World

Economy 06/28/22, 19:03

2022 is a challenging year for Laos. The country has fallen into the Chinese debt trap, following countries such as Sri Lanka and Pakistan.  At present, the rising public debt is a major worry for Laos.  According to the World Bank, the nation's public debt last year totaled 14.5 billion dollars, and ...

China 06/23/22, 08:32

While confirming to the world that the country is battling a COVID-19 flare-up, North Korea allegedly stopped importing pandemic supplies from China last month. As Chinese media Da Ji Yuan reported, customs data released by the Chinese regime on June 20 showed that North Korea did not import any masks, thermometers, ...

Economy 06/21/22, 07:53

Zambia is being considered the next victim of China's Belt and Road. According to the South China Morning Post, this country has suffered a financial crisis, with foreign debts as high as 17.3 billion US dollars, and China is the first creditor.  Zambia has approved many investment projects from China's Belt ...

Social problem 06/20/22, 16:35

BBC reporter Runako Celina and her friends carried out a two-year investigation into the origins of videos of African children on Chinese social media. BBC Africa published Runako Celina's report titled "Racism for sale" on June 14, and it quickly became a hot topic. Chinese social networks spread videos about a ...

East Africa 06/19/22, 03:57

Lu Ke, a Chinese man, is under investigation after producing racist videos of young African children singing and speaking disturbing Mandarin words. In "Racism for Sale," a new BBC Africa Eye documentary, Lu Ke said he did at least one of these videos but quickly denied it. According to the British BBC, ...

Russia 06/18/22, 02:33

The Ukrainian Air Force announced on May 27 the downing of Russia’s Su-35 jet fighter around the Kherson region. If the news is accurate, this will be the second Su-35 to be shot down by the Ukraine army. The Ukrainian army took down the first one near Kharkiv in early ...

Canada 06/18/22, 01:47

To protect the telecommunications system from cyber attacks, the Canadian federal government introduced a new bill. The bill will also ban Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE from the country's 4G and 5G networks. On June 14, according to The Epoch Times, Marco Mendicino, Canada's Public Safety Minister, presented Bill C-26 ...

United Kingdom 06/17/22, 01:41

As reported by the Telegraph, the British government introduced new amendments to its Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill on June 13, which aims to tackle foreign influence on campuses.  Nadhim Zahawi, the Education Secretary, said universities would be penalized if they allowed the Chinese Communist Party to influence free speech ...

Human Rights 06/17/22, 01:18

Bloomberg News reported that its employee Haze Fan's release on bail on June 14. However, the news outlet hasn't been able to contact the Chinese reporter since her release.  Haze Fan is a local staff member of Bloomberg News’s Beijing office. According to a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Washington ...

Pakistan 06/17/22, 00:14

As the Pakistan government struggles to pay debts owed to Chinese electricity providers, they must endure daily blackouts. Amid an economic crisis, life and business have become more arduous. According to Nikkei Asia, while some areas in Pakistan endure 8 hours of power cut per day, the worst-hit areas only have ...

Insights 06/16/22, 16:38

After two years of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) National Security Law in Hong Kong, citizens' lives have entirely changed. Hong Kongers are now immersed in a world of prohibitions, obedience, and repression due to the law that criminalizes any act of secession, subversion, or undermining the power or authority ...

Human Rights 06/15/22, 19:22

Almost 50 countries have voiced concerns about China’s abuses in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. They are also demanding the UN rights chief release a long-delayed report on the human rights situation there. In a joint statement representing 47 countries to UN Human Rights Council, The Netherlands ambassador to the UN ...

Australia & Oceania 06/15/22, 19:09

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group linked to China has been spying on Southeast Asian and Australian organizations since early 2013. SentinelLabs reported on June 9 that the group, known as Aoqin Dragon, is still operating. Its primary victims are organizations in Australia and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, ...

China 06/15/22, 03:47

According to an economist, Western investors are rapidly fleeing China due to the country’s Covid pandemic, policy abuse, and rising costs. Milton Ezrati is chief economist at New York-based communications company Vested. He was a former market strategist at Lord, Abbett & Co. and former chief investment officer at Nomura Capital ...

China 06/15/22, 01:09

Columnist Josh Rogin of the Washington Post on June 11, wrote that Ukrainian President Zelensky called on Asian countries to support Taiwan in face of growing aggression from Beijing. Speaking via video at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Ukraine's President answered a question from Rokin about how to respond to ...

Russia 06/15/22, 00:50

According to analysts, because of the changing geopolitical issues, China would divert its infrastructure and investment program away from its close peer Russia and focus more on Central Asian countries. The Washington Post reported on June 2 that Moscow has been pushing for Beijing to fulfill its "no limits" partnership promises ...