Chinese Regime

The upcoming 19th National Congress in China will be closely watched as the Party transitions to its next generation of ruling elite.  The most powerful officials announced will be members of the Politburo Standing Committee, which currently has 7 spots. It is effectively the top decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with current […]

After 13 years as a fugitive, former Chinese official Yang Xiuzhu was sentenced on Oct. 13 to eight years in prison and a fine of 800,000 yuan (about $121,400 USD). Her assets, worth more than 26 million yuan (about $4 million USD), were also seized. According to the Chinese court, from 1996 to 1999 while […]

The Chinese regime is building a comprehensive database of Taiwanese citizens that can help it identify targets to spy on or to recruit as agents against Taiwan, according to an expert. Peter Mattis, a China Program fellow at The Jamestown Foundation, said during a conference on Oct. 11 at the Jamestown Foundation that Taiwan has […]

With just days left until the 19th National Congress convenes in Beijing to unveil the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s next generation of ruling elite, the city is on high-security alert. Before the congress on Oct. 18, all 300-plus members of the Central Committee, which is comprised of the Party’s top officials, are required to attend […]

The latest Chinese Communist official to get punished could be a sign that Xi Jinping wants to clean house in Hong Kong. On Oct. 10, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s anti-corruption body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, announced that Li Gang has been placed on probation for a year, citing “serious violations of discipline.” […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not letting his guard down. The upcoming 19th National Congress on Oct. 18 will unveil the new generation of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership for the next five years. Xi is expected to stay on as top party boss, but he is vigilant about his enemies in the opposing faction […]

With just days left to the 19th National Congress, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is set on silencing any possibility of dissent, with petitioners recently getting extra attention. Held every five years, the Congress will unveil the next round of top leadership in the Party. In recent weeks, the regime has arrested democracy activists, hired […]

A senior archbishop known for his strong opposition to the Communist regime in China has been removed from a key post in the Vatican by Pope Francis. The move is the latest in a series of overtures Pope Francis has made in recent years to seek resumption of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the […]

Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui said on Thursday that the Chinese regime has new covert operations underway that seek to fundamentally subvert the U.S. political institutions and way of life from within. The former business tycoon and property developer was listed in 2014 by the Hurun Report as the 74th  richest person in China. After […]

As the former vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s Central Military Commission, Guo Boxiong wielded great power. Now, purged and imprisoned, he has become suicidal, according to a report in a Hong Kong-based magazine. Guo was a trusted ally of former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin. With Guo as his supporter, Jiang […]

Chinese officials who get ousted by the Party usually get a quiet send-off: a closed-door show trial, then an official statement about their sentencing is the common protocol. But a recent television program that aired on CCTV (China Central Television), the state mouthpiece broadcaster, showed footage from three top military officials’ court hearings. The three, […]

Corrupt officials are a big headache for the Chinese Communist Party. They drain the country of money and then escape abroad with their booty. The phenomenon is so pervasive there is even a term to describe them: “naked officials,” so called because they send their wife and kids overseas while they’re alone in China amassing […]

The recent beating of four students in Taiwan has awakened the island nation to a long-running scandal: Taiwanese gangs are the cat’s paw of the Chinese regime, working for unification with the mainland while using violence to subdue those the regime opposes. The beatings occurred following a demonstration by hundreds of students on Sept. 24 […]

Once a senior intelligence officer and manager with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Michel Juneau-Katsuya doesn’t mince words when it comes to China’s Confucius Institutes. “They’re spies, period,” Juneau-Katsuya said. “There are many countries and many intelligence services that concur with our conclusions that, unfortunately, this was a Trojan horse.” Juneau-Katsuya, who worked at CSIS […]

Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, has announced that it will hire 1,000 users to work as online censors. The censors will be rewarded monetarily for reporting “harmful” contents posted by other Weibo users, which might include their friends and family. Weibo posted the recruitment poster on Sept. 27, saying that it will hire an initial […]

A top party official once considered a contender to succeed China’s current leader has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. On Friday, Chinese state media reported that the party’s anti-corruption body charged Sun Zhengcai with accepting bribes, abusing his powers to benefit his relations, using sex to gain power, among others. Sun was removed […]

While the Caribbean region strives to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Chinese state media have exploited the disaster, using it to spread anti-U.S. propaganda. On Sept. 24, the state newspaper People’s Daily published an article claiming that U.S. military withdrew from the island of Dominica after Hurricane Maria hit, while […]

As the days draw closer to China’s twice-in-a-decade leadership transition event, the regime is clamping down with heightened security, arrests, and internet censorship. China’s 19th national congress will determine the country’s next round of ruling elite. The authorities are especially sensitive to anything that could cause controversy or threaten the event from going off without […]

China has given North Korean companies 120 days to close down. The announcement was made by the Chinese regime’s commerce ministry, reported The Korea Herald on Sept. 28, and will also end China–North Korea joint ventures. China’s central bank also recently told banks to implement the United Nations sanctions against North Korea, according to Reuters on […]

For months, this Chinese billionaire video-blogging from his swanky Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park has captivated the attention of Chinese at home and abroad. His livestream videos and posts on Twitter contain incendiary allegations against top officials within the current Chinese Communist leadership, including widespread corruption and adultery. Guo Wengui, a New York-based real estate […]