Tag: Chinese Regime

Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Is Allowed to Hire British UK Barrister for National Security Case

The founder of the now-closed Next Media and its pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, was charged with colluding with foreign forces under the National Security Law (NSL). Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its appeal against the High Court’s decision on Nov. 9 to let a UK barrister represent Lai in his…


CCP’s New ‘Prepare for War’ Order Mainly for Domestic Stability: Experts

After securing a third term as leader of China’s ruling communist party (CCP) at its national congress, Xi Jinping ordered the nation’s military for the first time to focus on fighting wars. Experts believe this remark was made mainly for domestic political purposes. According to Chinese official media reports, Xi said at the Joint Operations…


More Books Removed From Public Libraries for Suspected Violation of Hong Kong National Security Law

On Oct. 5, Wen Wei Po, a local Hong Kong mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), named seven books in public libraries and accused them of smearing the CCP by “inciting soft confrontation.” The named books and a total of 17 books in the same series have been removed from the shelves. The books…


Over 5,000 in Taiwan Deliver Message of Hope and Perseverance

TAIPEI—Liberty Square, Taiwan’s iconic tourist site, was awash in a sea of colors on Nov. 12, as more than 5,000 locals came together to deliver a message to communist China. Their message was straightforward—while the communist regime continues to brutally persecute Falun Gong in China, across the strait in Taiwan and around the world, millions…


World’s Second-Largest Aluminum Manufacturer in China Bankrupt After 30 Years in Business

China Zhongwang Holdings Limited (China Zhongwang), the second largest aluminum manufacturer in the world, has declared bankruptcy. In less than 30 years, this $100 billion enterprise, that was raised from scratch, has fallen. On Sept. 20, China Zhongwang, a listed company, started bankruptcy reorganization proceedings. The company announced that day, on the Hong Kong Stock…


Beijing’s Overseas Police Station in Sydney ‘Not Active’: Australian Federal Police

Australian Federal Police (AFP) has said that it doesn’t believe Chinese police are running an active “contact point” in Sydney. It was revealed last month that Chinese officials have been operating an overseas police station in Sydney since 2018. The “contact point” was established by the Public Security Bureau of the city of Wenzhou, China, the…


GlaxoSmithKline Blacklisted by Chinese Authorities, Suspended From National Drug Procurement

Multinational pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was recently blacklisted by the Chinese authorities and will not be eligible for the country’s national drug procurement program for the next one and a half years. Through the Chinese drug procurement program, pharmaceutical companies participate in a program of centralized drug procurement that supplies drugs at high volumes and…


CCP Plays an Important Role in Multiple Transnational Crimes: Report

China’s communist regime plays a significant role in several types of transnational crimes, according to a report from a Washington-based think tank. The report by Global Financial Integrity highlighted the issues of forced labor and intellectual property infringement. The regime itself engages in criminal activity, said the report (pdf) titled “China’s Role in Transnational Crime and Illicit Financial…


Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Ups and Downs With the CCP

The colorful life of former Next Media founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resembles a plot from a novel. He founded Next Media and Apple Daily, supported democratic movements, and changed the Hong Kong media ecosystem. Some people might feel that Lai is a big bad wolf in the media industry; they might think that he would do…


Convergence of Interests Is Creating a New China-Iran-Russia-North Korea ‘Axis of Evil’: Expert

Merging interests are motivating China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea to increasingly work together and create an alternative world order, said Frank Gaffney, executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy. “One might call it an axis of evil between China, which is the most important player in the mix, Russia, Iran, and North Korea,…