Trump Strengthens Ban on US Investments in Chinese Military Companies
The Pentagon, which began complying with the mandate in 2020, has so far designated 35 companies as Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States, including those owned or controlled by the People’s Liberation Army
British MPs, Jewish Leaders Ask Twitter to Block Chinese Embassies’ Accounts
“Wolf warrior” Chinese diplomats in several countries liberally use Twitter to spread fake news about the CCP’s opponents, and disseminate hate speech against Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, and other dissidents.
High Ranking Chinese Communist Party Members in Beijing Are Waking Up and Quitting the Party
Before then, when I phoned CCP officials in Beijing, they were arrogant and rude. Their attitudes have recently changed. The first day when nearly every local practitioner phoned, nine people decided to renounce their CCP memberships. I joked with another practitioner that it was rare to hear so many people say “Thank you!” in one day.
Cutting Off Funds for the Chinese Communist Party: Exchanges Around the World Delisting Chinese Companies
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced that it is delisting Chinese companies with ties to the Chinese military. The three firms are all state-owned enterprises operating in the telecom industry: China Unicorn (Hong Kong) Ltd., China Telecom Corporation Ltd., and China Mobile Ltd.
Harvard Chinese Scholar Pleads Guilty to Stealing Biological Samples
According to court documents, officers at Boston Airport Customs had marked Zheng as a high-risk person for smuggling biological materials. In December 2019, before he boarded a Chinese flight from Boston’s Logan International Airport to Beijing, Zheng was seized by customs officials with medical research samples in his suitcase.
Trump Issues Order to End Investments in Chinese Military Companies
“We can never put the interests of the Chinese Communist Party and Wall Street above American workers and mom and pop investors,” said Sen. Marco Rubio
Trump Condemns Communism, Remembers 100 Million Lives Claimed by the ‘Oppressive Ideology’
In a presidential message on the National Day for the Victims of Communism, Trump condemned communism as an “oppressive ideology that, without fail, leaves in its wake misery, destruction, and death.”
Human Rights Groups Urge IOC to Block China From Hosting Olympics
VISION TIMES Several human rights groups have written a joint letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asking them to block China from hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the country’s gross human rights violations. Beijing is looking forward to hosting the event as a way to showcase to the world how technologically advanced and socially […]
‘Even with Handcuffs, I Feel at Peace’: Pro-democracy Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Says Apple Daily Won’t Change, but No More Protest Activism
Lai is among 13 democrats and public figures accused of incitement in connection with a banned vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre on June 4th. He also faces multiple charges over last year’s pro-democracy protests which were triggered by a now-withdrawn extradition bill.
WeChat and TikTok Banned
Citing national security concerns, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) on August 6, 2020, to prohibit any U.S. company or person from transacting with ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok and messaging app WeChat.