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China Persists in Detaining Dissidents in Psychiatric Facilities
Victims at these facilities are beaten, tied up, forced to undergo electroshock therapy, and kept incommunicado. ...
China’s ByteDance Admits It Spied on U.S. Journalists
Employees of Chinese technology behemoth ByteDance inappropriately retrieved data from social media platform TikTok to monitor American journalists in an attempt to trace...
Read moreChina, Philippines Try to Prevent ‘Miscalculation’ in Disputed Waters
The Philippines and China will set up direct communication between their foreign ministries to prevent "miscalculation and miscommunication" in the fiercely contested South...
Read moreHong Kong Teachers Instructed to Snoop on Students and Co-workers in Free Speech Clampdown by China
Teachers in Hong Kong will be mandated to report "potential violations" of the city's laws to the authorities, in a further suppression of...
Read moreA Glimpse of China’s Persecution of Christianity
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has, particularly under the aegis of President Xi Jinping, been undying in its moves to suppress Christianity amid...
Read moreChina Tells Citizens That Harsh Lockdowns Were “Worthwhile”
China’s communist propaganda newspaper Global Times declared in a recent editorial post that almost three years of the Communist Party’s “zero-Covid” policy — which entailed...
Read moreGovernment Sources: Chinese Military Simulated Attacks on Nansei Islands
SINGAPORE — A Chinese carrier strike group has been staging drills simulating attacks on Japan’s Nansei Islands since December 16, Yomiuri Shimbun quoted...
Read moreXi Hopes China Can Increase Self-reliance in Agricultural Technology
SINGAPORE — Chinese President Xi Jinping hopes China can ramp up efforts to attain self-reliance in agricultural technology, exemplifying seed development and core...
Read moreIs the U.S. Able to Protect the Indo-Pacific?
After President Biden signed the 2023 NDAA into law last Friday, China responded with “joint firepower strike drills" near Taiwan on Sunday, adding...
Read moreU.S. Offers to Help China Curb “Covid Outbreak,” Including Vaccine Support
SINGAPORE — The United States has announced that it is prepared to aid China with its surging “Covid-19 outbreak,” cautioning that an unabated...
Read moreU.S. to Add More Than 30 Chinese Companies to Trade Blacklist
SINGAPORE — The United States plans to include Yangtze Memory Technologies and more than 30 other Chinese companies on a trade blacklist that...
Read moreTaiwan Braces Itself for Chinese Reprisals
SINGAPORE — In the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August 2022, observers have noted that it has...
Read moreAustralia Signs Security Pact With Vanuatu to Counter China
SINGAPORE — Australia inked a security deal on Tuesday with the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu in a bid to counter communist China’s...
Read moreISIS-linked Group Assumes Responsibility for Kabul Hotel Attack Targeting Chinese
An Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) branch claimed responsibility for an attack on Monday at a Kabul hotel popular among Chinese...
Read moreFormer American Pilot Accused of Illegally Training Chinese Aviators to Land on Aircraft Carriers
Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan has been arrested in Australia, where he is now a naturalized citizen, after being accused of...
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