May 30, 2020
President Donald Trump issued an executive order to prevent online censorship, and heavily targeted at social media giants Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Trump accused some of the platforms of political censorship, possible election interference, and for allegedly accepting money from foreign governments such...
May 29, 2020
Chinese authorities are increasing military spending by 6.6%, even as the economy and other sectors are struggling to get on track amid the coronavirus. The move demonstrates the regime’s priorities, and comes alongside its new form of aggressive and often hostile “Wolf Warrior diplomacy.”
Xi Jinping, head of the...
May 28, 2020
Chinese authorities are moving to create new “security laws” that will extend the mainland’s control over Hong Kong. Since this goes against the “one country, two systems” policy that previously allowed relative freedom, Hong Kongers have renewed protests against the influence of Mainland China.
Hong Kong...
May 23, 2020
The sky over Beijing turned pitch black during a large thunderstorm, as the Chinese Communist Party began its largest annual political conference. Many netizens posted photos and videos of the phenomena, noting it was unusual, and many took it as a “bad omen” for the Chinese leadership.
When the conference began, Xi...
May 22, 2020
Chinese authorities have mandated that all 11 million residents in Wuhan, China, get tested for the new coronavirus. Yet, residents are now questioning whether the tests are part of a money-making scheme by local authorities. Tests available in hospitals allegedly cost around a third of the tests being used by the...