Tag: Xi Jinping

‘Get Them to Understand What’s Going on Right Now’: Story Behind ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ in Australia’s White Paper Protest

Those who saw the recent protests supporting China’s White Paper Revolution in Australia may notice the silhouette of a famous bear–Winnie-the-Pooh. As the crowd shouted slogans of “CCP, step down! Xi Jinping, step down,” in response to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s Zero-COVID policy, Winnie, who wore an official cap of emperors in China’s Qing…


Jiang Zemin’s Death Will Distract From Unrest: Analysis

News Analysis In the face of rising resistance against totalitarian rule, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the death of former party leader Jiang Zemin on Nov. 30. Media reports speculated that Jiang’s death, coming at a time of historic unrest in China, could be problematic for CCP leader Xi Jinping. However, some China experts…


Terror Along China’s Belt and Road

Commentary Chinese leader Xi Jinping must feel like he is playing a game of whack-a-mole. After years of easy political, economic, and diplomatic gains, he has more recently had to deal with a series of problems, one popping up after another. His draconian COVID-19 policies have set back the economy and now have given rise…


China Operates Over 100 Police Stations Worldwide, Some With Assistance From Host Nations, Says New Report

The rights group Safe Defenders has revealed an additional 48 overseas China-run police outposts bringing the total to 102 stations. Some were set up with help from the host countries. An updated report titled “Patrol and Persuade” sheds more light on the scale of the network and how joint agreements facilitated the Chinese regime to…


Jiang Zemin’s Political Legacy: Crimes and Corruption

News Analysis Jiang Zemin, the former leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), died of illness in Shanghai on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 96, according to an official announcement. Jiang wielded considerable control of China for more than 20 years, leaving behind a lasting political legacy characterized by crimes and corruption. Alleged…


China Expert Takes a Hard Look at America’s ‘Wishful Thinking’

“They’re outsmarting us,” says China expert Michael Pillsbury. “It’s really very simple.” In this recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek talks with Michael Pillsbury, director for Chinese strategy at the Hudson Institute and author of “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower.” Pillsbury played a key…


Canada Needs to Accept China ‘Believes It Is at War With Us’: NB MLA

Canada should accept and prepare for the scenario that “China believes it is at war with us,” New Brunswick MLA Dominic Cardy says. Speaking at a book launch event in Toronto on Nov. 25, the former N.B. education minister warned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is taking an adversarial stance against Canada and Western democracies,…


PREMIERING NOW: ‘Most Significant Protests Since 1989’: Benedict Rogers—Is China at a Turning Point?

This episode will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “It looks to me as if these are the most significant protests since 1989, and they are, I think, a boiling over of not just frustration at the very draconian COVID lockdowns, but actually rebellion against the very severe repression, the surveillance state…


‘Most Significant Protests Since 1989’: Benedict Rogers—Is China at a Turning Point?

“It looks to me as if these are the most significant protests since 1989, and they are, I think, a boiling over of not just frustration at the very draconian COVID lockdowns, but actually rebellion against the very severe repression, the surveillance state that has developed under Xi Jinping over the last decade,” says Benedict…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: ‘Most Significant Protests Since 1989’: Benedict Rogers—Is China at a Turning Point?

This episode will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “It looks to me as if these are the most significant protests since 1989, and they are, I think, a boiling over of not just frustration at the very draconian COVID lockdowns, but actually rebellion against the very severe repression, the surveillance state…