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· Carl Samson
Beijing’s ‘coordinated’ supporters instigated violence in SF: report
China’s government successfully exerted a repressive influence in San Francisco during President Xi Jinping’s visit in November, escalating months of coordinated efforts to silence dissent through orchestrated violence against anti-CCP protesters. In an investigative report…
· Michelle De Pacina
NY man charged with spying on Chinese dissidents for Beijing
Yuanjun Tang, a 67-year-old man from Queens, New York, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, allegedly spying on pro-Democracy activists and dissidents in the U.S. between 2018 and 2023. He faces a maximum of 20 years…
· Michelle De Pacina
US officials meet with Dalai Lama in NY amid Beijing’s disapproval
On Wednesday, senior U.S. State Department and White House officials, including Uzra Zeya and Kelly Razzouk, met with the Dalai Lama in New York, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to advancing Tibetan human rights. The 89-year-old spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, who fled to…
· Michelle De Pacina
US pro-democracy activist convicted of spying for Beijing
Shujun Wang, a 75-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen and scholar with deep connections to New York’s dissident Chinese community, was convicted of acting as a foreign agent for Beijing without notifying the attorney general. Convicted in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, Wang…
· Bryan Ke
Kenyan marathon runner in Beijing insists they were pacers as controversy swirls
A Beijing half marathon runner from Kenya has insisted he was employed as a “pacer” for winner He Jie amid controversy over the race’s outcome. Key points:
· Ryan General
Chinese gaming stocks soar amid Beijing’s apparent U-turn on strict gaming regulations
Chinese gaming stocks soared after news that the country’s video game regulator had seemingly scrapped proposed rules aimed at curbing “obsessive” gaming. Proposals cause slump: In Dec. 2023, China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) proposed stringent rules…
· Michelle De Pacina
Shein faces Beijing security probe amid planned US IPO
China’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), is conducting a security review of Shein as it seeks approval from Beijing for its planned U.S. initial public offering (IPO). About the review: Shein, valued at $66 billion, has filed for a U.S. IPO and…
· Ryan General
Beijing couple discover they’ve been drinking toilet water for half a year
After moving in, Tan experienced hair loss and acne, while his girlfriend faced chest pains and a persistent cough
· Michelle De Pacina
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine amid growing tensions with Beijing
Taiwan unveiled its first domestically built submarine as a significant achievement in bolstering its military capabilities amid growing tensions with Beijing. Narwhal: The diesel-electric submarine, named “Narwhal” in English and “Hai Kun” in Mandarin, marked a personal…
· Ryan General
Taiwan tells Beijing to stop ‘harassment’ after 103 Chinese warplanes fly toward island
The report highlighted how 40 of the deployed warplanes breached the symbolic median line dividing mainland China and Taiwan
· Ryan General
Suspected Chinese spy in UK Parliament denies allegations, cites efforts to expose Beijing ‘threats’
“Given what has been reported, it is vital that it is known that I am completely innocent,” the alleged spy said
· Carl Samson
China’s foreign minister now missing for a month, Beijing still silent
Speculations are mounting over the mysterious disappearance of China’s foreign minister as Beijing continues to remain tight-lipped on the matter. What’s going on: China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang, 57, has not been seen in public since June 25. On that day, he…
· Michelle De Pacina
Watch: Xi Jinping meets with ‘old friend’ Bill Gates in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed improving U.S.-China relations with his “old friend” Bill Gates in Beijing on Friday. The meeting: Xi gave Gates a warm welcome and called on the co-founder of Microsoft to help promote both countries’ relations.
· Bryan Ke
‘Is Taiwan Not China?’: Lionel Messi encounters passport mix-up at Beijing airport
Lionel Messi was recently stopped from entering China ahead of a friendly Thursday match in Beijing due to a passport mishap. Key details: Messi, 35, arrived at Beijing Capital Airport with friends and security personnel via a private jet on Sunday.
· Carl Samson
Former exec of TikTok parent ByteDance says Beijing had ‘supreme access’ to US data
A former executive for ByteDance — TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company — has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of having “supreme access” to all of the tech giant’s data, including those stored in the U.S. The allegation — among several others — came in a wrongful…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chinese woman claims to be detained by police in secret location after Beijing protest
Before you read: Twitter users find porn after searching about COVID protests in China Physics equations, white papers, alpacas: a guide to the symbols of China’s COVID protests A video of a Chinese woman, who says she is being detained by police in a secret location after…
· Carl Samson
‘I fear I may be silenced’: Hongkonger assaulted in Chinese consulate in Manchester denies Beijing’s version of events
Bob Chan, the pro-Hong Kong independence protester who was assaulted in the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, has rejected Beijing’s version of how the incident unfolded. “Let me say it again so I am clear: I was dragged into the consulate. I did not attempt to enter the…
· Ryan General
Long-awaited UN report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang triggers fiery Beijing response
On Aug. 31, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a 48-page report that found “serious human rights violations” in the Chinese government’s crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region. OHCHR said that the extent of…
· Rebecca Moon
Internet searches for mystery owner of lost SD card full of photos from 2008 Beijing Olympics
Internet users are searching for the owner of a lost SD card filled with photos of a man at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In 2008, the man who found the SD card accidentally took it home at an internet cafe in Beijing and stated online that it appears to belong to a foreigner.…
· Carl Samson
China threatens Taiwan with ‘demise’ after Taipei lawmaker warns of missiles that can reach Beijing
You Si-kun, president of Taiwan’s Legislative Assembly, said in a speech on Sunday that the self-governed island has supersonic missiles that can reach Beijing. You said he has known of such capabilities since he served as premier between 2002 and 2005, but he could not talk…