addressing the 23-year anniversary of the start of the Chinese communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong at a rally in…

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Hundreds Gather in New York’s Chinatown to Highlight Ongoing Abuse in Communist China

July 10, 2022
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MANHATTAN, New York—Hundreds paraded in lower Manhattan through one of America’s oldest Chinese communities to protest ongoing abuses in communist China that the international community has described as “crimes against humanity.” It marked the first time in almost five years the participants were back to Chinatown, the lively New York City neighorhood packed with bubble…

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