by Tyler | Aug 24, 2019 | Asia, China, Economy, Facebook, Google, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Masters of the Universe, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Youtube
Tech giant Google’s close relationship with China is being called into question once again after the firm failed to join Twitter and Facebook in criticizing the country’s communist government even after being forced to crack down on a disinformation...
by Tyler | Aug 23, 2019 | Asia, Bangladesh, Buddhists, Ethnic Cleansing, Genocide, Muslims, Myanmar, National Security, refugees, Rohingya, Trending, UNHCR
The government of Bangladesh on Thursday cleared 3,450 Rohingya Muslim refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, but not a single one of the 295 families approached by Bangladeshi and United Nations officials was willing to go. The Bangladeshis...
by Tyler | Aug 23, 2019 | Afghan peace talks, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Asia, Daesh, Donald Trump, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, National Security, Politics, Taliban, Trending
U.S. President Donald Trump stressed this week that there would be no complete withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, saying the United States would “always” have to keep an eye on the Taliban.
by Tyler | Aug 21, 2019 | Asia, Carrie Lam, China, democracy, extradition, Hong Kong, National Security, protests, Trending
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing chief executive Carrie Lam spun this weekend’s titanic peaceful protest as a victory for her administration on Monday, claiming the lack of violence was a sign the city is “returning to peace” and vaguely offering a “platform for dialogue with...
by Tyler | Aug 18, 2019 | Asia, Censorship, China, Chinese Communist Party, Crime, fake news, freedom of speech, Hong Kong Protests, Media, Trending
A new report alleges that the Chinese government has set its formidable propaganda machine in motion against Hong Kong protesters, issuing false reports riddled with ideology in an attempt to deflect attention from the reasons behind the demonstrations.
by Tyler | Aug 17, 2019 | Asia, China, communism, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Free Press, National Security, Tiananmen Square, Trending
The official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party called for communists to gather in Tiananmen Square for an event denouncing the pro-freedom movement in Hong Kong, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported on Thursday.
