A U.S. coast guard ship transited the Taiwan Strait after Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned from his two-day trip to Beijing, a move the Chinese coast guard claimed has sparked “public speculation.” The legend-class coast guard cutter Stratton conducted “a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20” to demonstrate the United States’s commitment to…
Hong Kong Singer On Chan Wins Telly Award for Music Video ‘The Creator’s Shower’
On Chan, a member of the renowned Hong Kong boy band C Allstar, won three awards at the for his music video “The Creator’s Shower,” including a silver award in the “TELEVISION-Craft Visual Effects” category, on par with Marvel and NASA. Chan expressed surprise and gratitude. He said, “I have never expected to receive such…
Temu’s Supply Chains in China Could Be Using Forced Labor: Report
June 23, 2023
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Temu, a Chinese online retailer with the catchy tagline “shop like a billionaire,” has exposed consumers to products made with forced labor in China, according to a congressional report published on June 22. “American consumers should know that there is an extremely high risk that Temu’s supply chains are contaminated with forced labor,” said the…
New Wave of COVID-19 Infections Hits China
June 23, 2023
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COVID-19 has resurged in mainland China with the number of people testing positive for the virus rising significantly since April. This follows mass infections and deaths from last December to January. A Pudong, Shanghai resident told The Epoch Times on June 21 that his father recently developed white lungs from a COVID-19 infection and died….
Taipei Passes Resolution to Support Global Efforts to Stop Forced Human Organ Harvesting in China
June 22, 2023
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Taipei City Council passed a resolution on June 21 to support a global declaration to stop forced organ harvesting that has been taking place in China for over two decades. “This resolution represents universal values and a global wish,” said Hong Jian-yi, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor, in an interview with The Epoch…
Australia Unveils Key Strategy Which Will Challenge China’s Critical Mineral Dominance
June 22, 2023
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The Australian government has pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding to challenge China’s grip on supplies of key minerals while starting a critical minerals processing industry which it says could create 262,600 new jobs by 2040. Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King released the Albanese government’s critical minerals strategy 2023-2030…
Pro-Democracy NGO Demands Explanation After HSBC Terminates Its Business and Members Accounts
On June 19, The League of Social Democrats (LSD) sent an open letter to HSBC’s CEO Noel Quinn, asking him and HSBC to explain the unwarranted cancellation of the bank accounts of LSD and some of its members. In February, HSBC notified the LSD of the termination of three of its bank accounts. At the…
31 Dead After Barbecue Restaurant Blast in China
An explosion ripped through city streets in northwest China; 31 are dead with seven injured. Local authorities cite a gas leak for the tragedy. But the incident is one of several gas and chemical blasts in recent years, with reports hinting that corruption and poor government supervision are to blame. Topics in this episode: 31…
Iconic Hong Kong Dragon Boat Races Are Back in Full Force as Thousands of Spectators Gather
HONG KONG—Thousands gathered Thursday in southern Hong Kong to watch the iconic dragon boat races, a highlight of the annual Chinese Dragon Boat festival. The dragon boat races were back in full force after years of cancellations, postponements, and social-distancing restrictions during the pandemic. Dragon boat teams in Hong Kong range from 8 to 50…
Proposed Amendment to Defense Bill Aims to ‘Get to the Bottom’ of COVID Origins
June 22, 2023
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How much U.S. taxpayer money has been funneled to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and how have the lab experiments there impacted the world? These are questions Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said she wants to find out with her three amendments to this year’s annual defense spending bill, which would authorize $886 billion for the Pentagon….
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