Countries should be vigilant about the serious threats posed by China’s expanding global media influence, according to a new report published by the U.S.-based National Endowment for Democracy. The report, titled “China’s Global Media Footprint: Democratic Responses to Expanding Authoritarian Influence,” detailed how the Chinese regime has been “leveraging propaganda, disinformation, censorship, and influence over…
‘No Country Is Immune’: Report Reveals Beijing’s Toolbox to Export Authoritarian Narrative
February 4, 2021
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Ford Motor Terminates Electric Vehicle Plans With China’s Zotye
February 4, 2021
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Ford Motor has decided to terminate plans to launch electric vehicle joint ventures with China’s Zotye Automobile, the U.S. auto giant said on Thursday.
US Lawmakers Nominate Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement For Nobel Peace Prize
February 4, 2021
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers have nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to recognize “all those who have built and maintained human rights and democracy” in the city. “We are nominating a movement that has peacefully advocated for and maintained human rights and democracy in Hong Kong since 1997 and…
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Bolster Magnitsky Sanctions Against Human Rights Abusers
Leaders of the U.S. Helsinki Commission have introduced a bill seeking to strengthen Global Magnitsky sanctions to improve the United States’ ability to hold human rights abusers and corrupt actors accountable. The incoming chair of the commission Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and co-chair Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Wednesday unveiled the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability…
Former University of Florida Researcher Indicted for Concealing Ties to CCP
Federal prosecutors on Feb. 4 indicted a former University of Florida professor who concealed the support he received from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) when obtaining $1.75 million in U.S. taxpayer grant money for research that benefited a firm he secretly founded in China. Lin Yang, 43, lived in Tampa, Florida, when he committed the…
Former University of Florida Researcher Indicted for Concealing CCP Ties
Federal prosecutors have charged a former University of Florida professor with concealing support he received from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while collecting $1.75 million in U.S. taxpayer grant money for research that benefited a firm he secretly founded in China. Lin Yang, 43, lived in Tampa, Florida, when he committed the alleged offenses, which…
China Is Collecting Americans’ DNA, Posing Major Security Risks: US Counterintelligence Agency
The Chinese regime has for years been collecting large amounts of American healthcare data, including sensitive genetic information—which pose serious privacy and national security risks, a top U.S. counterintelligence agency has warned. Alongside illegal means such as cyber hacking, Beijing has used investments in American biotech companies and partnerships with hospitals and universities to gain…
Republican Senators Introduce Resolution Urging for 2022 Winter Olympics to Be Moved out of China
February 3, 2021
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U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and six other Republican senators have introduced a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2020 Winter Olympics out of China due to the country’s poor human rights record. If China fails to demonstrate “significant progress in securing fundamental human rights, including the freedoms of religion,…
House Republicans Urge Senate to Delay Confirmation of Biden’s Commerce Pick Over Huawei
A group of House Republicans on Tuesday called on their fellow Senate colleagues to delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for Commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, until the president clarifies whether he backs keeping Huawei on a restricted trade list. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led…
Chinese Researcher Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets
February 2, 2021
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A Chinese researcher was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Feb. 1 for conspiring to steal U.S. trade secrets and make a profit in China. Chen Li, 47, a former resident of Dublin, Ohio, worked at the Ohio-based Research Institute at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital from 2008 until 2018. Her husband, Zhou Yu, 50,…
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