MELBOURNE—Event organizers suspect the Chinese consulate is behind Victoria University’s (VU) inexplicable cancellation of “In the Name of Confucius”—an award-winning documentary that exposes a darker side of the so-called Confucius Institutes. VU is home to one of Australia’s 14 Confucius Institutes. CIs are Chinese state-run culture and language programs, which are widely seen as part […]

SAN FRANCISCO—A rally was held outside the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on the morning of Sept. 8 to protest the Chinese regime’s interference in California’s legislature. The rally was sparked by a letter sent from the Consulate to all members of the California Senate that warned that support of SJR 10—a resolution sponsored by […]

The University of California–San Diego has invited the Dalai Lama to speak at commencement in June, and a group of Chinese students at the university is rallying to stop his speech. There may be more to the events than meets the eye, however, as a social media posting said to be from the student group states […]

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Canada, which will take place this week, has spurred efforts by pro-Beijing groups to ensure the high ranking Communist Party official gets a boisterous welcome in Ottawa and Montreal. If the welcome follows the pattern established in previous visits, Chinese groups will be mobilized and financially supported by the […]

San Francisco—Over 200 Bay Area Falun Gong practitioners gathered for a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate on Laguna St. in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 1, calling for the Consulate to support an unprecedented wave of lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989–2002. Jiang is widely known for […]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants to silence independent, Chinese-language media. Using pressure to cut off ad revenue is one key tactic used by the CCP, along with other, less subtle means.

LOS ANGELES—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners gathered opposite the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on April 25 to commemorate a gathering that took place on this day 15 years ago in Beijing. On April 25, 1999, 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners sought out the National Appeals and Calls Office in Beijing, which is nearby the Party […]