Category: Alexander Liao

Despite Historic Floods in Central China, Xi Jinping Leaves to Visit Tibet

Commentary Deadly floods ravaged Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan Province in central China, affecting millions of Chinese residents. As of July 29, the official death toll was 99, but the actual number may be much higher due to Beijing’s strict censorship. Despite the devastating floods, Chinese leader Xi Jinping left mainland China for a three-day trip to Tibet…


CCP’s Latest Headache, Youth Embrace the ‘Lie-Down’ Movement

Commentary Young people in mainland China are adopting a growing movement called 躺平 (tang ping) which literally translates to lie down. Like many modern movements, it sprung from the internet. The name of the movement originated from a now-deleted post on a popular Chinese forum site, Tieba. The author of the post said that he…


Coverup of Escaped Leopards From China Zoo Is a Typical CCP Tactic

Commentary A strange incident recently occurred in China. Three leopards in Hangzhou fled the zoo and wandered around the city for more than 20 days. One of them is still at large. On April 19, due to negligence in management at the Hangzhou Zoo, three young leopards escaped. The zoo failed to inform local authorities…


CCP Cracks Down on Virtual Currency to Prevent Money Fleeing the Country

Commentary For many years, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) has acquiesced to digital currency operations in China. But in 2018, it began to restrict Bitcoin transactions while still secretly encouraging Bitcoin mining. However, now that large amounts of funds are fleeing the country through virtual currencies, Chinese authorities seem determined to crack down on it….


The Slow Death of Hong Kong

Commentary On April 1, better known as April Fools’ Day, a Hong Kong court issued an unjust but unsurprising verdict. Seven Hong Kong democratic leaders were convicted of organizing unauthorized assemblies. These refer to the mass pro-democracy marches that took place during the summer of 2019. The official sentences of the seven charged activists will…


Opinion: The Slow Death of Hong Kong

Commentary On April 1, better known as April Fools’ Day, a Hong Kong court issued an unjust but unsurprising verdict. Seven Hong Kong democratic leaders were convicted of organizing unauthorized assemblies. These refer to the mass pro-democracy marches that took place during the summer of 2019. The official sentences of the seven charged activists will…