Leo Timm
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How Xi Jinping's Congratulations to Biden Could Backfire
The Chinese leadership’s delayed congratulations to Joe Biden and his running mate may have arisen from confusion — and perhaps self-inflicted misinformation → Read More
Vigil Lights Up Washington Monument With Memory of Those Killed for Their Faith in China
WASHINGTON—For the last 13 years, Gao Weiwei has come to Washington to remember her late sister, Gao Rongrong, who was severely tortured for her faith and died of her injuries in 2005. Gao Rongrong was a practitioner of Falun Gong, a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline with tens of millions of adherents. Also known as Falun … → Read More
The Authoritarian Model Behind China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’
News analysis In April, Chinese defense minister Wei Fenghe announced in a meeting with a Pakistani naval chief that Beijing was open to providing “security guarantees” for its flagship economic investment project, the One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR). Wei’s statement furthered skepticism about the Chinese regime’s claim that OBOR is a civilian undertaking without … → Read More
US Technology Used for Mass Surveillance in China, Say US Lawmakers
As the Chinese regime expands and upgrades the technology of its campaigns against internal dissent, allegations have emerged saying that Western know-how indirectly aided the communist state’s repression. On May 9, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), who also chair the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, sent a letter to the U.S. … → Read More
The Outlook on China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’
News analysis Wielding wealth and industrial might second only to the United States, the Chinese regime has employed imagery of the ancient Silk Road as part of a vision to take center stage in economic and political influence across Asia and Europe. “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR), also known as the Belt and Road … → Read More
Reading Beijing’s Overseas Propaganda Machine
In China’s heavily controlled media environment, state mouthpieces such as Xinhua and China Central Television indoctrinate audiences with the Party line. A formidable bureaucracy of censorship watches the diverse array of platforms, from print to screen to web, across which 1.3 billion Chinese receive their information on all conceivable public issues. And in recent years, … → Read More
Falun Gong Calls Marks 18 Years of Persecution in Washington DC Parade
Millions of Falun Gong adherents in China and abroad continue to raise awareness about and counteract the persecution, sometimes at great personal risk. → Read More
China and North Korea, a Fading Alliance
Prospects for an amicable resolution to the North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile crisis faded on July 4, when Pyongyang launched its latest Hwasong-1 → Read More
Chinese Regime Purges Fujian Provincial Governor
Su Shulin, the former governor of southeastern coastal province of Fujian, has been expelled from his post and stripped of his Communist Party membership o → Read More
Seeing Politics in China's Ping-Pong Feud
In an ostensible promotion, the popular coach of China's most prestigious ping-pong team lost his job to become one of 19 vice-presidents in the national s → Read More
China Deploys Elite Brigades Near North Korean Border
As relations between China and North Korea continue to deteriorate amidst Pyongyang's dogged pursuit of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic miss → Read More
Terry Branstad, Incoming US Ambassador to China: 'We Face Many of the Same Challenges'
New U.S. ambassador to China Terry Branstad, recently confirmed for his post and soon to move to Beijing, has said that he intends to make a priority of st → Read More
Trump Says China's Xi Tried to Help With North Korea
In a tweet posted in the afternoon of June 20, U.S. President Donald Trump said that China and its leader Xi Jinping had "tried"—but failed—to help solve t → Read More
Mao Zedong’s ‘Liberation’ of Chinese Women
Disclaimer Text: "Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times." → Read More
The Clash of 'Party Character' and Human Nature at Tiananmen
Twenty-eight years ago, China—along with the Soviet bloc—seemed on the cusp of political change. Beginning with college students and university staff aroun → Read More
Outgoing Chinese Politburo Member Zhang Dejiang Reiterates Hardline Stance on Hong Kong
Zhang Dejiang, the third-ranked Chinese Communist Party leader who holds the portfolio for Hong Kong-related affairs, stressed Beijing's political authorit → Read More
Over 3,300 People Display Falun Gong Message in NYC Parks
NEW YORK—For the better part of the 1990s, millions of Chinese gathered on a regular basis to do the slow-moving, meditative exercises of Falun Gong or stu → Read More
North Korea and the Chinese Regime's 'Deep State'
Within China, entrenched political rivals of leader Xi Jinping share common ground with North Korea's totalitarian Kim regime, and appear to have been leve → Read More
The 'Self-Reliance' of North Korea's Desperate Leaders
Brandishing nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles, North Korea has topped news headlines for the last decade as it has menaced its more prosperous neighbors → Read More
After Xi-Trump Meeting, China and U.S. Forces Reported Mobilizing Against North Korea
Responding to North Korea's recent missile test, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson indicated that the United States was willing to act to contain the K → Read More