The Chinese communist regime’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) launched a two-month “purge” on March 12 to strictly control the dissemination of information on China’s internet and to increase the censorship of online citizen journalists. The move has caused uproar online, however. A popular Chinese social media influencer also fell victim to the newly tightened censorship rules…
Chinese Regime Tightens Online Censorship, Clamps Down on Influencers
March 16, 2023
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Demand Plunges in China, Contradicting CCP’s Official Narrative About Economy
March 16, 2023
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China’s imports are declining alongside domestic demand and a poor economy, which has dragged. Auto sales in China have started a price war but several Chinese state media outlets have recently continued to claimed that China will bring development opportunities to the entire world. On March 9, Chinese state media cited Eduardo Regalado, a China…
Plastic Surgery Hospital Video Leak in South Korea Prompts Concerns Over Made-in-China Cameras
Private video footage leaked from a Seoul plastic surgery hospital was recently circulated online, with some victims being celebrities. The footage was reportedly from the well-known hospital’s surveillance cameras, all made by Hikvision—a Chinese state-owned video surveillance equipment manufacturer. From Feb. 24 to 28, at least 31 videos leaked from the hospital and spread widely…
Exiled Chinese Businessman Guo Wengui Arrested on $1 Billion Fraud Charges
March 15, 2023
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NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors have arrested exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, accusing him of orchestrating a scheme to defraud over $1 billion from his online followers. Guo, also known as Miles Guo, faces an 11-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, according to a Justice Department statement. U.S. authorities…
Samsung to Invest $300 Billion in Construction of South Korean Chip Center
Samsung Electronics will invest 300 trillion won ($227 billion) over the next 20 years to build five new chip plants in South Korea as part of the government’s goal to establish “the world’s largest” chip center by 2042. The plans were unveiled by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy on March 15….
Contextualizing Taiwan’s Role in Central and Eastern Europe: A Global Taiwan Institute Event
March 15, 2023
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There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have…
LIVE 9:45 AM ET: Contextualizing Taiwan’s Role in Central and Eastern Europe: A Global Taiwan Institute Event
March 15, 2023
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There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have…
LIVE NOW: Contextualizing Taiwan’s Role in Central and Eastern Europe: A Global Taiwan Institute Event
March 15, 2023
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There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have…
Police Attempt to Arrest Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Sparks Violent Clashes
Pakistan police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed on Tuesday as police attempted to arrest Khan at his residence for failing to appear in court on corruption charges. Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd outside Khan’s house in Lahore while his supporters threw stones and “petrol bombs.”…
Japan Posts Fewest Births in Record History, Amid an Increasingly Aged Society
March 15, 2023
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New Analysis Japan saw the fewest number of births in its recorded history last year, health ministry data showed. The number of newborns in the country fell to 799,728 in 2022, down 5.1 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Feb. 28, marking a…
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