News Analysis Recently, Hong Kong media reported that China’s Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of State Security will be separated from the State Council system and placed under the Central Internal Affairs Committee, a new institution directly under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This new structure is modeled after the…
Beijing to Build a USSR-Style Internal Committee and Greatly Weaken Premier Li Qiang’s Power
Energy Giant Moves Quietly to Erase Taiwan
A British-Australian energy giant has chosen to erase Taiwan from its financial statements, deciding instead to list all revenue from the autonomous region as from “Greater China.” Taiwan has been a self-governing democracy since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949. However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regards Taiwan as a breakaway province that must…
Internal Document Shows China Facing Another Wave of COVID-19 Infection as Fever Wave Hits Schools Across the Country
An internal Chinese metro system document reveals that China is embracing another wave of COVID-19 outbreak, as a fever wave hits Chinese schools across the country, causing many class suspensions. Ms. Liang, who works in the Shanghai Metro system, told The Epoch Times on Feb. 21 that the Shanghai Metro epidemic prevention measures are being…
No Time for Thumb-Twiddling in the Face of Beijing’s Military Build Up
Commentary The Defence White Paper published by the Australian government in 2016 was the most far-reaching, comprehensive of its type. Projecting forward for 20 years, the paper, and its accompanying Defence Industry White Paper, proposed a major program of defence acquisitions to ensure the nation’s security. It also pegged the Defence expenditure base to at…
Hundreds Parade Down Brooklyn to Spotlight Beijing’s Attack on Faith
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing. The assault left…
Brooklyn Parade Spotlights Beijing’s Attack on Faith on American Soil
NEW YORK—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. The assault left minor…
Australia’s Torres Strait Sound Alarm Over ‘Invasion’ by Chinese Fishing Boats
Torres Strait Islanders say foreign fishing vessels are plundering their waters in unprecedented numbers, further threatening their traditional way of life. Australia’s fisheries authority is also alarmed by the border intrusions and is working to ramp up surveillance. Traditional owners claim more than 50 Chinese-sponsored Papua New Guinean fishing boats have been intensively and illegally…
Pacific Islands Appoint Former Leader of Nauru as Next Secretary-General
Leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have appointed former Nauru President Baron Waqa to chair the Pacific’s top regional body next year as they move toward regional unity. The leaders met in Fiji on Friday to finalize a deal that will see the return of Kiribati to the forum. Fiji’s leader and outgoing…
New York Man Arrested for Assaulting Falun Gong Adherent
NEW YORK—A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting an adherent of the spiritual group Falun Gong who volunteers at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. Qi Zhongping, 77, insulted and physically attacked Falun Gong practitioner David Fang, leaving Fang bleeding on his neck, head, hand, and leg. Adherents say that Qi has…
China Empowers Russia in Ukraine, Risks Nuclear War With US, Says Former General
The growing alliance between Russia and communist China carries significant implications for the war in Ukraine and the future of U.S. nuclear deterrence more broadly, according to one former general. It is likely that the intensity of Russian military actions in Ukraine and potentially elsewhere will increase as Beijing and Moscow grow closer, and there…
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