NEW YORK—Nothing catches one’s eyes like sunny golden hues that brighten up the Big Apple. On May 13, marking the World Falun Dafa Day and the 29th anniversary since the spiritual discipline of Falun Gong first came to the public, 2,500 adherents wearing bright yellow shirts marched across Manhattan, a rare sight since the pandemic…
Thousands of Falun Gong Practitioners March Across Manhattan to Showcase Hope and Resilience
West and Rights Groups Accuse China of Massive Uyghur Crimes
UNITED NATIONS—Human rights groups and Western nations led by the United States, Britain, and Germany accused China of massive crimes against the Uyghur minority and demanded unimpeded access for U.N. experts at a virtual meeting on Wednesday denounced by China as “politically motivated” and based on “lies.” China’s U.N. Mission sent notes to many of…
Kerry Acknowledges CCP Human Rights Abuses Present ‘Problem’ for US Climate Strategy
The Biden administration’s climate envoy, John Kerry, acknowledged Wednesday that reports of forced labor central to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) green energy policies present a “problem” to the national climate strategy.
US State Department Highlights Communist China’s ‘Dire’ Religious Freedom Situation
The United States decried the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s extensive abuses against people of faith from Uyghur Muslims to Christians to Falun Gong practitioners, as the State Department released its annual update on religious freedom around the world on May 12. Daniel Nadel, a senior official in the State Department’s Office of International Freedom, said…
Officials Worldwide Celebrate Spiritual Group’s Moral Teachings
Government officials from around the world have sent letters and proclamations to commemorate the annual celebration that falls on May 13, which marks World Falun Dafa Day. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual discipline with slow meditative exercises and moral teachings centered on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. On…
US Will Remove Xiaomi From Blacklist, Reversing Action by Trump
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Defense Department will remove China’s Xiaomi from a government blacklist, a court filing showed, marking a reversal by the Biden administration of one of former President Donald Trump’s last actions aimed at Beijing before exiting office. The court filing said the company and the U.S. government would agree to resolve their ongoing litigation,…
Senators Introduce Bill to Force Colleges to Disclose Financial Ties with Beijing
Lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would force American colleges to disclose their financial ties with the Chinese regime, including its Confucius Institutes, in order to qualify to receive international students. The bill, put forward by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), would make such disclosure a condition to a university’s eligibility to be part of the…
State Department, Lawmakers Condemn Assault on Epoch Times Reporter in Hong Kong
The State Department criticized the violent assault on a reporter with the Hong Kong Epoch Times as “unacceptable” and urged a thorough investigation. “The United States condemns the recent attack committed against an Epoch Times journalist,” a State Department spokesperson told The Epoch Times. “Attacks against journalists are unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. We urge…
US Business Lobby Calls on China to Play Fair, Warns of Consumer Boycott
BEIJING—China should implement its commitments to equal treatment for foreign business and abandon “implicit” guidance to replace foreign products with domestic alternatives, the American Chamber of Commerce in China said on Tuesday. In an annual white paper, the chamber, also known as AmCham, which represents 900 companies, also called on the United States and China…
Xi Jinping Talks Chaos: Pandemic Provides Favorable Situation to CCP
News Analysis Chinese leader Xi Jinping claimed the main character of the present world is a “chaos” that has been unseen in the past hundred years, and the current timing and circumstances in the world all favor China and can help the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reach its goal—to dominate the world. Xi explained…
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