Commentary China’s “new civil war”—with Xi Jinping’s ultra-Maoists pitted against the “moderates” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the free-wheeling private sector—accelerated with Xi’s lockdown of Shanghai beginning in March. The lockdown of Shanghai (population of 25 million) was supposedly carried out to suppress a COVID-19 outbreak. In reality, it was nothing of the…
Xi Defends China’s COVID Zero Policy Amid Lockdown Chaos
Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping defended China’s strict COVID zero policy at a Beijing Winter Olympics Commendation Ceremony recently. The experience of the Winter Olympics shows that China’s pandemic control policy has once again stood the test and deserved a gold medal, Xi said at the ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in…
UK Intelligence Chief Warns China Not to Be ‘Too Closely Aligned’ With Russia
March 31, 2022
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The Chinese regime is at risk of “being too closely aligned” with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, a UK intelligence chief said on Thursday. In a rare public address during a visit to Australia, Sir Jeremy Fleming, the head of Britain’s GCHQ intelligence agency, said China will not be “well served” by a close…
COVID-Zero Policy Adds to Xi’s Re-Election Uncertainty
China’s harsh anti-COVID policy exacerbated the disunion in the Communist Party and intensified struggles among the party’s different factions, adding further uncertainty to leader Xi Jinping’s path of re-election at the upcoming twentieth party congress. Despite ever stringent zero-tolerance measures on virus transmission, the Chinese Communist regime is having a hard time maintaining its grip…
US Needs to Learn Lesson From Ukraine and Arm Taiwan Now: Rep. Stefanik
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made it critically important for Washington to supply arms to Taiwan in the face of Beijing’s threats, according to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). “China is watching. They’re watching the U.S. foreign policy when it comes to the war in Ukraine,” Stefanik told NTD’s “Capitol Report” program in a recent interview….
China Warned Not to Help Russia Evade Sanctions, Obtain Semiconductors: Biden Administration
March 24, 2022
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The Biden administration warned China on March 23 not to help Russia evade Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, saying G7 countries will soon announce a unified initiative to prevent “systematic sanctions busting.” All countries will be held to the same requirements, U.S. officials said, although China has been receiving special attention after Beijing…
China Bought Twice as Much Russian Liquefied Natural Gas in February
March 23, 2022
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China doubled its import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia in February from a year earlier, undermining China’s proclaimed “neutral” stance in the ongoing Ukraine war. Beijing bought nearly 401,000 tons of Russian LNG last month, Bloomberg reported on March 21, citing data from Chinese customs officials. That volume made up 8 percent of…
Live Cockroach in Drink Allegation Adds to Starbucks’ China Woes
March 21, 2022
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A Starbucks coffeehouse in the southern city of Shenzhen was accused of having a live cockroach in one of its takeaway drinks on March 12, adding another public relations challenge for the U.S. coffee chain giant in China this year. The alleged-cockroach find pushed Starbucks to the top of the search list on Weibo, China’s leading social media…
Prominent NYC Chinese Democracy Activist Spied for Communist China: DOJ
March 20, 2022
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A prominent Chinese American dissident was recently arrested in New York City, accused by the FBI of working as an informant for Chinese intelligence for 18 years. Wang Shujun, 73, of Queens, was one of five defendants charged in separate cases unsealed on March 16, that federal prosecutors said were part of the communist regime’s…
UK’s Johnson Warns China Not to ‘Condone’ Russian Invasion of Ukraine
March 20, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the Chinese regime not to “condone” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which he described as a fight “between good and evil.” In an interview with The Sunday Times, Johnson said: “As time goes on, and as the number of Russian atrocities mounts up, I think it becomes steadily…
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