Tag: Asia & Pacific

US Moves Closer to Holding CCP Accountable With House Passage of Anti-Forced Organ Harvesting Bill: Lawmakers

“Murderous,” “grotesque,” “immoral,” “barbaric.” The Chinese Communist Party’s forced organ harvesting has appalled Washington and united lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. As a bill seeking to end the atrocity continues to advance—having passed the House by a vote of 413-2—members of Congress cheered the development and reaffirmed their determination to hold the regime…


Sen. Hawley’s Efforts to Fast-Track TikTok Ban Blocked by Sen. Paul

Efforts from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to ban Chinese-owned TikTok on U.S. soil suffered a setback on March 29 when fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) opposed the move, arguing the ban would limit free speech. On the Senate floor, Paul objected to Hawley’s request for unanimous consent to fast-track a ban on the viral…


Richard Gere and House Reps Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Tibet

On a sunny afternoon in Washington,  Richard Gere stood on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and a group of supporters to advocate for Tibet, a cause the actor has championed for decades. Gere, who is also chairman of the board of the International Campaign for Tibet, spoke passionately about Tibet’s current state of affairs…


PREMIERING 3/30 at 7:30PM ET: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism

“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…


Taiwan, Japan, and Korea Reject Cooperation With CCP on Organ Sharing

Following China’s desire to strengthen transplant organ sharing and cooperation with Taiwan and other countries, opponents of the plan have expressed alarm and condemnation in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, pointing to China’s practice of forced organ harvesting from living persons. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) unofficial spokesperson on organ transplant, Huang Jiefu said in…


LIVE NOW: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Arrives in New York City

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives in New York City at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 29.  …


Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Arrives in New York City

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives in New York City at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 29.  …


Air Force Secretary Says He’s Seen Nothing ‘More Disturbing’ Than Chinese Regime’s Latest Move

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Chinese regime’s expansion of its nuclear force is the most “disturbing” military threat he’s seen in his lengthy, 50-year-long career. “I don’t think I’ve seen anything more disturbing in my career than the Chinese ongoing expansion of their nuclear force,” Kendall, a…


Burma Junta Dissolves 40 Political Parties, Including Suu Kyi’s NLD

The Burmese military junta said on March 28 that it had dissolved 40 political parties, including the party led by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ahead of an election the junta intends to hold later this year. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party and the other 39 parties were dissolved because they…


Taiwan President Vows Not to Cave Under ‘External Pressure’ From China Over Trip to US

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on March 29 that “external pressure” from China will not stop her from engaging with world leaders after Beijing threatened retaliation if she met U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.). “External pressure will not hinder our determination to go to the world,” Tsai told reporters as she left for the United States….