Max Lu

Why Waldorf Schools Are Becoming Popular in China

The education culture in China is relatively stressful for children. Right from a young age, children are pressured into several activities designed to get them into good schools, colleges, and eventually, a great job. However, many parents are choosing nowadays to move away from this typical rat race and opt for Waldorf schools, which emphasize ...

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Chinese children in a Waldorf school.

Uyghurs Demand of China: ‘Prove Our Relatives Are Safe and Free’

After China said that most of the Uyghurs being detained at internment camps in Xinjiang had been released, Uyghurs living abroad demanded that Beijing prove their claim. Many Uyghurs living in the West have taken a dim view of the Chinese Communist Party’s statements, saying that their relatives are still incarcerated in the camps. Uyghur ...

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A banner to close the Uyghur camps.

China Building Nuclear Assets, According to U.S. Vice Admiral  

Vice Admiral David Kriete, deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, has warned that China is aggressively increasing its nuclear assets in a bid to flex its muscles and establish dominance in Asia and the rest of the world. Nuclear weapons “China is and has been for the last couple of decades on a very ...

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Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Hong Kong Defiant: Protesters Wave American Flags Against CCP Interference

As protesters continue to rail against the Hong Kong government, many people were surprised to see a few of the demonstrators waving American flags. While some believe that the flags represent a sign of freedom and democracy, pro-China media has used it as a way to insinuate that the U.S. is behind the current tensions ...

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Hong Kong protesters waving American flags.

Guo Wengui’s Prediction: The Demise of Communism Is Near

Guo Wengui, a Chinese billionaire in exile in the United States, recently stated on social media that the United States will make decisions on China that will herald in a new era of communism dissolution.  He also urged the world to pay close attention to the protests in Hong Kong and referenced the recent gathering of ...

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Economic Hostage: China Bans Tourism to Taiwan

In a bid to economically intimidate Taiwan, China has canceled a program that allowed people from 47 cities to travel as individual tourists to the island nation. The tourism ban came into effect on August 1, 2019. Intimidating Taiwan The travel program has been in place since 2011 when Taiwan’s former President Ma Ying-jeou wanted ...

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The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

Hong Kong Protests Have Become a Technological Battleground

Hong Kong is at present starkly divided into two camps — the local government that plans on limiting the rights of Hongkongers, and protesters who want to ensure that their independence is not hampered by the Chinese Communist Party’s interference during Hong Kong protests. What makes the ongoing protests unique is that both protesters and ...

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A Hong Kong protester surrounded by teargas.

Cathay Pacific Captain Cheers the People of Hong Kong

As anti-extradition protests continue in Hong Kong, demonstrators held a “fly with you” gathering on July 26 at the Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. Before touching down, the captain of one incoming flight offered words of encouragement to the people of Hong Kong. The captain of Cathay Pacific flight CX505, flying from ...

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A Cathay Pacific jet coming in for a landing.

Australian Universities Under Scrutiny for Deals With China’s Confucius Institutes

The government of Australia has started looking deeply at the relationship between Australian universities and Confucius Institutes. Many of the universities have apparently entered into an agreement under which Beijing has the primary authority over many aspects of teaching. Confucius Institutes under Chinese control The contracts have been signed between the universities and Hanban, an ...

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The University of Queensland.

Thugs in Uniform: Hong Kong Police Will Never Be the Same

Hong Kong police are facing intense criticism after they charged into peaceful demonstrators and beat them up. Protestors claim that the Hong Kong police were no different from the thugs who had attacked them a few days earlier. Hong Kong police brutality On July 21, numerous men in gas masks stormed a mass transit station ...

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Hong Kong police teargassing demonstrators