A 75-year-old retired Shanghai teacher, Fa Zhengping, was sentenced to jail for 14 months on Feb. 24, for persisting his belief in Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that involves meditative exercises and moral teachings. The practice grew from a handful of people in 1992 to an estimated 70…
75-Year-Old Retired Teacher Sentenced to Jail Again for His Faith in China
Behind the Liberals’ Latest China Approach
News Analysis Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said publicly last week that China is a main source of the fentanyl that’s fuelling a deadly opioid crisis in Canada. Blair’s remarks marked a shift in the Liberal government’s public tone on the fentanyl issue and China’s role. When asked by The Epoch Times for comment in the past,…
Pressure Piles on US to Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics
March 1, 2021
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With less than a year until the Winter Olympics in Beijing, calls are mounting from around the globe for countries to boycott the Games over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing abuse of human rights. In the United States, Republican lawmakers have called for the Games to be moved out of Beijing, or failing that,…
Pressure Mounts on US to Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics
March 1, 2021
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With less than a year until the Winter Olympics in Beijing, calls are growing from around the globe for countries to boycott the Games over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing abuse of human rights. In the United States, Republican lawmakers have called for the Games to be moved out of Beijing, or failing that,…
Australia Rejoins Ranks of World’s Top 10 Soft Power Nations
Australia has risen on the global rankings of soft power, bumping off Russia to claim tenth place, while China and the United States slid down in the wake of the CCP virus pandemic, a reputable index has revealed. Soft power, according to Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye, who coined the term, is a nation’s ability…
US To Seek Seat at UN Human Rights Council, Undoing Trump Pullout
The Biden administration will run for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinkon announced on Feb. 24, unwinding the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the body in 2018. Blinken, in a video message to the council, said the United States would seek election to a seat at…
Pelosi: Speaking Up for Human Rights in China Is About ‘Honoring Our Values’
WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Feb. 18 that protecting human rights in China is about promoting American values, as well as defending U.S. national security and the economy. “I’ve been working on human rights in China for over 30 years since Tiananmen Square. It’s really important for the world to know that human…
China in Focus (Feb. 17): Biden Facing Criticism Over Recent Remarks on China
President Joe Biden is facing criticism for his latest remarks on China. An expert explains the controversy behind it. A Chinese company claims 10 percent of New York City’s electricity runs through its equipment. An expert breaks down the potential risk. A number of Chinese human rights activists have been detained, sentenced to prison, or…
Biden Says Chinese Regime Will Face Repercussions for Its Rights Abuses
The Chinese regime will face consequences for its human rights abuses, President Joe Biden said, when asked about Beijing’s repression of Uyghur Muslims in the far-western region of Xinjiang during a televised event on Feb. 16. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), headed by Xi Jinping, has drawn international condemnation over its abuses in Xinjiang, where…
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