Tag: Social Control

Hong Kong Court Convicts Five Students for 2019 Protests

A Hong Kong district court convicted five Chinese University (CUHK) students of rioting and breaching a mask-ban during a protest in 2019. On Sep. 3, the judge charged five students, aged between 20 to 23, with joint counts of rioting and using face covering during an illegal assembly on Nov. 11, 2019. Two students—20-year-old Hui…


Tang Jingyuan: How China Used COVID-19 to Fight an Information War Against the World

China uses a military tactic, information warfare, to its fullest potential—outside of wars. It has turned the strategy, which is used to disrupt enemy communication and intelligence, into a global campaign of disinformation to distract and confuse the rest of the world on what to think of the origin of COVID-19. How does China use…


Hong Kong Court Sentences 7 Activists to up to 16 Months in Jail for Roles in 2019 Protests

Hong Kong District Court handed down the sentence on Sep. 1 to seven democracy activists for their role in an unauthorized rally during mass anti-government protests in 2019. Last month, the seven activists pleaded guilty to charges of organizing and inciting others to participate in an assembly on Oct. 20, 2019, when tens of thousands took…


From Billionaire to Chinese Prisoner: The Shattered ‘Paradise’ of Agricultural Mogul Sun Dawu

On July 28, in the closing statements at his trial, 67-year-old Sun Dawu made an impassioned plea for leniency from the Chinese court officials who that day sentenced him to 18 years in prison. The renowned agricultural entrepreneur, along with family members and colleagues, had spent months in China’s harrowing “residential surveillance” detention system after…


China’s Celebrity Fan Clubs the Latest Target Under Beijing’s Widening Crackdown on Internet Sector

For months, Chinese authorities have been cracking down on the country’s powerful internet sector, targeting an array of companies over issues from anti-trust to data security. Now, online celebrity fan clubs are the latest to feel the heat. The regime’s top internet regulator, in a bid to rein in what it described as China’s “chaotic”…


China’s Celebrity Fan Culture in Hot Water as Beijing Widens Internet Crackdown

For months, Chinese authorities have been cracking down on the country’s powerful internet sector, targeting an array of companies over issues from anti-trust to data security. Now, online celebrity fan clubs are the latest to feel the heat. The regime’s top internet regulator, in a bid to rein in what it described as China’s “chaotic”…


Get Vaccinated or Families Lose Pensions, Local Chinese Authorities Say

In a bid to improve vaccination rates, local authorities in China are punishing entire families if one member refuses to receive jabs against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Officials from several counties and cities governments said they will stop giving pensions and medical aid to the unvaccinated. Authorities will also bar unvaccinated individuals from…


Apple’s CCP Censorship Sneaks Into Hong Kong and Taiwan, Report

Apple’s list of censored words is sneaking into their services offered in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. The revelation comes from a recent report that shows the tech giant’s tendency to toe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) line is now becoming standard in regions where the regime wishes to assert its control. “Apple widely censors…


Chinese Authorities Harass Parents of California School Principal in Intimidation Attempt

In February, California resident Sherry Zhang received a call from her parents back in China, who told her a group of officers from the Ministry of State Security, the regime’s top intelligence agency, had shown up at their workplace. The couple, in their late 70s, runs a factory in southern China’s Guangdong province. “Are you…


Yeonmi Park: CCP Responsible for Tragic Dictatorship in North Korea

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is responsible for the tragedy in North Korea and the latter “couldn’t function” without them, according to North Korean defector, Yeonmi Park. In an interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program, Park, who is the author of “In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom,” said the CCP has played, and continues to…