Tag: Uyghurs

In Honor of Peng Shuai’s Disappearance, the Persecution of Falun Gong, Uyghurs and So Many Others, Boycott the Beijing Olympics

Commentary As an avid lifetime player and fan, I was probably more aware of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai than most Americans, even media types. I was watching on television when she cramped up in the semi-finals of the 2014 U.S. Open—her greatest success thus far—and had to be wheeled off the court, throwing the…


Canadian Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Imports From China’s Xinjiang

A Canadian senator has introduced a bill to ban the importation of goods from China’s Xinjiang region amid concerns of slave labour. Sen. Leo Housakos on Nov. 24 introduced S-204, which would amend the Customs Tariff to “prohibit the importation of goods manufactured or produced wholly or in part” in Xinjiang, where China has been accused…


Bill to Ban Import of Xinjiang Products Introduced in Senate

A private member’s bill to ban the importation of goods coming from China’s Xinjiang region was introduced in the Senate on Nov. 24 amid concerns of slave labour. Senator Leo Housakos introduced the bill, S-204, which would amend the Customs Tariff to “prohibit the importation of goods manufactured or produced wholly or in part” from Xinjiang, where…


Bill to Ban Import of Products From China’s Xinjiang Introduced in the Senate

A private member’s bill to ban the importation of goods coming from China’s Xinjiang region was introduced in the Senate on Nov. 24 amid concerns of slave labour. Senator Leo Housakos introduced S-204, which would amend the Customs Tariff to “prohibit the importation of goods manufactured or produced wholly or in part” in Xinjiang, where China…


Parliamentarians Call for Diplomatic Boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

A global alliance is calling on government officials to take a stand against human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by refusing to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. The campaign, #NoRightsNoShow is led by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an international cross-party alliance of parliamentarians from over 10 democratic nations. IPAC was created to…


TikTok Bans Australian Anti-CCP Activist, Senate Candidate Drew Pavlou

Chinese-owned social media company TikTok has temporarily blocked Australian human rights activist and Senate candidate Drew Pavlou from posting on the platform after he discussed his anti-Chinese Communist Party activism on a popular podcast. “It’s very peculiar. I haven’t posted [on TikTok] in weeks so I think I’ve been banned because my campaign for Parliament…


Biden to Meet With China’s Xi in Virtual Summit on Monday

The White House says President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 15. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed plans for the meeting to reporters Nov. 12, saying the leaders would discuss ways to responsibly manage competition between the  countries, as well working together where interests align. But Psaki…


US Holocaust Museum Says CCP ‘May Be Committing Genocide’ Against Uyghurs

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) said on Tuesday that the Chinese regime’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang may amount to genocide. A report released by the USHMM’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide on Tuesday details accounts of several former detainees of Xinjiang’s sprawling network of detention camps, where…


Examining John Kerry’s Support for Communist States

Commentary U.S. “Climate Czar” John Kerry has a long history of supporting communist states, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Kerry could not have been happy with the disclosure last week that he has invested $1 million in a Chinese private equity firm, which has “invested in a tech company blacklisted for human rights abuses…


Borderline Criminal: The Media’s Failure to Report on China’s Forced Organ Harvesting

Commentary Major publications never tire of publishing pieces on the most important topics of our time, including COVID-19, the demise of religious values, and the rise of cyberwarfare. Yet somewhat incredibly, they consistently fail to report on one of the most horrific crimes occurring today—forced organ harvesting in China. In July, as Reuters reported (to…