Hong Kong Puts Runaway Activist Tony Chung on Wanted List

Chung said he was ordered by Hong Kong authorities to give up his job and banned from talking to the media or publishing online posts, before being repeatedly pressured by police to inform other pro-democracy activists for money, according to his statement on Facebook.

World’s Largest Real Estate Market on the Brink of Collapse: Experts

Under normal conditions, this would free up cash for banks to finance other loans. However, given the current situation in which consumers are being very cautious about spending, it’s actually bad news for banks. Not only are they losing money on existing mortgages, but there is also a dearth of new loans to finance.

With Rights Deprived, It Is the End of Hong Kong as We Knew It

The old Hong Kong core values are gradually and quickly being lost, twisted, and redefined: and that relates to free speech, free press, and freedom of demonstration in general. People who have lived in Hong Kong before and after the NSL imposition will clearly see the painful differences.

Tens of Thousands of Students Pledge Loyalty to Beijing Before Arriving Abroad

China had said it would send 27,000 students to study overseas on public money for all of 2021, and that their scholarships were entirely conditional on their party loyalty, including a pledge to “come back and serve their country” on completion of their studies, according to another publicly available document.

Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE From 5G Network on Security Grounds

The long-awaited decision will align Canada with its Five Eyes intelligence partners, which have banned Huawei or announced a phasing out of its equipment already used by domestic wireless carriers. The alliance includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

US Holocaust Museum Reaffirms China’s Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang

“The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is gravely concerned that the Chinese government may be committing genocide against the Uyghurs,” the report says. “The Chinese government is failing in its legal obligation to prevent this crime. The seriousness of the assault on the Uyghur population demands the immediate response of the international community to protect the victims.”

China Axes Hundreds of Joint Courses With Foreign Universities

Confucius Institutes are embedded in universities around the world, including dozens of U.S. universities, where they offer Mandarin language teaching, cultural activities, and other events to students. The State Department regards the programs as a foreign mission of the Chinese Communist Party.