The pandemic isn’t the only disease plaguing China. State media outlets are reporting an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in a northwestern province. Tennis player Peng Shuai reemerges after vanishing for weeks. But she’s now singing a different tune, walking back on the statement that started it all. Now, she claims she never accused anyone of…
‘Destroy the Faith of the People’: Kerry Gershaneck on Beijing’s Media Warfare
In this special episode, we sat down with professor Kerry Gershaneck, author of “Media Warfare,” as well as Bradley Thayer, founding member of the Committee on the Present Danger: China. They touch on Beijing’s influence overseas through ideological means, such as through media warfare, why Taiwan is such a target, how it relates to the…
US Sanctioning China for Biotechnology
U.S. lawmakers are asking NBC to do its part when broadcasting the Beijing Olympics and avoid spreading Chinese propaganda. The station has also been urged to include the communist regime’s human rights abuses. The president of Purdue University is asking those who suppress freedom on campus to “continue their education elsewhere” after a student was…
Leaked Documents Reveal Huawei’s Close Ties to CCP
One person you won’t see at the Beijing Olympics is the Japanese prime minister. He announced Thursday that he has no plans to personally attend the games. A Chinese state media chief is retiring, after years of defending Beijing’s policies. A college instructor lost her job in China over comments about the Nanking—now known as…
Examining Human Rights Violations: Chinese Police
China’s police force has long been known for its frequent miscarriages of justice. Those cases have taken the forms of police violence, beatings, and even torture. Very few see leniency once they’re accused of violating the law. And some incidents, caught on tape, capture officers exercising little to no reservation in beating even women, children,…
Harvard Professor on Trial for Hiding China Ties
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it has no regrets over awarding the Winter Games to China. But the comment is colored by international backlash over the county’s human rights record. America’s top diplomat vows to defend Indo-Pacific freedoms. Amid China’s ongoing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is…
China: Will ‘Strike Back’ at US Sanctions
The first case of the Omicron variant has been detected in China. The discovery comes just weeks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. A building dubbed China’s “Little Red Mansion” is shocking Chinese society after a brutal sex slavery case was exposed within its walls. The details are shedding light on the ugly truth of…
Shone Anstey, John Mac Ghlionn: Why the US and China Are Taking Opposite Approaches to Bitcoin
In this special episode, we sat down with two guests: researcher and journalist John Mac Ghlionn and Shone Anstey, CEO at LQwD fintech. They touch on the world of bitcoin—from the merits and the dangers to the different approaches the United States and China are taking; from embracing it to banning it; and how it’ll play…
Nicaragua Breaks Ties With Taiwan, Turns to Beijing
The United Nations chief plans to visit Beijing for the Olympics. The decision comes amid a diplomatic boycott by the United States and some of its allies. Friday is International Human Rights Day. Numerous abuses have been reported as commonplace inside China and under other regimes. But now, people are standing up to offer a…
Lithuania Braces for China-Led Corporate Boycott
More countries are joining a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, and mixed messages are coming out of Beijing. On one hand, it accuses the nations of politicizing the Games. On the other, Beijing says it doesn’t care if they attend. But that’s not the only boycott happening. China is now snubbing Lithuania for strengthening…
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