Category: Chinese Regime

Software Engineer Imprisoned for Developing Application to Break China’s Internet Censorship

Two people, who were detained by Shanghai State Security Police in October 2021 for developing software that circumvents the Great Firewall, received six- and five-year prison sentences on June 12, 2023. He Binggang and his fiancée Zhang Yibo, together with several others, were arrested on Oct. 9, 2021, for developing and maintaining software that helps people living…


Beijing Enters Systemic and Opaque ‘Involution’

China’s unemployment rate in May reached a record high of 20.8 percent for youth aged 16–24. Combined with the record-breaking 11.58 million graduates this year, the pressure on the job market is unprecedented. Many college students chose to delay graduation, hoping higher education would help to guarantee a better opportunity in the job market, according…


Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Chased out of 13 Homes in 2 Months as Pressure Rises on Legal Advocates

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as part of a pattern of harassment against him and three other prominent rights advocates in Beijing that is further squeezing the country’s battered civil rights community. Wang Quanzhang said he is now living in a borrowed apartment…


US Combat Ship to Make Rare Port Call in Vietnam Amid South China Sea Tensions

HANOI—The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang on Sunday in a rare visit for a U.S. warship to the southeast Asian nation, as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea remain high. The ship will arrive on Sunday afternoon and stay at Danang until June…


Taiwan Says Chinese Air Force Approached Close to Island’s Coast

TAIPEI—Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line and approached close to the island’s contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (28 miles) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said, in a further rise in tensions. China’s air force over the past three years has routinely flown into the air…


[PREMIERING NOW] Gordon Chang: Why Appeasing the CCP Is Making War More Likely [ATL:NOW]

In this episode of “ATL:NOW,” I sit down with China expert Gordon Chang to discuss Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China, growing fears of a Taiwan invasion, rumors of Americans being evacuated, and growing reports of large numbers of Chinese nationals—mostly male and unaccompanied by family members—coming through the U.S. southern border. …


[ATL:NOW] Gordon Chang: Why Appeasing the CCP Is Making War More Likely

In this episode of “ATL:NOW,” I sit down with China expert Gordon Chang to discuss Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China, growing fears of a Taiwan invasion, rumors of Americans being evacuated, and growing reports of large numbers of Chinese nationals—mostly male and unaccompanied by family members—coming through the U.S. southern border.  …


GOP Lawmakers React to US COVID Origin Report: ‘American People Deserve Better’

Lawmakers who have long pressed for transparency on COVID-19 origins said they are underwhelmed by the declassified U.S. intelligence report, saying that the administration hasn’t been fully transparent with what it knows. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released the long-anticipated report on June 23 evening, days after missing a 90-day deadline…


[PREMIERING 10PM ET] Gordon Chang: Why Appeasing the CCP Is Making War More Likely [ATL:NOW]

In this episode of “ATL:NOW,” I sit down with China expert Gordon Chang to discuss Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China, growing fears of a Taiwan invasion, rumors of Americans being evacuated, and growing reports of large numbers of Chinese nationals—mostly male and unaccompanied by family members—coming through the U.S. southern border. …


ANALYSIS: ASEAN to Hold First Joint Military Drills to Counter China Threat

News Analysis The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will conduct its first joint military exercises in the South China Sea in September. The move indicates that ASEAN is joining other countries pushing back against communist China’s hegemonic ambitions. Indonesia, the rotating president country of the ASEAN, made the announcement on June 8. In addition…