Mary Margaret Olohan Leaked internal files from the Chinese government show how top officials’ demands led to the creation of mass indoctrination camps of groups like Uyghurs and Kazakhs. The secretive camps originated at the demands of officials including Chinese President Xi Jinping, the 403 pages of leaked documents obtained by The New York Times show. A member…
Audrey Conklin The U.S. and China mutually agreed to lift some tariffs in what appears to be the beginning of a potential trade deal, China’s commerce ministry announced Thursday. The announcement comes after President Donald Trump met with Chinese trade officials in October and announced that the two countries would work to move toward a tentative agreement,…
Mary Margaret Olohan A growing number of Millennials show support for communism and socialism, a survey from the Victims of Communism found. The survey, conducted by the Victims of Communism and polled by the research and data firm YouGov, found that 70% of Millennials are likely to vote socialist and that one in three Millennials perceive…
Audrey Conklin Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was forced to abandon a speech Wednesday that was interrupted by chaos from an attack against a protest organizer and shouting from lawmakers, the Associated Press reported. About five assailants attacked Hong Kong protest leader Jimmy Sham with hammers while he was on his way to a meeting, according to AP citing…
Audrey Conklin Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that people who engage in separatist behavior in China will “end in crushed bodies and shattered bones,” according to state media. Xi’s comments came amid a weekend of pro-U.S.-themed protests in Hong Kong with demonstrators asking for American support, which have since continued into Monday, according to The Washington…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte had an interesting discussion about the growing threat from North Korea in late April. “What’s your opinion of him, Rodrigo?” Trump asked, referring to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, according to transcripts of the phone conversation, which…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida is really vulnerable to hackers, according to a report published Wednesday. Investigative journalists for the nonprofit ProPublica and tech publication Gizmodo sailed on a “17 foot motor boat” around 800 feet away from the resort in order to get close…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell China has agreed to open up its markets to U.S. financial firms and agriculture exports as part of a new bilateral trade agreement, in a decision the Trump administration called a “herculean accomplishment.” The deal will allow the U.S. to export beef to China and the latter…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell China’s pitching a massive trade project, but the propaganda for it is a bit odd. Beijing appears to believe that the best bedtime stories are about global economics, specifically China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. The China Daily, a state-run media outlet, began pushing a new video…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch China and several other countries are badgering the Trump administration for answers on how they plan to fulfill former President Barack Obama’s pledge to cut emissions as part of the Paris climate agreement. China asked the White House how the U.S. intends to meet Obama’s pledge after…