Politics

Social problem 06/22/22, 09:06

Xinhuanet reported on June 19 that in the newest move to fight corruption, the General Office of China Communist Party's Central Committee issued the "Regulations on the management of business by the spouses, children of leading cadres in doing business." The "applicable objects" of the "Regulations" are mainly the party and ...

Opinion 06/21/22, 07:39

Before the world could realize it, China has expanded its influence over the two most critical oceans globally, the Indian and the Pacific. As researcher and essayist John Mac Ghlionn stated in a column for Chinese media Da Ji Yuan, China has “stole[n] two of the world’s most important oceans.”  Like ...

China 06/21/22, 06:56

On June 18, thousands of Kunshan residents gathered in the street under an overpass in Huaqiao Town to protest.  They protested to express dissent after the Shanghai-Kunming commute had been closed for three months.  They all shouted in loud voices: Commute! Commute! Commute! The mass protest has triggered clashes with police, who have ...

Insights 06/20/22, 10:20

On June 16, the China Journal of Discipline Inspection and Supervision released an article entitled "Investigating and Strictly Handling Violations of Political Discipline and Political Rules." The article depicted three types of individuals to be investigated, but it was later removed from the official website. The report emphasizes the primary task ...

Corruption 06/19/22, 03:53

On June 16, Fu Xiaodong, former party secretary and president of the China Development Bank in Henan, was officially under investigation for suspecting of "serious violations of discipline and law" and. A day after, Liu Chunsheng, former secretary of the Party Committee and president of the Hainan Branch of the China ...

Human Rights 06/18/22, 18:29

The recent visit to China by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, sparked intense criticism from human rights groups worldwide. The groups denounce the atrocious crimes against humanity carried out by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against certain ethnic and religious minorities in the country. After ...

Social problem 06/18/22, 02:15

According to China Watch, the Everbright Group has been caught in China’s anti-corruption crusade again, with another executive from the group’s subsidiary under investigation. The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) announced on June 16 that it reprimanded China Everbright Securities Co., Ltd. for violating regulatory requirements related to ...

Corruption 06/18/22, 01:59

Since April 18, many depositors have been unable to withdraw their money from several rural banks in Henan. As reported by Yicai, Xuchang Rural Commercial Bank is the largest shareholder of those banks. Therefore, it is responsible for the incident. According to media reports, the case involves 400,000 depositors and about 40 ...

Canada 06/18/22, 01:47

To protect the telecommunications system from cyber attacks, the Canadian federal government introduced a new bill. The bill will also ban Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE from the country's 4G and 5G networks. On June 14, according to The Epoch Times, Marco Mendicino, Canada's Public Safety Minister, presented Bill C-26 ...

Weapon/Army 06/17/22, 01:25

The rest of the world is paying attention to the changes in China's political situation, especially as the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching.  Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently signed a directive allowing 'non-war' military operations, which takes effect June 15.  The Chinese ...

Human Rights 06/17/22, 01:16

On June 10, a violent incident occurred in a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Several men harassed and beat a woman, which aroused widespread public attention. It is believed that many local government officials reportedly covered up the group of men who beat the woman to act in such ...

Social problem 06/17/22, 01:01

Political corruption China is unlike any other country in the world. Usually, the charges on officials come with impressive money figures. It could be millions or billions of U.S. dollars. Just last week, a former vice governor of Shanxi provincial government Yun Gongmin, received the death sentence for taking bribes of ...

Human Rights 06/17/22, 00:15

On June 13, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian posted a picture on Twitter to promote Changsha. This news is on the Weibo hot search list. Some mainland netizens asked why he could access Twitter and said that they also wanted to use Twitter. At noon on June 15, the hashtag ...

Social problem 06/16/22, 18:12

Recently, a group of thugs savagely beat a group of women in a Tangshan BBQ restaurant in Hebei province, China, on June 14. After that, hundreds of people lined up in the middle of the street to complain. It has become a hot topic of public debate. In Tangshan, more than ...

Australia & Oceania 06/15/22, 19:09

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group linked to China has been spying on Southeast Asian and Australian organizations since early 2013. SentinelLabs reported on June 9 that the group, known as Aoqin Dragon, is still operating. Its primary victims are organizations in Australia and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, ...

China 06/15/22, 19:08

Political rumors are rife about serious power struggles for the leadership position in China. Talk of leader Xi Jinping's resignation is at the top of the list, and Wechat requires a password to access the chat.  According to Zhao Xiao (pseudonym), the second generation of Beijing Red, who lives in the ...