News Analysis Xi Jinping, leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), delivered a speech at the Bo’ao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2021 via video on April 20, promoting the CCP’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI)—also known as “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR)—and the expansion of communism. The Bo’ao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2021, which is an
Anti-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) sentiment among the South Korean people is rising. More than 627,000 Koreans have signed a petition demanding the government cancel a “Chinatown” project in the resort city of Gangwon following last year’s “Han clothing vs. hanbok” and “kimchi” incidents. On March 29, a petition was registered on the South Korean government’s
A recent photo of Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing receiving a Pfizer vaccine instead of a China-made vaccine has once again drawn attention to the relationship between Li and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On April 16, the Li Ka Shing Foundation posted a photo of Li receiving a CCP virus vaccine on its
Chinese officials reiterate commitment for so-called national reunification with Taiwan, a democratic island that Beijing claims as its own, amid heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait. On April 16, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng told The Associated Press: “China’s national reunification is an unstoppable historical process and trend.” When asked if the Chinese side
People injected with Chinese-made vaccines have experienced a range of adverse reactions, including fever, nausea, and diarrhea, according to internal documents recently obtained by The Epoch Times. The documents, obtained by a trusted source, also reveal the case of a fully vaccinated Chinese man who later repeatedly tested positive for COVID-19. An April 8 document titled “Statistical
As Chinese Leader Xi Jinping made his first appearance with President Joe Biden at the White House’s virtual global climate summit on April 22, Republican lawmakers are warning his administration against cooperating with Beijing on climate change. Citing the regime’s long track-record of breaking its promises, they say the Chinese regime cannot be trusted to act upon
“Chinese entrepreneurs really don’t end up well.” This statement, made 10 years ago by Jack Ma the founder of Alibaba Group, recently went viral on the internet. It seems that Ma’s casual but ominous words have come true, and his current situation is a true reflection of what he said at that time. On April 12, Hong Kong-based Initium
Commentary On April 16, the Hong Kong court officially sentenced key pro-democracy activists who were convicted last month. Most of their sentences are around a year to 18 months in prison. The “crime” for which the people were found guilty was illegal assembly without permission for a large-scale protest in August 2019 that was attended
The Taiwanese president warned people that the Chinese regime launched psychological warfare campaign against the independent island on the late night of April 15. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen clarified in a Facebook message that the psychological warfare the Chinese regime launched against Taiwan has more forms that are harder to recognize and which aim at
On April 13, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group (Fosun Pharma) announced that the first batch of Pfizer vaccines had arrived in China and clinical applications were to be strictly monitored by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Many netizens planned to get the imported Pfizer vaccine, even at their own expense, foregoing the potentially free domestic vaccine. The
News Analysis Financial problems at a Chinese state-owned financial firm could make foreign investors reevaluate their risk tolerance for Chinese corporate bonds. One of China’s four massive asset management companies created around the turn of the century, China Huarong Asset Management Co., has been rumored to be on the verge of insolvency. As one of
outlets. Apple Daily was founded by Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who on April 16 was sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in Hong Kong’s mass anti-Beijing and pro-democracy protests in 2019. During the opening ceremony of Hong Kong’s newly introduced “National Security Education Day” on April 15, the city’s chief executive, Carrie
The suppressive climate in Hong Kong cultivated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—under which attackers can rampage the printing press of one of the city’s independent newspapers with impunity—is what Beijing hopes to foist on the West, according to the Guo Jun, director of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times. Once hailed for its democratic freedoms, Hong Kong has
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen warned on April 15 that China’s military activities against the self-ruled island pose a threat to regional peace. “Recently, China has frequently dispatched military vessels and aircraft to carry out maneuvers in waters and airspace surrounding Taiwan. These actions alter the status quo in the Indo-Pacific and threaten regional peace and stability,” Tsai said at
The Hong Kong government, through its inaction, was “encouraging” the recent violent attack on the printing press of the city’s edition of The Epoch Times, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement condemning the incident. Around 4 a.m. on April 12, four armed men barged into the Hong Kong edition’s printing warehouse. They smashed equipment with
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using a host of warfare strategies against Taiwan, the United States, and other nations it seeks to absorb into its global hegemony, according to Kerry K. Gershaneck, an expert on Chinese political warfare. A former U.S. Marine officer, Gershaneck has worked for the past three years as a visiting
A day after a violent attack at the printing press of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times, the outlet said it would never give in to intimidation, pressure, or sabotage attempts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), at a press conference in Washington on April 13. In the early hours of Monday, four men broke into the printing
Since the start of 2021, significant changes have sprung up in the diplomatic ties between two east Asian countries—Japan and China. Currently, the Japanese government is making a dramatic turn to confront China over a range of issues including the disputed waters in the East and South China Seas, Taiwan, and the human rights situation in Xinjiang
Hong Kong’s dwindling press freedom took another blow on April 12, when The Epoch Times’ printing plant was damaged by four intruders. The incident has led to widespread criticism, some directed at the pro-Beijing Hong Kong government. “If the Hong Kong government has any credibility left, and wants to convince the world that HK is
Four intruders barged into the printing plant of the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times in the early hours of April 12, damaging computers and printing equipment in an attack believed to be the latest effort by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to silence the news outlet. In an attack on the same facility
