Tag: China Human Rights

Family Member of Falun Gong Adherents Endures Persecution Since She Was 10 Months Old

An infant was forcibly separated from her mother when she was only 10 months old because the communist police kidnapped her parents on July 20, 1999, when the Chinese communist regime started the persecution of Falun Gong. Her mother, Liu Xinying, was a nurse at Dalian Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital; her father, Qu Hui, was…


IN-DEPTH: User Data Collected by Overseas Chinese Companies, Such as TikTok, Enables CCP to Influence US Politics

Overseas Chinese companies have collected data on millions of Americans, which can be used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A recent lawsuit against TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has revealed that the highest authority over using this data rests with the CCP, allowing the Party to use this data as a weapon of unrestricted warfare…


Rep. McCaul Presses Blinken for Answers on Reported Pause of China Sanctions

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is demanding details from the State Department over its reported decision to withhold actions aimed at confronting threats from communist China. In a letter made public on May 24, McCaul cited a recent Reuters report saying the State Department “held back human rights-related sanctions, export controls,…


Chinese Police Order Parents to ‘Immediately’ Delete Encrypted Apps From Their Children’s Smartphones

Police in at least seven cities around China have issued notices since last week, demanding parents “immediately” uninstall encrypted messaging apps from their children’s mobile phones. This is one of the most recent attempts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to censor information and control the Chinese people, according to Chinese dissidents. The apps banned…


Texas Moves Forward With Bill to Combat Beijing’s Forced Organ Harvesting

Texas House lawmakers have unanimously passed a measure to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s forced organ harvesting abuse, taking it one step closer to becoming law. Titled SB 1040, the bill aims to bar health insurance providers from sponsoring organ transplants originating in China or any other country known to have been involved in forced…


LIVE May 23, 9:30 AM ET: Congressional Caucus on International Religious Freedom Holds Briefing on Falun Gong

The U.S. Congress’s International Religious Freedom Caucus (IRFC) holds a briefing on the “Religious Persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP” at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 23. A panel of experts and IRFC members will share personal experiences of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) persecution of Falun Gong and efforts that the U.S. government…


A Prayer for the Victims of the CCP

Commentary Many people ask: what can they possibly do to assist the persecuted in China? It is not easy. Other nations, let alone ordinary citizens, often seem to have little influence on the behaviour of the Chinese communist regime. Human rights are ignored and abused; the rule of law is breached; international agreements and norms…


China’s Xi Holds Central Asia Summit, Attempting to Challenge G-7: Analysts

China hosted a Central Asia Summit in its historic city of Xi’an on May 18 and 19, one day before this year’s Group of Seven (G-7) Summit in Japan’s Hiroshima from May 19 to 21. The Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with heads of state from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in one-on-one meetings,…


Chinese Regime Fines Talk Show Firm $2 Million for Mocking Chinese Military

China’s communist regime fined a mainland Chinese talk show company around $2 million and suspended its performances indefinitely this week after a comedian was reported by audience members for mocking China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the regime’s military slogan. Observers pointed out that it’s becoming harder for talk show hosts and comedians to survive…


US Government Countering Transnational Repression With ‘Multi-Faceted Strategy,’ Says Dept of State Official

The U.S. government is targeting transnational repression—a tool authoritarian regimes use to silence dissent overseas— with a “multi-faceted strategy,” a hearing has been told. The strategy, outlined at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) hearing on “Transnational Repression of Freedom of Religion or Belief” on May 10, seeks to counter foreign attempts to…