WASHINGTON —The State Department on Friday announced the addition of five alleged Islamist militants to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list, requiring the blocking of any ownership or interests in U.S. properties they hold. The designations also expose to possible U.S. sanctions individuals or foreign financial institutions who engage in certain transactions with the five….
Biden Administration Approves Its First Arms Sale to Taiwan
The administration of President Joe Biden approved its first arms sale to Taiwan, a move which is sure to draw criticism from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which considers the island nation a breakaway province. The State Department on Wednesday approved the sale of $750 million worth of military equipment to Taiwan, triggering a 30-day…
‘Immediately Cease’ Repression of Falun Gong, US Tells Beijing on Eve of Persecution Anniversary
July 19, 2021
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The United States on July 19 urged the Chinese communist regime to “immediately cease” its long-running persecution of Falun Gong and release all adherents jailed for their beliefs. The call, made by State Department Spokesperson Ned Price at a regular press briefing, came a day before the 22nd anniversary of the start of Beijing’s eradication…
Psaki on Cuba: ‘Communism Is a Failed Ideology,’ Led to Mass Protests
White House press secretary Jen Psaki delivered the Biden administration’s strongest signal yet in support of Cubans demonstrating against the ruling regime, describing communism as a “failed ideology.” In response to a reporter’s question on Thursday, Psaki stated: “Communism is a failed ideology and we certainly believe that.” “It has failed the people of Cuba, they…
State Department Will Let People Choose Their Gender on Passports
The State Department will allow people to choose their gender on passports, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday. The State Department will let people “self-select their gender as ‘M’ or ‘F’” and will waive the required medical certification for individuals whose gender on their citizenship or ID doesn’t match their “self-selected…
CCP Virus Likely Came From Chinese Lab: Former State Department Contractor
The virus that causes COVID-19 probably did not originate in nature, according to a former State Department contractor. “It came out of nowhere, and it was optimized for transmission between humans in a way that no bat-borne coronavirus ever had been. So what’s up? A pangolin gets mated with a bat gets mated with a…
China Blacklists US Religious Freedom Leader Over Falun Gong
May 26, 2021
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The Beijing regime has put a former U.S. religious official on the sanction list in payback to the U.S. sanction of a Chinese perpetrator in persecuting Falun Gong. Johnnie Moore, a two-time commissioner of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and his family members will be barred from visiting mainland China, Hong Kong, and…
Beijing Blacklists Former US Official After US Sanctions Chinese Official For Persecuting Falun Gong
May 26, 2021
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The Beijing regime has added a former U.S. religious official to its sanctions list in response to the United States’ sanctioning of a Chinese official for his involvement in persecuting followers of Falun Gong. Johnnie Moore, a two-time commissioner of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and his family members will be barred…
State Department Sanctions Chinese Official for Persecuting Falun Gong
The State Department unveiled sanctions against a Chinese official for persecuting Falun Gong, as the communist regime’s brutal suppression of the spiritual practice approaches its 22nd year. The sanction will bar Yu Hui, former director of the Central Leading Group on Preventing and Dealing with Heretical Religions in Chengdu city of southwestern China’s Sichuan Province,…
US Sanctions Second Chinese Official for Persecuting Falun Gong
The State Department unveiled sanctions against a Chinese Communist Party official for persecuting Falun Gong, as the Beijing regime’s brutal suppression of the spiritual practice approaches its 22nd year. The sanction will bar Yu Hui, former director of the Central Leading Group on Preventing and Dealing with Heretical Religions in Chengdu city of southwestern China’s…
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