anti-extradition movement, benevolence, chinese communist party, wei yihan

In Hong Kong, a Mainland Woman Is Selling Herself to Bury Her Father

Hong Kong and the mainland have now fully resumed cross-border personnel exchanges. All ports are reopened for travel and business activities now. With a large number of mainland tourists coming to Hong Kong, local people noticed that the number of different kinds of beggars seen on the streets had also increased. However, one mainland woman ...

Trisha Haddock

Mongkok Hong Kong.

The Legendary Origin of the Violin Concerto ‘Butterfly Lovers’

One of the most famous Chinese works of orchestral music is the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto. It is based on the legendary tragic love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai and is also called “Liang Zhu” in Chinese, which is a combination of the family names of the central protagonists. This work has been ...

Michael Segarty

A monument to Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, Asia's 'Romeo and Juliet.'

The Cruel and Oppressive Rule of Jiang Zemin

The death of Former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Jiang Zemin was officially announced on November 30. Reportedly, he was 96 at the time of death. As expected, the CCP authorities dutifully praised him, but how do the Chinese people view him? Chinese-Canadian journalist and writer Sheng Xue tweeted: “Jiang Zemin is the tyrant of ...

Michael Segarty

The former Jiang Zemin.

Uncertainty Enshrouds Yan Ning’s Return to China

During the 1950s, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) embarked on improving China’s aerospace, nuclear physics, and atomic bomb research. To fulfill the CCP’s ambition, they aimed to entice talented individuals to return home to China and share their talents, just as molecular biologist Yan Ning has been enticed to do. Qian Xuesen, Qian Sanqiang, and ...

Max Lu

Red guards and students waving Mao's 'Little Red Book.'

Jiang Zemin: Death of Another Vicious Communist Despot

Much will be written about ex-Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin in the coming days following his death, aged 96. In announcing Jiang Zemin’s death, state media outlet Xinhua described him as a great Marxist and a great proletarian revolutionary, among other leftist template titles. Xinhua said Jiang Zemin died of leukemia and multiple organ ...

Rory Karsten

Former Chinese Chairman Jiang Zemin.

Businessman Loses Investment in China, but Gains the Truth

One day in April, businessman Liao Jinzhang, 60, closed his business in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan after more than 20 years and became one of the “runners,” returning to his native Taiwan. The idea of joining the ranks of the “runners” crossed his mind last year when power restrictions and blackouts across China ...

Mikel Davis

A pile of Taiwanese money.

Chinese Entrepreneur Feng Zhenguo and His Wife Escape to Canada

Why would the successful entrepreneur Feng Zhenguo, who established and ran a successful furniture factory in China, escape with his wife to Canada? What drove them to abscond from China? Feng Zhenguo created and ran a profitable furniture factory in China’s Hebei Province. He became well known and was sought after for his excellent craftsmanship. ...

Emma Lu

A photo of Feng Zhenguo and his family.