Human Rights, Editor's Pick

3 US Retailers Remove Chinese Surveillance Technology From Shelves

In a new move, three major U.S. retailers have started discarding Chinese surveillance technology products made by Chinese origin brands. Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe’s have announced that they will stop selling surveillance technology-related items made by Chinese companies. The three U.S. retail giants have said they will stop selling surveillance gadgets and products ...

Max Lu

Home Depot warehouse.

Chinese Government Enraged by China’s AIDS Epidemic on Stage

The true story of a blood disaster originating from an “AIDS village” in Henan, China, 24 years ago was brought to the stage in London, England, on September 5, 2019. The play was based on the experiences of former Chinese doctor Wang Shuping. Wang exposed the officials who covered up the epidemic in the village ...

Max Lu

A scene being performed from the play 'The King of Hell's Palace, exposing the AIDS disaster in Henan, China.

China’s Evergrande Crisis Could Lead to a Massive Domino Effect in Real Estate

An overarching illusion about China’s prosperity concerns the “construction boom” of China’s real estate bubble. Of course, the bubble will eventually burst, still, no one expected the first casualty of the Asian real estate industry to be Evergrande Group (or Heng Da Group).  Despite Evergrande boasting it was “too big to fail,” the storm has ...

Helen London

The Evergrande Group logo seen displayed on a smartphone.

CCP Propaganda Campaign Now Blames COVID-19 on Maine Lobsters

There appears to be yet another theory propagated by the Chinese government regarding the supposed origin of COVID-19; this time, it’s Maine lobsters. The new theory of the coronavirus origin is being spread by Chinese state media and diplomats online. The discovery has been made by a disinformation researcher from the University of Oxford named ...

Max Lu

New Brunswick Shediac Lobster icon.

Shuping Wang: The Forgotten Whistleblower

On September 21, 2019, a 59-year-old Chinese woman died of a heart attack in a hospital in Utah. Her name was Shuping Wang. Before coming to America, she was a doctor in Henan, China. Shuping Wang was also the whistleblower who exposed the Henan AIDS epidemic more than 20 years ago. She exposed dangerous practices ...

Max Lu

Shuping Wang.

The Truth Behind the Fall of Actress Shangguan Yunzhu

The name Shangguan Yunzhu is not well known to Western audiences. In her homeland of China, she was an illustrious movie star who first became popular in Shanghai. She enjoyed a period of artistic limelight like stars arching over the moon. She was once considered one of the elites and the glamorous set. She was ...

Michael Segarty

Shangguan Yunzhu.

Microsoft to Shut LinkedIn in China Amid Scrutiny

LinkedIn is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003, the platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. As of 2015, most of the company’s revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals. Microsoft bought ...

Max Lu

LinkedIn sign.

The Story of IM Pei’s Family: 15 Generations that Survived and Thrived

The unique family of I.M. Pei (Ieoh Ming Pei) has been sustained for the past 15 generations. It successfully escaped wars and political struggles in each dynasty, thus lasting for nearly 1,000 years. Although a Chinese saying states: “The good influence of men of virtue will not last more than five generations,” and “Wealth never ...

Emma Lu

Eileen and I.M. Pei.

The Secret to the Greatest Joy

The ancients left this saying to future generations: “The greatest joy is to do good.” The following story shows how those who do good will prosper, while those who act selfishly will fall. According to Qian Yong, the author of the Qing Dynasty’s The Garden of Daoism, doing good deeds is like accumulating wealth that ...

David Jirard

The Taoists hold that doing good deeds accumulates wealth

12 Essential Skills Every Child Should Learn

Children’s grades at school will never be as important as learning such essential skills as how to be grateful and how to behave themselves. A Chinese proverb says: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” So it’s better ...

Kathy McWilliams

A smiling boy with brown hair and brown eyes.