Category: social control

WeChat Derailing Democracy, Must Be Regulated in Democratic Nations: Expert

An expert has warned that countries around the world should regulate WeChat because it is actively seeking to undermine political systems and civil societies. WeChat, which is alternatively known as Weixin, is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by the Chinese company Tencent. Seth Kaplan, Ph.D., a professorial lecturer at Johns…


Reports of COVID Reinfections Flood Chinese Social Media

A large number of Chinese have posted on social platforms in recent days disclosing their re-infection with COVID-19. However, the Chinese regime’s mouthpiece media quickly published an article to deny that China is experiencing another wave of COVID-19. Many people across the country claimed that they had been re-infected with COVID-19 and posted their positive…


Beijing Hospital Fire Kills 29, Authorities Withhold Victim Identities

The authorities are withholding the identities of 29 people who died in a fire in the inpatient department of Beijing Changfeng Hospital on April 18. The fire broke out in the east building of the hospital’s inpatient department after midday. Authorities issued a notice at 9 a.m. the next day saying that 29 people died…


Beijing Police Block Lawyers, Control Teenage Son of Recently Detained Lawyer Yu Wensheng, Source Says

Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan were detained by police on April 13 on their way to the embassy of the European Union (EU) in Beijing. Independent lawyers attempted to approach Yu’s family for power of attorney, only to find Yu’s 18-year-old son was under police control in the family’s home,…


DOJ Charges 40 CCP Officers With Allegedly Targeting US Residents, Spreading Propaganda

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is charging 40 members of China’s national police with crimes related to a coordinated campaign of targeted harassment of U.S. residents. Forty officers of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and two employees of the Cyberspace Administration of China conspired to transmit interstate threats and otherwise harass dissidents and pro-democracy…


DOJ Charges 40 CCP Officers for Allegedly Targeting US Residents, Spreading Propaganda

The Justice Department is charging 40 members of China’s national police with crimes related to a coordinated campaign of targeted harassment against U.S. residents. DoJ documents unsealed on April 17 reveal that 40 officers of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and two employees of the Cyberspace Administration of China conspired to transmit interstate threats…


Brazil’s Lula, China’s Xi Solidify Anti-West Bloc Aimed at Displacing US

Amidst the buzz surrounding Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s China visit that began on April 12, the leaders of both countries have signed more than 20 new bilateral agreements. On the surface, the trip was a run-of-the-mill diplomatic visit. However, some say it underscores an ongoing deprioritization of relations with the United States. China…


Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Detained in Beijing While Traveling to Meet EU Delegation

Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan were detained Thursday in Beijing when they were en route to meet a delegation from the European Union. Yu is one of the most courageous rights lawyers in China active in defending the rights of dissidents and ethnic and religious groups. He won the Franco-German…


China Reports World’s First Human Death From H3N8 Bird Flu

A Chinese woman has died from H3N8 bird flu—the world’s first case of human death from a type of bird flu that to date has been exceedingly rare in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the development in a statement on April 11. On March 27, the National Health Commission of China’s communist regime…


Chinese Tech Giants Tencent and Douyin New Partnership Possibly Facilitated by the CCP

The announcement of the partnership between Tencent and Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok, on April 7 sparked immediate concern in the market. As competitors in short and long video hosting services in China, Douyin and Tencent have been in court several times over copyright issues, leading to lengthy litigation. Some believe the Chinese Communist Party…