Headlines- Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, defeated by left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil.
- Asserting that "there will not be an attack today," US President Donald Trump has ruled out taking immediate military action against Iran.
- Iran says that Washington must now "take the necessary actions to extricate" itself from the "quagmire" that the US has entered as a result of its miscalculations in starting the conflict.
- Over the past six months, US forces have assisted over 3,000 commercial vessels in crossing the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- On Sunday, Qatari mediators visited Tehran in an attempt to ease tensions in the area.
- Israeli forces have raided Hebron, locked down the whole occupied West Bank, and killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza.
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Perspective: Be Wary of China Twisting...
During U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China, pay special attention to China’s track record of manipulating information. The Chinese government has distorted the statements of foreign visitors and used them to serve its own rule over the people under its control.
Netflix’s Take on ‘Three-Body Problem’ Gets...
A Netflix adaptation of Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin’s “The Three-Body Problem” has sparked mixed reactions in China, with some complaining of a lack of nuance, that much of the action takes place outside of China and that key characters are played by non-Chinese actors.
Chinese Women Unlikely to Fulfill Their...
In May 2021, the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled new plans to boost flagging birth rates and reverse population aging, raising the official limit on the number of children per couple from two to three
‘I Will Treat The Chinese Consulate...
Three years after prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng disappeared from his cave dwelling home in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi, his wife has called on the Chinese government to hand over his remains, as she believes he must be dead
Shift in U.S.-Taiwan Ties Unlikely Under...
U.S. Presid Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed moves by the Trump administration to remove curbs on official contacts with the democratic island of Taiwan, although analysts said it remains to be seen whether the new administration will continue to move in the direction of greater recognition for the Taiwanese government
Press Freedom China
In a year of declining press freedom amid the global pandemic, China took the lead in media repression
‘Don’t Fall For the Chinese Communist...
Mao Zedong and Jiang Qing successfully provoked their opposition and eliminated them one by one. That was one of the main reasons they stayed in control of China [until 1976]
Chinese Dissenters Who Were Helped by...
Authorities in Beijing detained Xu on July 6 after he had published strident critiques of Xi and calls for political reforms online, on allegations of “seeking out prostitutes.”
Detained Chinese Dissident Artist ‘Critically Ill’...
Liu Jinxing — who is better known by his artist name Zhui Hun — was detained by Nanjing police in late May 2019 alongside five other prominent and outspoken artists who had exhibits in the city at the same time
Police in China’s Guangdong Order Eviction...
Shandong police are now leading a nationwide operation that has detained at least eight people and questioned many others following the gathering at a restaurant in Fujian’s port city of Xiamen to socialize and to share ideas about China’s development