Tag: China Human Rights

China Detains Taiwan-Based Publisher Who Released Books Critical of CCP

A Taiwan-based book publisher was detained while visiting Shanghai, Chinese officials confirmed Wednesday. Taiwanese officials said the move displays the communist regime’s intimidation against the self-ruled island. Li Yanhe, known by his pen name, Fu Cha, was born in China but has lived in Taiwan since 2009. He has served as the editor-in-chief of Gusa Publishing,…


Jobs Denied, Personal Property Seized: Chinese Regime’s Way of Eradicating Faith

The world is condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Christians, Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghur Muslims, and Buddhists. The coercive means used to transform these people of faith are gross and inhumane such as unlawful imprisonment, extreme torture methods, sexual abuse, psychiatric abuse, and forced organ harvesting. However, the persecution is not just confined to the CCP’s labor…


US Reliance on China Drops Amid Trump Tariffs, Disruptive Policies, Ethical Concerns

American dependence on imports from China has significantly diminished in recent years. Companies are scrambling to redirect their supply chains elsewhere to avoid unpredictable policy changes by the communist regime, tariffs imposed on China in 2018, and backlash over human rights violations. February imports from China came in below $31 billion, the lowest since 2006,…


House Panel Debates Whether Biden-Era Energy Policies Benefit China

China’s gains and losses from energy policies during Joe Biden’s presidency were a contested topic during an April 26 hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee. “Until we increase U.S. capacity for critical mineral extraction and refining, increasing our reliance on renewable energy and EVs [electric vehicles] will…


Rep. Comer Threatens to Subpoena State Department Over John Kerry’s Role Under Biden

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding he shed more light on what John Kerry has done as climate envoy or face a possible subpoena. “Envoy Kerry is engaging in activities that skirt congressional authority, threaten foreign policy under the guise of climate advocacy, and could undermine…


Chinese Journalist Charged With Espionage After Meeting Japan Diplomat, Family Says

Chinese authorities have reportedly indicted a veteran journalist for espionage over a year after detaining him for meeting with a Japanese diplomat in Beijing. Dong Yuyu, 61, was arrested in February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat at a restaurant in a Beijing hotel. The diplomat was also detained for questioning but was…


House Passes Bipartisan Resolution Condeming CCP, Calling on Biden to Free Mark Swidan

The House of Representatives is formally condemning China’s communist regime for its continued imprisonment of a U.S. citizen on false charges. The House moved to pass a bipartisan resolution on April 25 demanding that the Chinese Communist Party release businessman Mark Swidan, 48, who has been held in detention for more than a decade and…


Bay Area Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate 24th Anniversary of April 25 Appeal in China

SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from the San Francisco Bay Area meditated in Harry Bridges Plaza on April 22. This was the first in a series of events held to commemorate the 24th anniversary of a peaceful appeal made in Beijing on April 25, 1999. Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a Chinese…


Remembering an ‘Iconic’ Act of Courage in Beijing, 24 Years On

On the evening of April 24 more than two decades ago, Shao Changyong, a Falun Gong practitioner, went to his daily gathering with fellow adherents as usual. His group had about 10 members, and one woman offered her home in Beijing as the meeting location. They usually read books of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice…


Remembering an ‘Iconic’ Act of Courage in Beijing, 24 Years Later

On the evening of April 24 more than two decades ago, Shao Changyong, a Falun Gong practitioner, went to his daily gathering with fellow adherents as usual. His group had about 10 members, and one woman offered her home in Beijing as a meeting place. They usually read from a book on Falun Gong, a…