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Hong Kong Leader Says She Has Piles of Cash at Home After US Sanctions

In early August, the Trump administration blacklisted 11 officials from China and Hong Kong for their roles in eroding the autonomy of Hong Kong. The sanctions followed Beijing’s move to implement the National Security Law in Hong Kong that basically criminalizes people who work for protecting democracy, freedom of expression, and human rights. One of ...

Max Lu

Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

Marco Rubio Takes Aim at McKinsey Over Ties With the Chinese Communist Party

Republican Senator Marco Rubio is pressing management consulting firm McKinsey & Company to reveal their dealings with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In a letter sent to the company on November 13, the senator also raises the question of whether or not the United States government should continue working with the firm. McKinsey is headquartered ...

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Sign outside one of the offices of McKinsey & Company.

WHO Stops Censoring the Word ‘Taiwan’ Following Internet Backlash

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently activated a filter on its Facebook page that blocked words like “Taiwan” and “China.” After netizens criticized the organization for the censorship, the WHO decided to lift the filters, thus allowing people to use the words once again. WHO and Taiwan The WHO’s censorship was applied to the comment ...

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Taiwanese women standing in line.

UK Considering Sanctions on China Over Hong Kong Treaty Breach

The UK government is considering slapping sanctions on China after the Asian nation set up new rules that disqualify elected legislators, thereby ­breaching the Sino-British joint declaration treaty between the two countries. The Hong Kong treaty was signed by British PM Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang in 1984. It guarantees the autonomy of ...

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Hong Kong at sunset.

China and Its Use of Hostage Diplomacy

Hostage diplomacy is a political tactic in which a country keeps a few people from another nation hostage so as to gain an upper hand in negotiations. In recent years, the Chinese regime has turned out to be a major user of this tactic, attracting the ire of the countries that have been affected by ...

Max Lu

A prison cell.

White House Book Outlines Major US Policy Shift Toward China

The White House has compiled a collection of speeches made by President Donald Trump and officials from his administration — such as Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — on the task of protecting America from threats posed by China and the Chinese Communist Party.   Released in early November, the ...

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Donald J. Trump.

U.S. 2020 Election: ‘A Battle of Values’

The results of the U.S. 2020 election on November 3 are still pending. Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) efforts to downplay reports on the U.S. election, netizens in mainland China are anxious about the outcome. Many of them still wait with unprecedented enthusiasm. On November 5, four topics related to the U.S. election were ...

Hermann Rohr

Newspapers from November 5, 2020.

CCP Agent Charged With Spying in the United States (Part 2)

Is working for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence agencies just like a James Bond movie with guns, travel, adventure, beautiful girls, fast cars, futuristic gadgets, lounging around on the beach, and saving the world from impending doom….? Are all spies like 007? Herein we explore the case of a would-be James Bond nemesis, a ...

Michael Segarty

Former U.S.-based manager for Air China Lin Ying walking out of a federal building with an unidentified woman.

CCP Agents Charged With Spying in the United States (Part 1)

There has been a “mass mobilization” of CCP agents (Chinese Communist Party) outside of China. One such case involves the arrest of Baimadajie Angwang on September 21. Prior to his recent arrest, Angwang was a Tibetan-American police officer in Queens, New York, and a U.S. Army reservist. He is charged with acting as an illegal ...

Michael Segarty

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang.

French Museum Cancels Genghis Khan Exhibition After Chinese Interference

A museum in France recently decided not to go ahead with an exhibition of Mongol leader Genghis Khan. The Château des ducs de Bretagne history museum in the western city of Nantes said it was putting the exhibit about the 13th-century leader on hold for over three years. The Chinese government apparently interfered and asked ...

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Château des ducs de Bretagne.