As President Joe Biden was sworn into office, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) imposed sanctions on former Trump administration officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former national security adviser Robert O’Brien, in response to their tough-on-China policies. The announcement came a day after Pompeo declared the CCP’s repression of Uyghur Muslims in…
Beijing Regime Sanctions Pompeo, Other Trump Officials Over Tough China Policies
Hungary Mulls Sanctions Against Social Media Giants
BUDAPEST—Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga on Monday raised the prospect of sanctioning social media firms over what she called “systematic abuses” of free speech. The minister said she would meet the Hungarian competition watchdog this week to discuss possible penalties for what she described as unfair commercial practices as well as convening a meeting of…
US Sanctions Six Foreign Officials Over Recent Mass Arrests in Hong Kong
The United States on Jan. 15 sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials in response to mass arrests of pro-democracy figures in the city last week. Among those sanctioned is a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official You Quan, who heads the Party agency that oversees foreign influence operations. Hong Kong authorities arrested 53 pro-democracy…
US Sanctions 6 Foreign Officials Over Recent Mass Arrests in Hong Kong
The United States on Jan. 15 sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials in response to mass arrests of pro-democracy figures in the city last week. Among those sanctioned is a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official You Quan, who heads the Party agency that oversees foreign influence operations. Hong Kong authorities arrested 53 pro-democracy…
China’s Secret Aid to North Korea Exposed by Leaked Government Documents
The Epoch Times has recently obtained internal government documents from a trusted source that revealed more information about China’s financial and agricultural aid to North Korea. Despite the drop in trade between North Korea and China at the beginning of this year due to border closures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, China is still…
US Blacklists 2 Venezuelan Officials Over Imprisonment of Former Citgo Executives
WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and a prosecutor over their roles in the trial of six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo sentenced to prison by a Venezuelan court last month. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it blacklisted the Supreme Court judge who presided over the…
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