Tag: sanctions

Five Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted to Death in China’s Black Jails

From March 14 to April 12, 2021, in less than a month, at least five mainland Chinese Falun Gong practitioners were directly persecuted to death in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s prisons, detention centers, and other places of detention. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice rooted in the Buddhist tradition,…


Five Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted to Death in China’s Jails

From March 14 to April 12, 2021, in less than a month, at least five mainland Chinese Falun Gong practitioners were directly persecuted to death in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s prisons, detention centers, and other places of detention. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice rooted in the Buddhist tradition,…


EU Lawmakers Pledge to Reject EU-China Investment Deal in First Meeting on Beijing’s Sanctions

Members of European Parliament have vowed to reject the EU-China Investment Agreement that was awaiting ratification over China’s human rights abuses and sanctions by the ruling communist party. More than 30 MEPs took the floor on April 28 to denounce China for demanding that the EU stop criticism of its human rights record, saying they…


Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Curb Theft of US Intellectual Property, Especially by China

Senators on Capitol Hill on April 21 announced the reintroduction of a bipartisan bill that would impose harsh penalties on companies and individuals found guilty of stealing U.S. intellectual property, with the lawmakers singling out China for its “routine” theft of U.S. trade secrets. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) reintroduced the bipartisan…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 15)

President Biden is imposing new sanctions on Russia and expelling ten Russian diplomats, human smugglers armed with AR 15’s are crossing through ranchers’ properties in Texas, and we speak to a former law enforcement officer on what may have happened in the Daunte Wright case.


Over 100 UK Lawmakers Urge PM to Impose Sanctions on China Over Hong Kong

More than 100 UK lawmakers urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to impose more sanctions on Chinese officials and entities, and to review the UK’s China strategy. The Chinese regime on March 26 sanctioned nine British individuals and four British entities for being vocal on human rights abuses against the Uyghur people in China’s Xinjiang region….


West Needs to Push Back Against Beijing’s ‘Imperial Arrogance’: European Parliament Member

The Chinese regime recently sanctioned more than 20 officials, politicians, and researchers from the UK, EU, Canada, and the United States in retaliation for coordinated sanctions on Chinese officials involved in human rights violations in Xinjiang. “I think this is unprecedented,” Dovilė Šakalienė, a member of Lithuania’s Parliament who was sanctioned by China, said at…


China in Focus (March 29): China Sanctions US, Canadian Officials

China issues new sanctions for U.S. officials and members of Canada’s parliament. To boycott or not to boycott? It’s a dilemma some Chinese sports associations are facing over footwear brand Nike. Hundreds of million-dollar contracts link them to the American brand. Fashion brand Hugo Boss is dealing with trouble over cotton from Xinjiang. Its back-and-forth…


Johnson and Biden Share UK-US Concern About Chinese Response to Sanctions: Spokesman

LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern on Friday about the Chinese response to the imposition of sanctions on its officials, and saying Iran had to come back into compliance with the nuclear deal. On Monday, the United States and Britain together with the European Union and Canada imposed sanctions…


Biden Administration’s Initiative in Bringing Allies Together Against the CCP Is Taking Effect

Commentary The Biden administration’s efforts of bringing allies together to fight the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seems to be working. During the Cultural Revolution, the CCP’s diplomacy experienced a major failure. It seems the Red Guards generation (the current CCP leaders) are in power today, so I’m afraid a repeat of the diplomatic debacle is inevitable….