BEIJING/SHANGHAI—China’s “common prosperity” crackdown has turned a harsh spotlight on the country’s massive livestream e-commerce business—underlining the fragility of a surging sales channel that some of the world’s biggest brands have come to rely on. More than 100 million followers of Viya, dubbed the country’s “queen of livestreaming” by the Chinese media and public, awoke…
China Shines Regulatory Spotlight on Livestream Retail Boom, Crackdown Claims Biggest Star
Will Taiwan Defend Itself From a Chinese Attack?
Commentary At last week’s global Summit on Democracy, Washington managed to offend both Taipei and Beijing in a rare instance of unity between the two. Of course, the reasons for the unity of criticism were quite different. Beijing views Taiwan as a renegade province of the homeland and not as an independent, democratic country. It…
China’s Olympic ‘Glory’ Slips on Diplomatic Boycotts
December 15, 2021
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News Analysis The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing is fast approaching. The issue of Beijing’s triple genocide, mixed with diplomatic snubs and corporate omerta, are the order of the day. In response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) atrocious human rights abuse, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and now Japan, are imposing…
China Pays American Social Media Influencers to Promote Beijing Olympics, ‘Positive’ US-China News
December 14, 2021
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Beijing is paying American social media influencers in a scheme to promote the upcoming Winter Olympics amid a wave of diplomatic boycotts from the West. Under a $300,000 contract with the Chinese consulate in New York, Vippi Media, a New Jersey consulting firm, will oversee a marketing campaign through mid-March across Instagram, TikTok, and live-streaming…
Beijing Woos Washington Back to the Atlantic
Commentary Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is working hard to ensure that the United States moves it strategic center of gravity back to the Atlantic and away from the Indo-Pacific. But even strong moves to show a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) thrust into the Atlantic may be insufficient to divert anything but…
G7 Must Get Tougher Against Coordinated Aggression by China and Russia
December 13, 2021
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News Analysis The G7 group of the world’s wealthiest democracies met recently and denounced Russian troop movements that appear to be gearing up for an invasion of Ukraine. The group of democracies warned Moscow of “massive” economic consequences if Russian troops invade the Eastern European democracy more than they already have. What the G7 did…
Luge Champion Geisenberger Says She May Skip Beijing Games
December 9, 2021
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ALTENBERG, Germany—Natalie Geisenberger of Germany, the two-time defending women’s Olympic luge champion, is considering skipping the Beijing Games because of her dissatisfaction with the way athletes were treated by Chinese officials when training there earlier this season. Geisenberger made the revelation Wednesday in an interview with German regional broadcaster BR. It would be a massive…
EU Unveils Trade Sanction Plan to Counter Foreign Coercion
December 9, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union moved Wednesday to set up a system of quick-fire trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign power, like China, that it accuses of trying to coerce the 27-country bloc for economic or political gain. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, manages trade with the outside world on behalf of…
Hillary Clinton Sounds the Alarm on China, Russia: Should We Listen?
Commentary During an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Nov. 24, Hillary Clinton spoke about the need to regulate the cryptocurrency market. Without necessary protections, she warned, China and Russia have the power to use the likes of bitcoin and ethereum “to their advantage.” Should we heed Clinton’s warnings? More importantly, is she right? Considering…
Let’s Expose the Cruelty and Absurdity of the Chinese Communist Party
Commentary “Never forget,” wrote the exiled Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei in his new memoir, “that under a totalitarian system, cruelty and absurdity go hand in hand.” He is absolutely right. Last week, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started talking about democracy. Indeed, its State Council published a paper declaring itself a “whole-process democracy.” Excuse…
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