Deflation at the factory gate reveals serious and fundamental economic distortions.
Chinese netizens watch Venezuelan protests, seize opportunity to speak out
Using coded language and sarcasm, netizens expressed their thoughts on democratic processes and the lack of them.
Democracy in Hong Kong did not fail – it was killed by Beijing and its quislings
Journalist Benedict Rogers responds to Hong Kong’s Regina Ip over comments about Hong Kong’s descent into illiberal authoritarianism.
An intentional car ramming in Changsha, Hunan, kills eight and injures five
Another random act of violence over the weekend in central China raises concerns over unresolved land disputes, along with social alienation compounded by the country’s economic crisis.
China details expanded law on state secrets, with focus on data security
The protection of state secrets is now a key area of technological development and national security strategy.
Mr. Xi, tear down this firewall
The CCP has turned the internet, designed as a tool of freedom, into the ultimate tool of control.
Like Russian dolls with PRC intel at the core
Untangling front companies common to CCP influence against the Trudeau Foundation, Hunter Biden and United Nations leaders.
CCP-linked professional associations in France and their role in technology transfer
The Chinese party-state has managed to build an extensive network of scientists and scholars active in France by gathering them into associations that pose a potential risk to French national security.
Imagine life without fossil fuels
How do you get out of poverty and food insecurity without cheap, reliable, abundant, and scalable energy?
Rule of law? For sure …
Foreign investors require the reassurance of the rule of law and so they must have it, in the form of propaganda.
China releases tortured rights lawyer Chang Weiping
Lawyer is sent back to his place of household registration after serving 3 1/2 years for ‘subversion.’
‘People’s court’ issues arrest warrant for Xi Jinping
A citizens’ tribunal finds China’s leader guilty of crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Dangerous levels
The Three Gorges Dam reservoir records its highest water level in July as torrential rains wreak havoc.
China’s third plenum gets underway
The country’s leadership convenes amid economic decline to enhance competitiveness and revitalize growth in the face of international trade tensions.
Flood relief donations plummet due to erosion of public trust in China’s local governments and charities
“Natural disasters may destroy homes, but the collapse of public trust is even more deadly.”


