A protester who hung two protest banners–one of which called for the removal of Chinese leader Xi Jinping — on a Beijing overpass on the eve of the ruling Chinese Communist Party…
Month: May 2023
UK government sued over forced-labor imports from Xinjiang
Britain’s government will appear in court at the end of October to answer charges it has failed to block products made with forced labor in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang from entering…
Trappings of North Korean leader’s lavish lifestyle visible by satellite
Bruce Songhak Chung is the deputy director of the Geo Satellite Information Research Institute at Kyungpook National University in South Korea. Using Google Earth, he identified as many as 30 luxury villas…
Chinese police pressure family of U.S.-based student over support for 'Bridge Man'
Police in Beijing have contacted the family of a Chinese student studying in the United States after he expressed support online for the "Bridge Man" protester, who unfurled banners on a Beijing…
Shanghai police detain retired teacher who posted "Bridge Man" clips on Twitter
Ripples of political dissent continued to appear in China in the wake of the "Bridge Man" protest against ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, who is on track to sweep…
Village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region raided by junta troops killing 10 people
Around 80 junta troops stormed a village in Sagaing region’s Yinmarbin township, killing nine People’s Defense Force (PDF) members and one local. Troops burned the bodies and left them in a pile,…
China censors searches for 'Hu Jintao,' the former president removed from congress
Chinese government censors on Monday limited keyword searches for former president Hu Jintao, who was unceremoniously removed from the ruling Chinese Communist Party congress over the weekend. Seated at the leaders’ rostrum…
China's Xi 'more powerful than Mao,' will abandon market reforms, analysts say
Ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping"s next five years will likely see more hard-line policies out of Beijing on the economy, foreign relations, human rights and public dissent, analysts told RFA….
Priest who assists disabled Southern vets banned from leaving Vietnam
Father Truong Hoang Vu, a Catholic priest assisting disabled veterans who fought for the South during the Vietnam War, has been temporarily banned from leaving the country, he said Monday, ahead of…
U.S. indicts five alleged Chinese spies
Five alleged Chinese intelligence officials have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in two separate cases, one of which reportedly involves an ongoing criminal investigation into Chinese telecoms giant Huawei,…