Category: social control

US Offers Temporary ‘Safe Haven’ to Hongkongers Amid Beijing Suppression

President Joe Biden on Aug. 5 said he is offering a “safe haven” to Hongkongers in the United States that would allow thousands to extend their stay amid Beijing’s “significant erosion” of their freedoms back home. In a signed memo, Biden asked the Department of Homeland Security to defer the removal of Hong Kong residents…


US Offers Temporary ‘Safe Haven’ to Hongkongers Amid Beijing’s Suppression

President Joe Biden on Aug. 5 said he’s offering a “safe haven” to Hongkongers in the United States that would allow thousands to extend their stay, amid Beijing’s “significant erosion” of their freedoms back home. In a signed memo, Biden asked the Department of Homeland Security to defer the removal of Hong Kong residents currently…


‘Communism Is a Cult,’ Says Music Producer Upon New Song Release

A new soul-stirring song dedicated to the victims of unprecedented persecution of faith under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) honors the perseverance of these spiritual believers and highlights the regime’s crimes against humanity. “Voices” is the debut solo album by Jankovsky, a daring music producer fresh out of Abbey Road Institute in London and former…


Foreign Journalists in China Harassed Over Zhengzhou Flood Coverage

Foreign journalists covering the aftermath of flooding in central China’s Henan Province have been harassed by angry groups who’ve been encouraged by the communist authorities. Foreign journalists working for international outlets—such as Los Angeles Times, the BBC, Deutsche Welle, and AFP—have been harassed while covering the flooding’s aftermath. Last week, 12 million people in the city…


China’s Big Data Failing to Help Flood Victims

Residents of flood-ravaged Henan Province in China have had their digital-orientated lifestyles disrupted by widespread power outages. Due to a prevalence of online payment apps, outages in the city of Zhengzhou have interfered with many citizens’ daily activities, such as ordering food and access to other necessities. Many aspects of daily life for Chinese people…


Highly Digitized Lifestyles Adds to Flood Woes in China

Residents of flood-ravaged Henan Province in China have had their digital-orientated lifestyles disrupted by widespread power outages. Due to a prevalence of online payment apps, outages in the city of Zhengzhou have interfered with many citizens’ daily activities, such as ordering food and access to other necessities. Many aspects of daily life for Chinese people…


US Calls on China to Be a Responsible Power

BEIJING—A senior U.S. diplomat called on China, as a responsible global power, to rise above their differences and work with the United States on difficult global issues such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, speaking in an interview with The Associated Press after talks on July 26 with Foreign…


Death Toll of China Flood Climbs as Criticisms Mount Over Response

The death toll has climbed in the central China city of Zhengzhou as it grapples with the aftermath of flooding, pumping water from tunnels, thick mud on roads, and cleaning up debris. More questions over the authorities’ preparedness have been raised on China’s social media. Twelve million people in Zhengzhou city experienced severe rainfall since…


Death Toll of China Flood Climbs as Response Sparks Criticism

The death toll has climbed in the central China city of Zhengzhou as it grapples with the aftermath of flooding, pumping water from tunnels, thick mud on roads, and cleaning up debris. More questions over the authorities’ preparedness have been raised on China’s social media. Twelve million people in Zhengzhou city experienced severe rainfall since…


9 Charged with Working as Illegal Agents for China in Harassment Campaign Targeting US Residents

Nine individuals have been indicted on charges relating to acting as “illegal agents” for the Chinese regime in a scheme to intimidate a former regime official living in the United States to return to China. The charges on July 22 supersede a previous criminal complaint in October last year to include a ninth defendant, Chinese…