Category: china human rights abuses

FBI Director Christopher Wray Defends Agency’s Work Amid Fiery Congressional Hearing

FBI Director Christopher Wray was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Republican lawmakers took the opportunity to grill him on concerns about alleged politicization in the agency. President Joe Biden vowed that the United States will not waver in his final speech in Lithuania. What was his message about Ukraine, the world, and…


Number of US Students Studying in China Drops to 20-year Low; Chinese Students Remain Largest Group of International Students in US

China’s strict “zero-COVID” policies and control measures in recent years have brought the number of American college students studying in China to its lowest point in more than two decades. Meanwhile, Chinese scholars continue to be the largest group of international students studying in the United States. According to data published by The Wall Street…


Western Countries Call for UN Rights Council Debate Over Atrocities in China’s Xinjiang

Several Western countries have joined forces to call for a debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council over China’s “crimes against humanity” in the Xinjiang region. The United States, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden presented a draft proposal on Monday calling for a debate on the situation in Xinjiang during the…


‘Terrorism Problem’: NZ Opposition Parrots CCP Line on Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses

In response to the new United Nations (U.N.) report that found credible evidence of serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the New Zealand National Party’s foreign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee has instead echoed Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda that it was dealing with a “terrorism problem.” “It’s good that it acknowledges that there has been…


The Justice Anniversary that Tolls for All

Commentary Every year on July 20, there is a reminder that there is an ongoing persecution in the world. On that day in 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) set about trying to eliminate Falun Gong in China and all who practised it. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient Chinese spiritual…


Ardern Warns Against ‘Black and White’ View of Competition With Beijing

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken out against framing the conflict in Ukraine and countering ongoing Chinese aggression through a “black and white” lens, saying nations do not need to choose between autocracies or democracies. Ardern’s latest views stand in stark contrast to that of U.S. President Joe Biden, who has vowed to…


Award-Winning ‘Eternal Spring’ Premiering in Hollywood on June 15

The award-winning animated documentary “Eternal Spring” will be premiered on June 15 at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, after its recent packed screenings in Poland and several major cities in the United States, including New York and San Francisco. Depicting China’s continued repression of freedom of speech, assembly, and belief, the documentary will be featured…


Canadian Senate Welcomes NBA Star and Human Rights Defender Enes Kanter Freedom

The Canadian Senate has welcomed a visit from NBA player and human rights defender Enes Kanter Freedom, who continued to call attention to human rights abuses waged by authoritarian regimes like China and Turkey. “Huge thanks to Canadian Parliament and Senate for the warmest welcome by so many people committed to making a difference and standing…


Large Western Corporations Abetting China’s Human Rights Violations: Sen. Leo Housakos

Large western corporations that are making money in China are contributing to democratic governments’ neglect of the communist regime’s continued human rights violations, Sen. Leo Housakos said on June 6. Housakos called on the Liberal government to ban imports of goods made with forced labour by Uyghur Muslims in China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang. He…


LIVE at 9 PM ET: Atrocities of the CCP

The “Atrocities of the CCP” event (hosted by the Berkeley College Republicans) will take place on April 15 from 6 p.m. PT to 8 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET) on Berkeley’s campus in California. The event will be livestreamed on this page and on The Epoch Times and NTD home pages. The…