Tag: Chinese Regime

New Zealand National Party Donor List Reveals Strong CCP Ties

Two overseas agents from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s state media have been revealed as two of the top donors of New Zealand’s major opposition party, and the country is lacking proper laws to make it illegal. The New Zealand Electoral Commission’s donation records—released in late April—reveal that the National Party’s 2022 donors include three high-level…


ANALYSIS: Chinese Diplomat’s Expulsion by Ottawa a Rare Move, Despite Reports of Rampant Interference

Ottawa’s recent expulsion of a Chinese diplomat for threatening the family of a Canadian MP is a rare move in recent years, despite intelligence reports of Chinese diplomats blatantly interfering in Canada’s elections and key institutions and bluntly insulting or threatening Canadians. Amid opposition parties’ calls for action to address threats to the Hong Kong-based…


Chinese Netizens Say Curator’s Savage Beating by Communist Official Highlights Lawlessness of Ruling Regime

A museum in China’s western Shanxi Province notified the public this week that it would be forced to close temporarily—as the museum’s curator had been severely assaulted and left in a coma by a Chinese Communist Party district chief. The incident has sparked heated discussions on Chinese social media about the abject state of China’s…


Beijing Ramps Up Repression of Faith, Labeling Believers as Carriers of ‘Thought Viruses’: US Religious Freedom Official

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has ramped up its repression of all walks of faith, while labeling believers as people “affected with thought viruses,” according to U.S. religious freedom officials. “Instead of making improvements in the Chinese government’s treatment of people of faith, people of belief, they have been ratcheting up and turning this regime…


US Authorities Arrest Boston Man Accused of Providing China With ‘Blacklist’ of Dissidents

The U.S. authorities on May 9 arrested a man who is believed to have been secretly providing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) a “blacklist” of U.S.-based pro-democracy dissidents from 2018 to 2022. Litang Liang, 64, a U.S. citizen living in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, is charged with conspiring to act as an agent of…


Frank Gaffney Says Fox News ‘Willing to Pay Handsomely’ to Keep Tucker Carlson Off the Air

Fox News may be willing to keep paying Carlson millions of dollars to keep him under contract despite taking him off the air, at least according to foreign policy analyst and political commentator Frank Gaffney. “It seems as though Tucker is still under some constraints from Fox, at least as best I can tell for…


RCMP ‘Will Not Hesitate’ to Act Against Suspected Chinese Police Stations Operating in Canada, Trudeau Says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the RCMP “will not hesitate to take action” against the unofficial Chinese police service stations suspected to be operating in various locations across the country that are under investigation. Conservative MP and public safety critic Pierre Paul-Hus asked the prime minister during question period in the House of Commons, on May 9,…


BC Premier Says He Met CSIS Regional Director Over Alleged Chinese Interference in Vancouver Election

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he has met with the regional director of Canada’s spy agency over allegations of Beijing meddling in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election. Speaking at a press conference on May 8, Eby said he was told that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) could not share information with him as…


New Zealand Prime Minister Cancels Club Dinner Hosted by Pro-China Group

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins canceled his plans to attend a dinner party with a pro-China group last week. According to the New Zealand online news publication Newsroom, the dinner was hosted by the New Zealand Chinese Business Club (NZCBC) and presented by a major Chinese liquor brand. The NZCBC was founded by former…


Canada ‘Will Not be Intimidated,’ Trudeau Says After China Expels Canadian Diplomat as Retaliatory Measure

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada “will not be intimidated” after Beijing expelled a Canadian diplomat in retaliation for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly declaring a Chinese diplomat “persona non grata” over alleged interference. “We will take whatever action is necessary to continue to protect our democracy and show that we’re standing up for our values…