The Chinese regime will face consequences for its human rights abuses, President Joe Biden said, when asked about Beijing’s repression of Uyghur Muslims in the far-western region of Xinjiang during a televised event on Feb. 16. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), headed by Xi Jinping, has drawn international condemnation over its abuses in Xinjiang, where…
Biden Says Chinese Regime Will Face Repercussions for Its Rights Abuses
German Soccer Club Issues Apology After Chinese Netizens Complain of Facebook Post With Taiwan Flag
German soccer club FC Bayern Munich has become the latest international brand to toe Beijing’s line on Taiwan. On Feb. 14, the German soccer club issued an apology on its official Weibo account over a Facebook post made two days earlier. The post included an emoji of Taiwan’s national flag next to the phrase “happy…
China in Focus (Feb. 12): Biden Pauses Legal Action Against TikTok, WeChat
President Joe Biden pauses legal action against China-based social media platforms TikTok and WeChat. We look into China’s so-called tofu buildings. Complete with removable door frames and walls brittle enough to crumble using just your hands. A face-changing photo app turns actress Scarlett Johansson into the star of a Chinese period drama. But it’s not…
Biden Admin Has ‘No Interest’ in Actually Confronting the CCP: Jack Posobiec
The Biden administration, despite calling China the “most serious competitor” to the United States, is in fact unwilling to confront Beijing, according to author and former Naval intelligence officer Jack Posobiec, who has substantial experience living and working under communist rule in China. “What you’re seeing now is an administration in the United States that…
Clubhouse App Reportedly Blocked in China Amid Surge in Popularity
U.S.-based audio app Clubhouse appears to be blocked in mainland China after swathes of users flocked to the platform for uncensored discussions in recent weeks. An increasing number of Chinese users have gravitated to the invitation-only app, seeing it as a rare forum to express their opinions—as it does not record the conversations and thus…
Don’t Fall For China’s ‘Negotiation Traps’: Former Trump Advisor
The new U.S. administration should stand firm when dealing with Beijing and avoid falling into the communist regime’s crafty “negotiation traps,” a former White House security official has said. “Don’t fall for a trap that Beijing sets time and again for administration after administration, which is to try to lure the United States into a…
Guyana Nixes Taiwan Office After Beijing Criticizes ‘Mistake’
TAIPEI/GEORGETOWN—Guyana on Thursday abruptly terminated an agreement with Taiwan to open an office in the South American country, hours after China urged the country to “correct their mistake.” Taiwan’s foreign ministry earlier on Thursday said it had signed an agreement with Guyana on Jan. 11 to open a Taiwan office, effectively a de-facto embassy for…
Beijing Tells Biden Administration to Play by CCP’s Rules
China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi warned the Biden administration not to cross Beijing’s “red line” in a half-hour speech on the evening of Feb. 1. “The United States should stop interference in the affairs of Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang,” Yang said, calling the issues regarding the three regions China’s “internal affairs.” He made the…
US Can Draw Lessons From Taiwan on Fighting China’s Disinformation: Report
TAIPEI, Taiwan—The United States can learn from Taiwan how to confront the Chinese regime’s disinformation, according to a recent report by the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The report, titled “Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan,” analyzed campaigns from China that spread misleading information about Taiwan’s…
Taiwan Says Chinese Fighters, US Aircraft Both Entered Defense Zone
TAIPEI—Six Chinese fighter aircraft and a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone on Sunday, the island’s defense ministry said, in an unusual admission of U.S. military activity. Tensions have spiked over the last week or so after Taiwan reported multiple Chinese fighters and bombers flying into the zone…
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