Tag: Chinese Regime

US Commission Highlights Beijing’s Religious Repression

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a virtual hearing on Dec. 14 to explore the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) religious freedom violations in China and abroad, while highlighting how Beijing advances its repression via technology and amplifies its malign foreign influence via lobbying. Five expert witnesses from human rights organizations offered their…


What’s Next After MPs Unanimously Pass Bill to Combat Forced Organ Harvesting?

Now that Parliament has passed Canada’s version of legislation to combat international forced organ harvesting and trafficking, some of the key people involved in the cause explain what will happen next. Bill S-223, introduced by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan, passed in the House of Commons on Dec. 14 with unanimous support from MPs across party lines. At…


Men Who Vandalized Falun Gong Sites in Hong Kong, 4 Sentenced to 8 Months in Jail

On numerous occasions since 2012, vandals have physically harassed and threatened Falun Gong adherents and damaged their Truth Clarification Sites in Hong Kong. The Epoch Times in Hong Kong has reported such stories in Hong Kong, even under the social turmoil of recent years. For instance, The Epoch Times printing plant in Hong Kong, run…


Ashley Yablon: How I Exposed a CCP Tech Giant’s Elaborate Scheme to Evade US Sanctions

“As I was scrolling through it, I saw a section of the contract that was titled, ‘How we will get around U.S. export laws’ … And I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw that, and I knew that I needed to do something,” says attorney and whistleblower Ashley Yablon. In 2011, Yablon…


Exclusive: Second CCP Overseas Police Station Located in Australia

In addition to the one Chinese police station in Sydney that has drawn public concern recently, one more contact point linked to Beijing has been identified in Australia, according to a new report by the international human rights group Safeguard Defenders. The “service centre” is among 48 Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-operated illegal police outputs globally that have…


Ontario Election-Focused Group Led by Individual Involved in Initiative Guided by China’s United Front

A new Ontario organization that says it aims to promote political candidates with Chinese heritage is led by an individual involved in a group “guided” by China’s United Front Work Department, an agency responsible for co-opting opposition inside China as well as carrying out influence activities abroad. Guo Baozhang, chair of the Chinese Council for…


Experts Warn UK Not to Trust TikTok’s Pledge to Keep User Data From CCP

A TikTok executive recently told the UK Parliament that while users’ personal data collected by the app can be remotely accessed in China, the company would never provide the data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, it appears the reassurance has done little to ease the concerns around the social media giant and its…


Chinese Law Scholar Reveals Inside Information Behind the CCP’s Abrupt Easing of Zero-COVID Policy

For the past three years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been implementing harsh zero-COVID measures, which have created humanitarian disasters across the country and severely damaged the national economy. Starting in November this year, the CCP suddenly abandoned its tough stance on COVID-19, halted mandatory mass PCR testing, and allowed people with mild symptoms…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Ashley Yablon: How I Exposed a CCP Tech Giant’s Elaborate Scheme to Evade US Sanctions

This episode will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “As I was scrolling through it, I saw a section of the contract that was titled, ‘How we will get around U.S. export laws’ … And I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw that, and I knew that I needed…


China Reports New Omicron Variant Spreading in 9 Provinces, Populace Fearful, Mortuaries Overwhelmed

COVID-19 cases have been increasing in China, including since the ruling communist regime eased its “zero-COVID” restrictions on Dec. 7. Netizens have been reporting that hospitals and mortuaries are being overwhelmed by demand, particularly in nine provinces where the relatively new Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have been reported to be spreading quickly. On Dec. 14, China’s Center…