Tag: Chinese Regime

US Extends Protection for Hong Kong Residents, Citing Chinese Repression

On Jan. 26, President Joe Biden announced the extension of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents for two years. The DED had been set to expire on Feb. 5. DED is a program authorized at the discretion of the U.S. president, which protects certain individuals from deportation and allows them to live…


Trump Responds After Anonymous Official Claims Chinese Spy Balloons Flew Over US on His Watch

Former President Donald Trump responded to claims that Chinese regime spy balloons entered U.S. airspace during his administration, saying such alleged events “never happened.” An anonymous U.S. Defense Department official said over the weekend that spy balloons transited over U.S. territory under the Trump administration. But Trump, in a Fox News interview on Sunday, pushed…


Naval Recovery Mission Underway to Find Chinese Spy Balloon Debris

The U.S. military has started a recovery mission for debris from the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by a U.S. fighter jet on Feb. 4, according to the Pentagon. Several U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels established a security perimeter where the balloon hit the water, about six nautical miles off the coast…


Naval Recovery Mission Underway to Find Chinese Spy Balloon’s Debris

The U.S. military has started a recovery mission for the Chinese spy balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet on Saturday afternoon, according to the Pentagon. Several U.S. Navy and Coastal vessels established a security perimeter where the balloon fell, about six nautical miles off the coast of South Carolina, and were searching for…


Companies Continue to Exit China Despite CCP’s Overture of Strengthening Economy: Observers

China’s ruling communist party has started announcing its plans to stimulate the domestic economy after the week-long Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. However, experts are not optimistic about China’s economic prospects and anticipate another wave of company exits. According to mainland Chinese media, after the Lunar New Year Holiday authorities in many provinces and cities…


China Deploys War-Oriented ‘Defence Mobilization Offices’ Nationwide Amid Communist Ruling Crisis: Analysis

News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently touted the need for a new pattern of war-oriented defense mobilization, with related offices popping up across the country. Experts say this indicates a rise in the party’s warmongering tendencies linked to the pressing crisis of regime collapse. PLA Daily, a CCP military newspaper, published a commentary…


Access to Free Information Turns Chinese YouTuber Into Anti-CCP Activist

A young Chinese internet celebrity suddenly became a target of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) censorship and suppression for a short video he made about Taiwan and China. Liu Dasheng, born in the 1990s, was a curious young man who liked to explore the outside world. He liked to chat with foreign tourists and learned…


Missouri Gov: ‘Zero’ News From Biden on Chinese Spy Balloon Now Flying Over His State

Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons still hasn’t heard anything from the Biden administration about a Chinese surveillance balloon that has drifted over Missouri airspace in its eastward path across the United States, a Parsons staffer confirmed to The Epoch Times late in the afternoon on Feb. 3. “We have received zero communication from the Biden Administration…


White House Says Its ‘Keeping All Options On the Table’ In Response to Chinese Spy Balloon

The White House on Feb. 3 said it was “keeping all options on the table” in relation to a Chinese spy balloon traveling across the United States. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden was briefed on the balloon flight on Tuesday, and a senior defense official previously said it was the “strong recommendation” of…


Canada Summons Chinese Ambassador to Explain Spy Balloon

The federal government has summoned China’s ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, to explain the high-altitude surveillance balloon currently hovering in U.S. airspace, which the Pentagon has said was “most certainly” launched by Beijing. “We will continue to vigorously express our position to Chinese officials through multiple channels,” Global Affairs Canada (GAC) spokesperson Jason Kung said in an emailed statement…