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Government
Queens Assemblymember Ron Kim accuses CCP of trying to ‘steal’ his seat
New York State Assemblymember Ron Kim of Queens claims that groups tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attempted to unseat him in the ...
Michelle De Pacina
China
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, escal...
Carl Samson
Michigan county commissioner responds to ‘deeply offensive’ racist attacks
Mai Xiong, a Macomb County commissioner in Michigan, has issued a public statement after facing racially motivated attacks on social media, ...
Video of APEC protester attempting to light Chinese flag on fire goes viral
A protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) near where the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
Bryan Ke
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduces portal for Chinese citizens to register property
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has introduced the SecureFlorida Portal, through which Chinese nationals and foreigners from “countries of con...
Police refute Rep. George Santos’ claim his niece was kidnapped by Chinese communists
A New York police official recently revealed that they found no evidence supporting Rep. George Santos’ (R, NY-3) claim that his niece...
China releases ‘blueprint’ for Taiwan integration
China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to develop its coastal province of Fujian in collaboration with Taiwan, a move aimed at deepening integrate...
French senate calls for wider ban on TikTok after Macron says app fueling riots
The senate also endorsed a national suspension of the app unless it clarifies its links to China ...
Ryan General
China rejects criticism after top diplomat tells Japan, S. Korea they will ‘never be Westerners’
China has reportedly dismissed critical opinions over comments made by a top diplomat who invited Japan and South Korea to an apparent all-A...
Business
TikTok confirms it stores some US user data in China
Amid heightened scrutiny by U.S. officials over national security fears, TikTok on Thursday confirmed that it stores some of its U.S. users’...
Editorial Staff
Bill seeks to rename street in front of Chinese Embassy in DC after Tiananmen Square victims
A bill that would rename the street in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to honor victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre w...
‘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: M...
Montana says it is ‘fully prepared’ against suit by TikTok over app ban
Montana has expressed confidence in its legal battle against TikTok after the social video giant challenged the state’s sweeping ban in a la...
Comedian Uncle Roger banned on Chinese social media after joking about China’s government
Malaysian British comedian Nigel Ng, better known by his online persona Uncle Roger, has been suspended on Chinese social media after making...
Culture
Hundreds of Tibetans rally in support of Dalai Lama in France amid video controversy
Around 1,000-1,500 Tibetans gathered in front of the France Television office in Paris on Saturday to show their support for the Dalai Lama ...
China says it’s ‘ready to fight’ after 3 days of military drills around Taiwan
China declared its preparedness to “fight” on Monday after wrapping up a series of military drills around Taiwan that simulated precision st...
Entertainment
Donnie Yen responds to petition calling for his Oscars removal: ‘cancel culture has got to stop’
Donnie Yen has responded to a petition that called for his removal as a presenter for the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony due to his support of...
Ana Yoo
Senate bill proposes FBI hotline for citizen reporting of Chinese ‘police stations’ in US
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) has introduced a bill that would set up an FBI hotline for tips about the Chinese government’s illegal “poli...
South Carolina passes bill banning Chinese citizens from buying land
South Carolina’s Senate passed a bill preventing “alien land ownership” on Thursday. Approved by a 31-5 vote, the bill will prevent citizen...
Iris Jung
Dalai Lama names US-born Mongolian boy as reincarnation of Buddhist leader
After years of searching and swirling rumors, the 14th Dalai Lama has officially revealed the identity of the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa: an...
Chinese official ‘corrects’ foreign reporter: ‘no such thing as Taiwanese president’
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin denied the existence of a Taiwanese president on Thursday, reiterating Beijing’s position ...
Jiang Yanyong, Chinese doctor who exposed SARS cover-up, dies at 91
Jiang Yanyong, the former chief surgeon of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital who exposed to the world the Chinese government’s...
Texas bill proposes barring Chinese and N. Korean citizens from attending universities
On Friday, State Rep. Tony Tinderholt introduced a bill to ban undocumented immigrants, along with citizens from China and North Korea, from...
‘Chinese d*ck sucking factory’ trends after Jordan Peterson shares false China claim
Canadian clinical psychologist, self-help author and YouTuber Jordan Peterson has come under fire for sharing a pornographic tweet that made...
Over 50,000 petition to bar Donnie Yen as Oscar presenter over his support for CCP
Over 50,000 people have signed a petition demanding the Academy Awards Committee to withdraw its invitation to Donnie Yen to present an Osca...
Chinese state media warns Elon Musk over ‘lab leak’ coronavirus tweets
The Global Times, a daily tabloid newspaper run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), warned Tesla CEO Elon Musk for pushing the COVID-19 “l...
Rep. Matt Gaetz cites CCP-run newspaper designated by US government as propaganda
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R, FL-1) inadvertently cited the Global Times, an English-language daily tabloid newspaper run by the Chinese Communist Par...
Protestors gather at Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC to demand CCP stop spying on Chinese diaspora
Dozens of protesters gathered outside an informal Chinese police station in Chinatown on Saturday to demand the Chinese Communist Party (CCP...
Chinese students made to sign ‘loyalty pledges’ to CCP before going to Sweden, report reveals
Several Swedish universities reportedly discovered that over two dozen doctoral students from China were made to sign an agreement pledging ...
Chinese social media users reminisce bygone era as former President Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin died on Wednesday in Shanghai due to leukemia and multiple organ failure. Jiang, who rose to power a...
Woman dubbed ‘new tank man’ for defiantly facing police during violent protest dispersal in China
A Chinese protestor who held her ground against riot police has earned the moniker “new tank man,” in reference to the defiant protester wh...
Report: China’s unofficial ‘police stations’ operating under the radar in London, other parts of the world
Spain-based nonprofit Safeguard Defenders released a report on Sept. 12 accusing China of setting up unofficial police stations in London a...
All-AAPI musical about Tiananmen Square protests begins rehearsals in New York
The rehearsal for “Tiananmen: A New Musical,” a rock musical that criticizes the Chinese government’s massacre of students at the 1989 Tian...
Chinese researchers develop AI that can read minds and determine party loyalty, report reveals
Chinese researchers have reportedly developed artificial intelligence (AI) that can read the minds of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officia...
Politics
Republican bill seeks to ban Chinese communists from owning land in Arizona
Republican lawmakers in Arizona have advanced a bill that will ban the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its members from owning any land i...
Scientist pleads guilty to stealing Monsanto trade secret for Chinese government
Xiang Haitao, 44, stole copies of a predictive algorithm from a software that aims to improve farming productivity. Xiang worked for the S...
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