Commentary The Chinese performance artist Ai Weiwei has never been convicted of a crime. Yet, Credit Suisse, one of the world’s largest banks, cited his “criminal record” in China, according to Reuters, to justify closing his bank account. Meanwhile, pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong are raising a ruckus about Ai’s art, which they claim violates…
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Stopping Celebrities’ Hollywood Coddling
Commentary It happened again. Another big-name Hollywood elite coddled up to the People’s Republic of China. John Cena, a wrestling legend and A-list movie star, recently issued an apology on his press tour for the “Fast & Furious 9” after “accidentally” referring to Taiwan as a country. The incident sparked strong pushback on the Chinese mainland, where…
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