After 26 years in operation, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apply Daily was forced to shut down on June 24, after Beijing froze its assets and arrested several of its journalists for violating the “National Security Law.” “It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world,” President Joe Biden said in…
In China, the Pot Is Calling the Kettle Black
July 2, 2021
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The Morning After the CCP’s Party
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrated the hundredth anniversary of its founding with an orgy of self-congratulation. Momentum was built for the several months preceding the date, with a daily release of posters of milestones in the Party’s history. A separate series of posters carried quotations from Xi Jinping carrying such unforgettable thoughts as…
Twitter Should Stop Harassing India, and Do More Against China
Commentary Twitter is way over its head in India. The avian network twice published a map that showed parts of India as part of China. In May, Twitter flagged a post by ruling party leaders, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson, as “manipulated media.” Last week, Twitter briefly locked the account of Information Technology…
While the CCP Turns 100, China Battles an ‘Unfavorable Image’
July 1, 2021
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Commentary July 1 marks the centenary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It also marks the timeline of the first agenda on Xi Jinping’s Chinese Dream—building a well-off and prosperous society by 2021. While the CCP-led China has transformed from Mao to Xi in the last 100 years, China still battles to…
China’s Real ‘Century of Humiliation’
July 1, 2021
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Commentary Scholars and enthusiasts of Chinese history are familiar with the term “century of humiliation,” referring to the long chain of crises the country suffered during its entry into the modern era starting in the mid-19th century. From the Opium Wars waged and lost against Britain and France, to the multimillion deaths of the Taiping…
What’s New in Beijing’s Census Form?
Commentary Beijing authorities rolled out its census survey on June 15 and residents were notified that it would cover every household and every individual—around 60,000 people and 240 communities in China’s capital city. It’s noteworthy that the seventh national census was just carried out a few months ago. There were long and short forms with…
The CCP’s Ten Major Shams
Commentary “Communist” is synonymous with “liar” and the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the prime collective of liars and lies. This article will recount ten major incidents that lay bare the historical truth behind the CCP’s shams. The May Fourth Movement The CCP has long touted the May Fourth Movement in 1919….
Beijing’s Ambitions and Tactics to Control Southeast Asia
Commentary The Chinese regime’s tactics of global domination largely focus on periphery diplomacy, strategically focusing on Southeast Asia, where Beijing has made some progress as seen by the shift of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s stance toward China. Southeast Asia includes the Indochina Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago. It is at a crossroad of Oceania, the…
Canadian Hostages and Chinese Scientists Provide Lessons on China’s Communist Dictatorship
Commentary Chinese scientist Xiangguo Qiu transferred deadly pathogens from Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) Dr. Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng were dismissed from the NML in 2019 and journalists are now unable to locate them. Those bombshell revelations are finally getting traction, but they may have overshadowed…
The CCP’s 100 Years of Misery: Famine, War, and Repression
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “celebrating” its 100th anniversary with fireworks and parades on July 1. Those who won’t be celebrating are the executed, the war dead, and the would-be grandchildren of the millions who died childless, or who were never born, because of tens of millions who starved to death during the…
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