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Gao Zhisheng: One of the Most Persecuted Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

Gao Zhisheng is one of China’s famous human rights lawyers. Fighting for human rights only means one thing in the country — persecution. Gao’s fate has been no different from other rights activists, as he was arrested and tortured countless times. After his last disappearance two years ago, Gao’s wife is now pleading with the ...

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Gao Zhisheng.

Taiwan Getting Ready: More Money Poured Into Military

Taking into account the threat of invasion by China, the government of Taiwan has proposed increasing military spending for the next year to a record high. The proposal is awaiting approval by lawmakers. Increasing defense spending Taiwan’s cabinet signed off on raising military spending to US$13.11 billion in 2020, which would represent an 8.3 percent ...

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A Taiwanese soldier.

Quarantining Hong Kong Protest Supporters at the Border

Travelers from Hong Kong to China are reporting that everyone passing through the border is being checked thoroughly by the mainland police force. Phones of the visitors are inspected and anyone storing content about the Hong Kong protests on their mobile risks being questioned or even imprisoned. The phone inspection One woman trying to enter China ...

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Hands holding a smartphone.

How Much Longer Can Authorities Push Hong Kong Youth Into a Corner?

A series of surveys conducted between June 9 and August 4 have revealed that the Hong Kong protests are largely driven by the Hong Kong youth. It found that almost 60 percent of the protestors are aged 30 years or younger, with 75 percent of them having some sort of higher education. Youngbloods “57.7 percent ...

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Young Hongkongers at a news conference.

Wife’s Tantrum Results in Loss of Job and Face for Police Chief

In China, a police chief was fired from his job after his wife threw a tantrum in public — a road rage incident. The woman apparently has a history of bad driving and has been charged with 29 traffic offenses since March 2016. The incident Tong Xiaohua was a police chief in southwest China. His ...

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A woman in high-heeled shoes.

Doom and Gloom: CCP’s One-Child Policy and Its After-Effects

In 1979, the Chinese Communist Party introduced its one-child policy, prohibiting people from having a second child. The policy is believed to have arrested the population growth of the country and eventually contributed to economic prosperity. Though it was abandoned in 2015 in favor of a two-child policy, the forced and unnatural population adjustment seems ...

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Two Chinese girls playing.

Confucius Classrooms Being Banned in Australia

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has decided to remove Confucius Classrooms from its public schools. The decision comes on the heels of worries that the Chinese Communist Party is using these programs to influence children with a pro-communist perspective. No more Confucius Classroom programs Confucius Classroom programs were active in 13 NSW ...

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NSW Greens MP David Shoebridge.

A Letter to Mainland Chinese Citizens: Why We Protest

One protester who’s been braving Hong Kong’s scorching sun and police violence recently released a letter to Mainland Chinese citizens explaining why protesters have been fighting for democracy, freedom, and human rights in Hong Kong since June 9. The letter was published in the online forum Pincong under the name “A nobody protester in Hong ...

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Two protesters in Hong Kong.

Social Media Nixed Beijing Propaganda Campaign Against Hong Kong Protesters

Misinformation and propaganda have always been the tools used by Beijing to spread its communist propaganda campaign to the masses. The Chinese government has been using these two tools to discredit and deride Hong Kong protests on social media platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. However, social media companies have reportedly wised up and are ...

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YouTube on a laptop.

The Most Memorable Moments Amid Hong Kong Protests (Part 2)

As Hong Kong’s anti-extradition demonstrations persist, more unforgettable moments continue to emerge. We shared the first set of the five most memorable moments recently. We are now sharing with you the second set of the next five most memorable moments amid the protests. Most memorable moments of the Hong Kong protests Moment 6:  Creative Arts ...

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Hong Kong demonstrators holding a large banner.