The Chinese Communist Party Is Mired in Multiple Crises Going Into 2024
Plummeting demand has forced a medical equipment supplier in Chinese industrial hub Shenzhen to put employees on as much as 10 months of unpaid leave. Several other manufacturers, in industries from glass to aluminum, have resorted to the same measures in nearby Guangdong Province.
Pro-CCP Members Assaulted at Least 40 Anti-Communist Protesters During APEC, Eyewitness Says
Chen Chuangchuang, executive director of the China Democracy Party National Committee in New York, said he saw three individuals being assaulted while leaving the protest site. Two were left injured while one of them needed emergency room attention, according to Mr. Zhou, one of those who was attacked and suffered a minor injury
Beijing Sees High-level Talks as Tool to ‘Forestall and Delay’ US Pressure, Congressional Report Warns
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), for its part, has made a variety of gestures to display goodwill, though top cadres warn Washington against stepping on the Party’s “red lines,” and stress that the path to reconciliation “won’t be smooth sailing.”
100 US Rights Groups Plan Protest Against the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jiping During Visit With Biden
“Every time Xi Jinping came to the United States, I was there to protest. This time, the demands are for Xi Jinping to step down, the Communist Party to step down, and to release some political prisoners,” Chen Chuangchuang, executive director of the China Democracy Party
Japan PM begins SE Asia trip, urges open seas, response on Ukraine
Indonesia is host of this year’s Group of 20 summit in November, an engagement that has placed Jakarta in a diplomatic bind, amid opposition to the participation of Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine and alleged war crimes there.
US Presses China on Religious Rights, South China Sea, Taiwan
Nike Ching | Voice of America STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed their Chinese counterparts on religious freedom, freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and other issues Friday in a meeting aimed at setting up a summit between their nations’ presidents later this month. While […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Canada Concerned About Persecution of Falun Gong
Ying Zi | Minghui Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion recently emailed Li Xun, the president of the Canadian Falun Dafa Association, affirming the government’s support of Falun Gong. “Canada is concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, including those with family ties to Canadians,” Dion wrote. “The promotion and protection of human […]
Does China Pose a Threat to the World?
<!–[CDATA[Nathan Lee | China scope With China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S., many Americans have been discussing whether China poses a threat to the world. They have the right to be concerned. China’s recent acts include island-building activities in the South China Sea and an Admiral’s declaration that the South China Sea “belongs […]
China Detains Petitioners, Shutters Factories, Businesses Ahead of Summit
“If petitioners go anywhere near the venue for the leadership summit of APEC, they will escort you back to your home province’s representative office.
Half of all vehicles will be banned from entering the downtown area during the APEC forum, while work will be halted on all construction sites.