James Burke

Lawyers Seek to Hold Murderers Behind China’s Organ Harvesting Accountable

A Washington-based law foundation has called for those suspected of being involved in abusive transplant practices in China’s organ harvesting to be held accountable. Led by a group of high-profile lawyers, the China-focused Human Rights Law Foundation (HRLW) released a statement outlining why action against Chinese officials is required by first explaining what has occurred ...

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A doctor operating.

Intimidation Won’t Silence New Zealand Academic Anne-Marie Brady About Beijing Interference

New Zealand academic Anne-Marie Brady has been subjected to break-ins and a menacing letter after her research brought to light how the Chinese Communist Party is threatening her country’s sovereignty. University of Canterbury professor Anne-Marie Brady told the Australian Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee in Canberra that both her office and home have recently been ...

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Vatican’s China Moves Stun Chinese Catholics

Not long after taking power in China, the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) broke off ties with the Vatican. But now, the Vatican’s China moves and ongoing back-room negotiations between officials from the Holy See and Beijing could change that, much to the disillusionment of many Chinese Catholics. As part of the Vatican’s 4-year-long ...

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St. Peter's Basilica.

How Red China Supported the Brutal Khmer Rouge

The brutal Khmer Rouge regime ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979, and during that time they were aided by communist China. Under leader Pol Pot, the Chinese-armed Khmer Rouge overthrew the country in 1975, and after they took the capital Phnom Penh, they immediately ordered its evacuation. Some 2 million people were sent out into rural areas ...

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Chinese Media Ordered to Stop Reporting on Kindergarten Abuse

The Chinese government has ordered local media to halt coverage of a kindergarten abuse scandal at a high-end kindergarten in Beijing, according to a leaked order. The November 24 order, which was leaked to and published on China Digital Times, said: “Don’t report or comment on the matter of the Red Yellow Blue New World ...

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Parents outside a Chinese kindergarten.

Fentanyl: The Killer Drug Made in China

The China-made drug fentanyl has killed thousands of Americans in the past several years. In response, President Donald Trump last month announced that the U.S. was increasing measures to “hold back the flood of cheap and deadly fentanyl, a synthetic opioid manufactured in China and 50 times stronger than heroin.” Trump made his statement not ...

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Fentanyl is a killer opioid.

Tom DeLonge’s Bid to Make UFOs Part of the Mainstream

What these U.S. government insiders say in the above video is further recognition of the phenomena of UFOs. The talkers are seemingly credible people pulled together by Tom DeLonge, former band member of Blink-182. One of those insiders is Chris Mellon, a former deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Intelligence. In his talk, Melon gave the ...

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Tom DeLonge playing guitar.

Banned: China Goes Hard on Foreign Soft Cheese

China has banned the import of foreign soft cheese, angering foreign trade officials who say it is unjustified. The nationwide ban — which came into place earlier this month — stops foreigners providing soft cheeses, such as Brie, Camembert, Gorgonzola, and Stilton, to China’s relatively small but growing soft cheese market. Chinese officials say foreign ...

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