A classified CAC directive treats unauthorized Firewall jumping as a political-security problem that must be dealt with.
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Omtatah’s odious-debt puts Kenya’s political lenders—and its political class—on notice
A Kenyan court fight over irregular borrowing is testing the wisdom of a 1927 doctrine on odious debt.
Hong Kong independent bookstores under siege
Another bookstore raid on sedition charges underscores the city’s shrinking space for free inquiry and public discussion.
Guangxi floods raise alarm over structural failures in aging reservoirs
Heavy rains from Typhoon Maysak have ignited intense scrutiny over the safety and maintenance of the area’s aging infrastructure built during the Great Leap Forward era.
Typhoon Maysak exposes decades of neglect after 66-year-old dam collapses
A 50-meter breach in the 1958-era Liulan Reservoir dam raises alarm over core structural defects, and public warnings left unheeded.
CCP United Front rebrands for the TikTok generation
The CCP’s long-standing political co-optation network is reinventing itself as a social media personality aimed at embedding Party narratives into everyday online life.
The Tiananmen massacre outside the square
The regime’s deadliest violence struck unarmed workers and citizens in the streets around Tiananmen, not inside it: Robin Munro.
Remembering Tiananmen as Carney moves closer to Beijing
The pursuit of a “strategic partnership” with China risks Canadian sovereignty, security, and moral credibility by downplaying the CCP’s transnational repression and the enduring lessons of the 1989 massacre, warn activists.
The CCP’s crimes engraved in history: Li Nanyang
Li Rui’s daughter reflects on the anniversary of June 4 in the wake of the legal victory to secure his legacy from erasure by the Party.
Defying erasure
The global battle to preserve the memory of Tiananmen Square.
China coal mine disaster: hollow regulations exposed
Decades of safety standards, repeated fines, and official oversight have failed to prevent routine illegal practices, concealed operations, and profit-driven disregard for human lives in China’s coal sector.
Physics, real-world engineering, and economics keep the lights on, not slogans
Scotland boasts world-class energy resources, skills, and location. Instead of leveraging them pragmatically, policy risks turning the country into a cautionary tale.
China’s coal surge as Iran war buffer comes at deadly cost
A catastrophic gas explosion in China’s top coal-producing province exposes the human toll of Beijing’s increased coal output during ongoing disruptions to oil and gas supply.
A potent pause
The U.S. suspends historic Canada defence board in symbolic rebuke over burden-sharing.
Carney’s China partnership risks reducing Canada to vassal state
Investigative journalist Sam Cooper deciphers Mark Carney’s Canada-China Business Council speech in Beijing—revealing the true meaning behind the rhetoric and the threats posed by closer alignment to China.
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