Category: China Human Rights

US Companies Aiding China’s Human Rights Violations Under Spotlight at Congressional Hearing

U.S. corporations are complicit in human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and subject America to national security risks by adhering to the CCP’s demands, witnesses said at a hearing held by the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on Tuesday. During his opening remarks, commission chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.)…


LIVE July 20, 12 PM ET: 2023 End the Persecution of Falun Gong Rally and Parade in Washington

The persecution of the spiritual meditation practice Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 24th year since the beginning of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Thousands of Falun Gong adherents from around the United States will gather on July 20 at the nation’s capital…


Nike Canada Under Investigation for Allegations of Using Uyghur Forced Labour: Watchdog

A federal watchdog says it is launching investigations into two companies over allegations of benefitting from forced labour in China, including apparel maker Nike Canada. The other company being investigated is Dynasty Gold, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) announced on July 11 in Ottawa. The investigations stem from complaints filed by a coalition…


‘Speak Up in the Face of Rights Violations,’ Says Chinese Writer and Historian, Zhang Yihe

Beijing stepped up the surveillance of well-known Chinese historian and writer Zhang Yihe recently, as it has on veteran journalist Gao Yu. Speaking to The Epoch Times, Zhang Yihe said she specifically wished to remind people to speak up when their rights are violated. Eighty-year-old Zhang Yihe described leaving her home recently to get bottled water. “At…


Corporate Ethics Czar Starting Human-Rights Probes Around Canadian Imports From China

Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce multiple investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have sought for years. The Liberals appointed Sheri Meyerhoffer as the first Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise in April 2019, and advocates and MPs have since criticized the government for…


[Premiering 7/20] Special Report—The Persecution of the Century

With the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) growing its power in America, understanding its goals couldn’t be more important than it is today. Few events in recent Chinese history have had as profound an impact on a country as what happened on July 20, 1999. It was the day on which the CCP launched a campaign…


[ATL:NOW] ‘China’s Economy Is in Big Trouble’—Miles Yu on Janet Yellen’s Trip to China

“China has been playing hard to get for the last several months and they would not talk. Now, they sort of relented. And so, they agreed to talk with American high-level cabinet members on matters that are vital to both nations’ economies. The reason why they relented is because China’s economy is in big trouble,…


US Lawmakers Step Up Efforts Against Organ Harvesting in China

The Chinese regime’s state-sponsored killing for organs is “abhorrent,” and the United States needs to take the lead in end it, said Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.). “It’s an abhorrent practice, it is an outrage, and it cannot be countenanced,” he told The Epoch Times. “There has to be consequences and accountability.” Mr. Perry wants his…


US Lawmakers Step Up Efforts Against Forced Organ Harvesting in China

The Chinese regime’s state-sponsored killing for organs is “abhorrent,” and the United States needs to take the lead in end it, said Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.). “It’s an abhorrent practice, it is an outrage, and it cannot be countenanced,” he told The Epoch Times. “There has to be consequences and accountability.” Mr. Perry wants his…


[PREMIERING 8PM ET] ‘China’s Economy Is in Big Trouble’—Miles Yu on Janet Yellen’s Trip to China [ATL:NOW]

“China has been playing hard to get for the last several months and they would not talk. Now, they sort of relented. And so, they agreed to talk with American high-level cabinet members on matters that are vital to both nations’ economies. The reason why they relented is because China’s economy is in big trouble,…