by Tyler | Jun 13, 2019 | Asia, China, communism, extradition, Global Times, Hong Kong, National Security, Trending
China’s Global Times newspaper defended the pro-Communist leadership of Hong Kong, and their decision to use tear gas and rubber bullets on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, insisting that the thousands of mostly young students opposing a law that would allow...
by Tyler | Jun 12, 2019 | Asia, China, communism, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, National Security, Nepal, Tibet, Trending
The communist regime of China, which controls the north face of Mount Everest, used its Xinhua news arm to call for more regulation on Nepal’s side of the mountain on Tuesday, citing the “chaos” triggered by Kathmandu offering too many permits to...
by Tyler | Jun 10, 2019 | Asia, China, Chris Patten, communism, criminal justice, Hong Kong, London / Europe, Mike Pompeo, Politics, Trending, UK law
Hong Kong’s streets were flooded with tens of thousands of protesters Sunday, angry at a proposed extradition law allowing suspects to be sent to China for trial.
by Tyler | Jun 7, 2019 | Asia, communism, Kim Jong-un, National Security, North Korea, nuclear weapons, Trending, yongbyon
The North Korea monitor site 38 North published satellite images on Wednesday showing activity at North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center. Experts believe the communist regime is enriching uranium at the site, which its diplomats claimed it...
by Tyler | Jun 7, 2019 | Asia, fake news, internet freedom, National Security, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Easter attacks, Trending
The Sri Lankan cabinet on Wednesday approved harsh new laws against “fake news,” specifying five-year prison terms and fines of up to one million rupees (about $5700.)
by Tyler | Jun 5, 2019 | Asia, Censorship, China, communism, internet freedom, National Security, Tech, Tiananmen Square, Trending
China’s immense Internet censorship apparatus goes on red alert every June to stifle discussion of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The censors have been especially busy this year, the 30th anniversary of the atrocity China desperately wishes to erase from...
