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Posts criticizing the response of authorities to the virus have been blocked or removed in many countries. Times of crisis always bring out the best and worst of human nature. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Communities around the world are rallying together to support vulnerable people, and healthcare workers are putting their health (and …
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BRITAIN is seeking to form a deeper relationship with Five Eyes intelligence partners to end reliance on Chinese technology. Boris Johnson unveiled the change in foreign policy at the national security council but it has been reported the Cabinet is split on the issue. US officials visiting the UK in January suggested a Western-backed conglomerate …
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Hong Kong police have fired pepper-spray at protesters as thousands defied a ban on holding an annual candlelight vigil in memory of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown. Authorities rejected an application on Monday to hold the event for the first time in its history, arguing the vigil would violate coronavirus social-distancing rules on large gatherings. Police clashed briefly on Thursday …
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China’s increased aggression and secrecy require a change in thinking by the United States. Over the past few years, the United States has been involved in a trade war with China that negatively impacted economic growth and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. COVID-19 has led to cries from many elected officials to move our supply chains …
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The United Kingdom will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law which conflicts with Beijing’s international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. “Hong Kong succeeds because its people are free,” Johnson wrote in The Times. “If China proceeds, this would …
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The 31th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre will come and go ghost-like in China, but the event will remain part of China’s narrative. China loves anniversaries. In October, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic will be celebrated with public displays of military strength, and admiration for the Party’s accomplishments. Some …
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As the confrontation between the United States and China intensifies, Taiwan will occupy a pivotal place. Since becoming the site of the exiled Nationalist Chinese government after the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) conquest of mainland China in 1949, the island state has become a flourishing and prosperous liberal democracy boasting the 21st-largest economy in the …
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The PRC’s geopolitical hardball could reshape Asia. Under cover of the global coronavirus crisis, China is moving to rewrite Asia’s geopolitical map. Beijing has announced it will essentially take control of Hong Kong by directly imposing a sweeping national-security law, bypassing the territory’s elected Legislative Council. Despite repeated assurances by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) …
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Tensions along the China-India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. Indian officials say the latest row began in early May, when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at three different points, erecting tents and guard posts. They said the Chinese soldiers ignored repeated verbal warnings to depart, triggering …
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Meanwhile In Hong Kong, Citizens Are Fighting The Biggest Threat To Their Liberty And Freedom: The Tyrannical Communist State of China. Read More: In Helping Hong Kong, Follow the Cold War Model The U.S. should let Hongkonger immigrants, including those seeking refuge and asylum World War 3 are at an all time high: China threaten …