Category: Special Topics

Officials Say 88 Million People in China’s Henan Province Infected With COVID

Officials in China’s central province of Henan have said that the COVID-19 infection rate in the region was 89 percent, as the country battles a surge of infections and communist authorities continue to conceal the true death toll figures. Authorities in Henan, the country’s third most populous province, said at a Monday press conference that…


China’s No. 1 ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomat Zhao Lijian Is Set Aside

News Analysis Zhao Lijian, the spokesperson who best represented the Chinese regime’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy, was recently moved to a new role, the deputy director general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. China experts say the move indicates that Beijing is adopting a new approach to its global diplomacy. Zhao has disappeared from…


Documents Found at Biden Office Raise Concerns of CCP Connection: Paul Kamenar

The discovery of potentially classified documents at President Joe Biden’s former office space at the Penn Biden Center raises concerns in light of the center’s ties to China and potentially to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Paul Kamenar, an attorney for the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC). In November, lawyers tasked with…


China Is ‘Heavily’ Underreporting Number of COVID-19 Deaths, Says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has admitted that China is grossly underreporting the number of citizens who have died from COVID-19 infections, a criticism that comes at a time when the nation is said to be reeling under a massive increase in the number of infections and deaths. The WHO is continuing to “appeal” to…


Pfizer’s Paxlovid Fails to Get in China’s National Insurance Policy

China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) announced on Jan. 10 that it will not include Pfizer’s Paxlovid in its national reimbursement plan due to its high cost. The negotiation between China and Pfizer on Tuesday failed because Pfizer considered China “a middle-income country,” and the price proposed by Beijing was lower than what Pfizer would…


Japan Signs Agreements With US to Secure Defense Supply Chains

The United States and Japanese defense chiefs signed two memorandums of understanding on Jan. 12 to expand cooperation in advanced technologies and defense supply chains as both nations seek to step up their alliance. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada signed the agreements during a meeting at the Pentagon,…


Hunter Biden, China Ties Should Be Top Focus for Biden Special Counsel: Gingrich

The newly appointed special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents should dig into the University of Pennsylvania’s connections with China and any potential role of Hunter Biden, said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Files with classified markings from the Obama-Biden administration have so far been found in two locations linked to…


Disney, NBA Execs ‘Have to Testify’ Before New House Panel on CCP Ties: Rep. Gallagher

The new House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will call on executives from the Walt Disney Company and the NBA to publicly testify and defend their ties to China’s communist regime. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), who will chair the committee, made the announcement during a…


China’s Top Military University Issues 19 Obituaries in 2 Weeks Amid COVID Outbreak

Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), a Chinese military university, released 19 obituaries from late December to early January, including an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, amid a recent surge in COVID-19 infections sweeping across China. From Dec. 24, 2022, to Jan. 5, 2023, 14 professors, two associate professors, two Communist Party branch heads,…


FBI Ads Warn Chinese Americans of CCP Repression Efforts in US

The FBI is placing targeted ads asking members of the Chinese American community to come forward if they have been victimized by China’s communist regime while living in the United States. In a pair of Mandarin-language paid advertisements posted to Facebook, the FBI asks those who have been the victims of various crimes to report…