Press freedom in China reached a record low during the pandemic, according to a new survey. China’s dismal status when it comes to freedom to report raises concerns about citizen journalists who are in the cross hairs of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In its 2023 World Press Freedom Index, released on May 3, Reporters…
China’s Dismal Press Freedom Score Highlights Brutal Treatment of Whistleblowers
May 17, 2023
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IN-DEPTH: International Community Allowed Chinese Regime to Expand Human Rights Abuses
May 16, 2023
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The Western strategy of decoupling trade negotiations from human rights abuses allowed the Chinese communist regime to ratchet up its repressive policies against religions and people of faith, said a U.S. religious freedom official, calling this policy a “strategic blunder.” Nury Turkel, chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), said the commission’s…
IN-DEPTH: International Community Allowed Chinese Regime to Expand Human Rights Abuses, USCIRF Chair Says
May 16, 2023
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The Western strategy of decoupling trade negotiations from human rights abuses allowed the Chinese communist regime to ratchet up its repressive policies against religions and people of faith, said a U.S. religious freedom official, calling this policy a “strategic blunder.” Nury Turkel, chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), said the commission’s…
Flags Flown Over US Capitol in Honor of World Falun Dafa Day
May 16, 2023
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On May 13, two flags were flown over the U.S. Capitol in honor of World Falun Dafa Day and the founder of the spiritual practice Mr. Li Hongzhi. On that day 31 years ago, Mr. Li introduced Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, to the public in northeast China. This spiritual practice involving meditative…
Chinese Homebuyers Move Into Unfinished Apartments in Coastal City
A group of homebuyers has been waiting for a decade to live in the homes they’ve been paying mortgages on but were left unfinished to this day. Despite no utilities, they moved into their unfinished apartments in Qingdao city, in the coastal province of Shandong, earlier this month. “We just want to live in our…
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Shop Permanent Shut Down Due to Endless Political Disturbance
Chickeeduck, a famous Hong Kong clothing brand, announced on social media on May 9 that its last physical store in Causeway Bay and the online store would officially cease operation after June 30, simultaneously after 33 years in business. Chickeeduck’s Executive Director, Herbert Chow Siu-lung, expressed on social media that it was hard for him…
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Shop to Shut Permanently Due to Endless Political Disturbance
Chickeeduck, a famous Hong Kong clothing brand, announced on social media on May 9 that its last physical store in Causeway Bay and the online store would officially cease operation after June 30, simultaneously after 33 years in business. Chickeeduck’s Executive Director, Herbert Chow Siu-lung, expressed on social media that it was hard for him…
ANALYSIS: China’s Heightened Use of ‘Exit Bans’ Creates Hostile Environment for Foreign Firms
May 15, 2023
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A growing number of Chinese laws that enable “exit bans” has heightened fears of a more hostile environment for foreign companies operating in China. Experts say that Beijing’s tactics go against its professed desire to bolster business confidence and foreign investment in the country and may trigger an accelerated exodus of foreign companies. The Chinese…
Communist China One of World’s ‘Worst Abusers of Human Rights and Religious Freedom’: State Department Report
May 15, 2023
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China’s ruling regime continues to be “one of the worst abusers of human rights and religious freedom in the world,” a senior State Department official said as the department releases its annual report on international religious freedom. “They continue to engage in genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs. They’re also continuing their repression of…
Falun Gong Adherents Celebrate Faith in Truth, Compassion, Tolerance
May 12, 2023
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Jennie Sheeks was concerned about the suffering of others from a young age. “It pained me. I was never comfortable pursuing my own happiness in life, knowing that others were suffering,” Sheeks, now a 45-year-old communications director at a nonprofit, told The Epoch Times. In high school in Philadelphia, she often bought an extra sandwich…
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