Tag: authoritarian regimes

IN-DEPTH: CCP’s ‘Capitalistic Authoritarianism’ Is Its Influence Machine in Middle East: Refugee Entrepreneur

The Chinese Communist Party’s “capitalistic authoritarianism” aligns with the designs of the Middle East’s autocratic regimes and is aiding Beijing’s foreign policy in the region, according to Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, the founder of New York-based Ideas Beyond Borders. Authoritarian capitalism is the operation of a capitalist economy, on the one hand, combined with the…


IN-DEPTH: CCP’s ‘Capitalistic Authoritarianism’ Is Its Influence Machine in Middle East: Expert

The Chinese Communist Party’s “capitalistic authoritarianism” aligns with the designs of the Middle East’s autocratic regimes and is aiding Beijing’s foreign policy in the region, according to Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, the founder of New York-based Ideas Beyond Borders. Authoritarian capitalism is the operation of a capitalist economy, on the one hand, combined with the…


Authoritarian Regimes Will Start ‘Copying’ China’s Overseas Police Stations, MPs Hear

Beijing’s operation of over 100 overseas police stations worldwide—with some allegedly used for transnational repression—has inspired other authoritarian regimes to “copy” such efforts, MPs on the House Canada-China committee heard on March 20. Expert witness Laura Harth, campaign director for human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders, was asked by Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos at the committee…


Lithuania Draws Closer to Taiwan, Seeking ‘A New Light’: Congressman

Lithuania’s stand over Taiwan “puts everything in a new light,” said its Parliamentarian Matas Maldeikis, as the European country faces retaliation from Beijing for drawing closer to the democratic island. “We want to create economical bounds with liberal democracy as much as possible, because it’s a question of time … authoritarian regimes fall,” Maldeikis said…