House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to the media at a U.S. House stakeout position on July 17. …
Speaker McCarthy Holds Q&A With Reporters
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to the media at a U.S. House stakeout position on July 17. …
Trudeau Calls Meta’s Opposition to Bill C-18 ‘Dangerous to Democracy’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Meta’s opposition to Bill C-18 “dangerous” to Canada’s democracy and economy during a press conference on May 9. Trudeau characterized the company’s reasoning for its opposition as journalism having “social value, but not really an economic value.” “That argument that the internet giants are putting forward is not just flawed,…
China Ranks 2nd Worst in Latest World Press Freedom Index
May 6, 2023
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China joined other communist states—Vietnam and North Korea—at the very bottom of the latest Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index released on May 3, which was World Press Freedom Day. China ranked in 179th place on this year’s index of 180 countries and regions, one spot above North Korea and one place lower than…
Chinese Journalist Charged With Espionage After Meeting Japan Diplomat, Family Says
Chinese authorities have reportedly indicted a veteran journalist for espionage over a year after detaining him for meeting with a Japanese diplomat in Beijing. Dong Yuyu, 61, was arrested in February 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat at a restaurant in a Beijing hotel. The diplomat was also detained for questioning but was…
Number of Imprisoned Journalists Worldwide Soars in 2022, China Top Jailer: Report
The number of journalists imprisoned throughout the world has skyrocketed over the past year, according to a new annual report by the nongovernmental organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF). According to RSF, a total of 533 journalists are detained in prisons worldwide, up from 488 in 2021, and marking a 13.4 percent increase year-over-year. Additionally, the number of journalists…
Parade in San Francisco Celebrates Over 400 Million Quitting CCP
August 21, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from around the San Francisco Bay Area held a parade in San Francisco on Aug. 20 to celebrate millions of people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “I’m very happy. Now there’s 400 million people quitting the CCP,” Hong Zhang, a Falun Gong practitioner, told NTD, sister media outlet…
State Department Debars 4 Persons for Illegally Trading Arms With China
August 14, 2022
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The State Department has debarred four persons for violating the Arms Export Control Act on Aug. 10. They were found guilty of unlawfully trafficking weapons with China. Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang used her Navy position to purchase military equipment. Her husband, Shaohua “Eric” Wang, secretly sold them to Chinese buyers. The couple was originally from China…
80,000 Tourists Stranded in Hainan as COVID-19 Sweeps China’s Resort Island
August 9, 2022
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Chinese authorities locked down at least nine cities on the tourist island of Hainan on Aug. 8 as a COVID-19 outbreak was detected. Over 80,000 tourists and six professional soccer teams are unable to leave the far southern province and are facing higher hotel rates. The lockdown has left the streets of Hainan’s capital, Haikou,…
Taiwan Semiconductor Magnate Donates $100 Million for Defense To Help Thwart China Aggression
The chair of the world’s second-largest microchip maker announced a $100 million donation to the Taiwan government for defense against China on Aug. 5, after Beijing initiated massive military drills around the island. “$100 million is not much money to buy weapons,” Robert Tsao, founder of chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) who now lives in…
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