Tag: China Human Rights

Anti-CCP Activist Drew Pavlou Facing Court Over Protesting Against Xi Jinpin

Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou is facing a court hearing over his protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping last year. Pavlou, a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was arrested by New South Wales (NSW) police at an anti-CCP rally in Eastwood, a Chinese community in northwest Sydney, in May 2022 and…


Anti-CCP Activist Drew Pavlou Facing Court Over Protesting Against Xi Jinping

Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou is facing a court hearing over his protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping last year. Pavlou, a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was arrested by New South Wales (NSW) police at an anti-CCP rally in Eastwood, a Chinese community in northwest Sydney, in May 2022 and…


China Steps Up Persecution of Christians While Demanding ‘Worship and Obedience’ of Xi Jinping: Watch Group

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ramped up its persecution of Christians during 2022, increasing the suppression of churches and online religious information while demanding devotion to Chinese leader Xi Jinping that amounted to “worship,” according to a watchdog organization. A Feb. 13 report by the U.S.-based non-governmental organization ChinaAid highlighted the escalating persecution of Christian…


Commending Resolution Brings Closure for Virginia Falun Gong Adherent

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—In the hallway of the Virginia General Assembly building, Wang Chunyan, a 67-year-old Chinese refugee, burst into tears and sobbed in the arms of Virginia state Del. Kaye Kory (D-Fairfax). Shortly before, the delegate introduced and honored Wang on the House floor. She also sponsored for Wang a commending resolution that passed just…


UN Promotes Anti-Israel, Pro-Beijing Policies: US Ambassador

The United Nations consistently demonstrates an anti-Israel bias and is overly beholden to authoritarian regimes including China and Russia, according to testimony received during a House Oversight hearing on March 1. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield testified that the international body continually sought to place Israel at a disadvantage and favored actions that…


Congresswoman Calls on State Department to Help Free Florida Family’s Loved One Detained in China

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) is urging the State Department to do more to help a Florida family’s husband and father who has been detained in China for nearly two years for his faith. Zhou Deyong, a geological engineer, was arrested in a police sweep targeting Falun Gong practitioners and their family members in eastern…


China’s CCP Seeks to ‘Replace’ US With ‘Tech Powered Dystopia’: Select Committee Testimony

China’s communist regime is engaged in a concerted effort to undermine and replace the United States by weaponizing Americans against one another, according to testimony received by a new congressional committee focused on competition with the regime. The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held…


CCP Seeks to ‘Replace’ US With ‘Tech-Powered Dystopia’: Select Committee Testimony

China’s communist regime is engaged in a concerted effort to undermine and replace the United States by weaponizing Americans against one another, according to testimony received by a new congressional committee focused on competition with the regime. The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held…


Bill Combating Beijing’s Forced Organ Harvesting Advances to House Floor

A bill aimed at combating the Chinese regime’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting has cleared the committee and is headed for a vote on the House floor. H.R. 1154, also known as the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, passed unanimously through the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Feb. 28 and is now advancing to…


Hundreds Parade Down Brooklyn to Spotlight Beijing’s Attack on Faith

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing. The assault left…