New Chinese Rule Blocks Last-Resort Appeals to Beijing, Petitioners Say
To complain to central authorities in China about local inaction or abuse, petitioners may now need documents from provincial authorities that have little incentive...
Taiwan Restores ‘Anti-Communist’ Training for New Officers as China Threats Mount
Taiwan’s military has restored “anti-communist patriotic education” for academy graduates after 24 years, reviving a course for new officers as Beijing intensifies pressure on...
China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Is Tool to Expand CCP’s Transnational Repression, Critics Say
China’s new ethnic unity law, which took effect on July 1, is drawing criticism from lawmakers, human rights advocates, and ethnic minority groups, who...
CCP Test Fires Ballistic Missile in South Pacific Hours After New Australia-Fiji Defence Pact
A submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has test-fired an intercontinental missile in the “high seas” of the Pacific, according to...
Fierce Winds Hit US Pacific Territories as Super Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall Near Guam
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain...
Australia, Pacific Nation Sign New Defence Deal, Pledge to Face ‘Common Danger’ Together
Australia and Fiji have signed a landmark mutual defence pact to counteract any “common danger” in the region. The deal is similar to the...
Lawmakers Renew Calls for Action Against Falun Gong Persecution as Senate Weighs Organ-Harvesting Bills
Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) have used America’s 250th anniversary to renew their support for Falun Gong practitioners, in statements...
Australia Builds on ‘Momentum’ With Fresh Pacific Deal
Anthony Albanese is off to Fiji to sign a landmark treaty, as Australia and the Chinese Communist Party face off in a diplomatic fight...
China’s Universities Raise Tuition as Local Government Debt Pressures Mount
Tuition hikes at public universities across China highlight mounting fiscal pressure on local governments, with experts warning that more education costs are being shifted...