China, Editor's Pick

China’s Repression of the Uyghurs in Arab States

A report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project reveals how Beijing and Arab states worked together in the repression of the Uyghurs. Uyghurs have been experiencing transnational repression over the years. While they initially found safety in the Arab world, this is no longer the case.  In the Arab region, in particular, the transnational repression ...

Mike West

A report on Uyghurs called 'Beyond Silence.'

The Story of the Yellow Crane Tower

Many legendary stories by the famous Chinese Taoist Immortal Lu Dongbin have been passed down through history. However, one notable story occurred in the city of Wuhan, located in Hubei Province. This story depicts Lu Dongbin and the Yellow Crane Tower, one of the four most famous buildings in the Jiangnan region. Lu Dongbin once ...

Audrey Wang

The Yellow Crane Tower.

Chen Xiuliang: Beijing’s Spy Chief

In April 1949, during the military occupation of Nanjing by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chen Xiuliang, who was regarded as one of the “six beautiful spies,” played a pivotal role in its takeover of the Republic of China (ROC). However, when the CCP occupied Nanjing, she became an immediate victim of her success. History ...

Michael Segarty

Chen Xiuliang.

Why War Hero Gao Wenbin Became a Prisoner of the Chinese Communist Regime

Following the end of World War II, there were two extended international trials of war criminals: the Tokyo Trial and the Nuremberg Trial in Germany. Gao Wenbin, a member of the Chinese delegation,participated in the Tokyo Trial. Gao Wenbin made crucial contributions to bringing justice to war criminals. However, after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seized ...

Michael Segarty

Gao Wenbin.

In China, Doing a Good Deed Can Lead to Misery

“The Farmer and the Snake” is one of Aesop’s Fables, which contains many lessons and great wisdom. As this story goes, on a chilly winter’s night a farmer found a frozen snake along the roadside. The man took pity on the snake and put it on his chest to warm it up. When the snake ...

Tatiana Denning

Wood engraving from 'The farmer and the snake.'

Does the Chinese Regime Consider Tesla an Espionage Risk?

China’s latest development has banned all Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) from Beidaihe. Expressly, its cars will be prohibited from entering the Chinese coastal district of Beidaihe, the site of a secretive annual summer party leadership conclave, for at least two months starting on July 1. The ban applies to all Teslas, even those owned by ...

Max Lu

Tesla in China.

China Has Been Hoarding Raw Materials

While China had supply problems this year, there are several global factors that seem to explain why the Chinese regime started to hoard raw materials.  For one, the Russian invasion has made things unstable in a political and geographical sense. There are other factors, such as increasing fees for sea transportation, penalties related to the ...

Mike West

A farmer runs soybeans through his hands.

Official Experiences Miracles After Helping a Framed Monk Obtain Justice

The framing of Monk Jingman In ancient China, under the reign of Queen Wu Zetian during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 624-715), there lived a monk named Jingman who resided in Luquan Temple, Heng County. Monk Jingman was very upright, strictly followed the precepts of Buddhism, and conducted himself well.  However, other monks in the temple ...

Tatiana Denning

A monk sitting by a waterfall in meditation.