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China Detains Australian TV Host Cheng Lei

Cheng Lei is an Australian citizen who has been one of the most popular presenters on China’s state-run English news service CGTN. Tasked with delivering the “China Story” segment to international viewers, Cheng Lei also had a popular cooking show on the channel. Last month, she disappeared from the public’s eye. Australian authorities recently revealed ...

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Cheng Lei detained in China.

The National Security Bill Aftermath: How Investors View Hong Kong Now

With the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, investors are now unsure as to what the future holds for the city. Long considered to be the financial hub of the east, Hong Kong’s takeover by the communist regime is sure to put a dent in its business status. While some investors are ...

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Hong Kong bay.

Detention of Australian Journalist Further Exposes China’s Secretive Jail System

The detention of a China-born Australian journalist has further revealed China’s secretive jail system reportedly used to disappear thousands of people. Mid-last month, business journalist Cheng Lei, 45, vanished from her usual place on television state-run CGTN (China Global Television Network). It wasn’t until August 31 that the Australian government revealed that she is being ...

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Cheng Lei

The Top 4 VPNs to Circumvent the Great Firewall of China

If you plan on traveling to China anytime soon, you should know that you won’t be able to access some of your favorite websites while in the country. Twitter, Facebook, Google, Instagram, BBC, Reuters, CNN, etc., are all banned in China. So if you want to access these websites, you have no choice but to ...

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A VPN on a computer.

Chinese Takeover of Australian Dairy Company Averted

In November last year, beverage giant Kirin announced its plans for selling Lion Dairy and Drinks to a Chinese company called Mengniu Dairy. Kirin is a company based in Japan, while Lion Dairy is one of its subsidiary companies in Australia. The deal, proposed at US$438 million, was viewed favorably by Australia’s Foreign Investment Review ...

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A milk bottle and glass of milk on a table.

How the World Reacted to Hong Kong’s National Security Law

On June 30, Hong Kong’s National Security Law came into effect. The law, carefully designed by Beijing, completely erodes the autonomy of Hong Kong, basically putting an end to the open, democratic nature of the city. Unsurprisingly, world governments were not happy with the Chinese Communist Party’s intrusion into Hong Kong. How countries reacted to ...

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Hong Kong on the waterfront..

China Floods: The Yellow River Will Face More Heavy Rain

The flood situation in China is ongoing. The Yellow River reached its most massive surge in 22 years in Shandong Province on August 21. The weather forecast showed that there would be heavy rain or rainstorms in the coming days, so there may be another flash flood disaster. The Yellow River Shandong Bureau confirmed on ...

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A flooded house under water.

Hong Kong Teachers Warn Against the CCP Brainwashing Children

The Hong Kong administration is looking to change the content of textbooks used in liberal studies. Their aim is brainwashing the children so as to inculcate unquestioning loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Several teachers’ unions have questioned the changes being made to the textbooks, worrying about the future of their students and the city. ...

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Chinese school textbooks.

China Hacking Semiconductor Companies to Hurt Taiwan Economy

Driven by a desire to hurt Taiwan, China is hacking into the semiconductor companies in the island nation. Taiwan is home to one of the biggest semiconductor industries in the world. The sector is basically the core of the country’s economy. Even China is unable to match Taiwan’s many achievements when it comes to semiconductor ...

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Semiconductors.

Nepalese Journalist Who Exposed Chinese Encroachment Found Dead

Balram Baniya, a 50-year-old Nepalese journalist, was recently found dead near the Mando Hydropower Project in Makawanpur. Prior to this death, Baniya had exposed China’s occupation of Nepal’s Rui village. The dead Nepalese journalist Before the discovery of Baniya’s dead body, his family members had tried several times to get in touch with him, only ...

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Nepalese journalist Balram Baniya.