Taipei, April 9 (IANS) Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen has described China’s attempts to infiltrate Taiwan as ‘systematic, planned and targeted’, with strategy shifting from recruiting mid-level military officers to rank-and-file enlisted personnel, local media reported on Thursday. In his remarks at a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defence Committee on Wednesday, Tsai said that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using nationa…
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California, April 5 (IANS) In a significant ruling with global implications, a California court has allowed Stanford University to retain the private diaries of Li Rui, a former insider of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), who later emerged as one of its most prominent critics, according to a report.A report by the ‘Tibet Rights Collective’ mentions that the decision marks a major setback to Beijing’s longstanding attempts to control historical narratives.The report said, “This is not merely a …
Washington, April 5 (IANS) Top US senators have urged President Donald Trump to block Chinese automakers from operating in the United States, warning of risks to national security and American jobs, according to a congressional press release.Senators Tammy Baldwin, Chuck Schumer, and Elissa Slotkin called for action after Trump signalled openness to Chinese firms entering the US market, saying at a forum: “Let China come in.”In a letter to the president, the lawmakers warned: “Allowing aut…
Washington, April 5 (IANS) A senior US lawmaker has criticised China’s record on religious freedom ahead of Easter, accusing the Chinese Communist Party of persecuting Christians and calling for greater freedoms in the country.Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China said the faith of imprisoned Christians in China would continue to inspire others despite state repression.“When he was imprisoned for his faith in Jesus, Paul wrote to the Philippians, ‘It has become clear thr…
Tokyo, April 4 (IANS) The implementation of China’s ‘Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress’ could have broader regional implications, potentially extending the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ideological influence in the neighbouring countries and beyond, a report said on Saturday. Writing for ‘Japan Forward’, Tsewang Gylapo Arya, Representative of the Dalai Lama’s Liaison Office for Japan and East Asia, called on the international community to oppose the “pernicious and disdainful” law…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Taiwan faces a stark challenge in preserving its democratic way of life amid persistent threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The answer lies in “self-deterrence” – developing the capacity to raise costs on aggression to make any attempt at subjugation prohibitively expensive for Beijing, a report mentioned. According to an article published in the US-based ‘Journal of Democracy’, this is not about militarism or provocation but survival and ensuring that Ta…
Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) The death of a young Tibetan monk serves as a stark warning of the escalating repression in Tibet, with Chinese authorities treating even acts such as sharing information on a digital messaging platform as potential security threats, a report this week revealed.According to a report in Pakistan’s online magazine ‘Bitter Winter’, the campaign against Tibetan Buddhism is borne by individuals — young and unarmed — who enter police custody alive but are returned as c…
Taipei, March 26 (IANS) Reports of Taiwanese missing, being arrested or questioned or having their personal liberties restricted in China have reached 313 since January 2024, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) revealed in a data, local media reported on Thursday. Of the 313 cases reported since January 1, 2024, through the end of February, 114 people went missing, 25 were arrested or questioned and 174 had their personal liberties restricted, according to the MAC, Taiwan’s leading daily Taipei Times…
Naypyidaw, March 21 (IANS) The central problem with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign is one the Chinese Communist Party has consistently ignored – in a one-party system corruption is not an exception but deeply embedded in the system, a report said on Saturday. According to a report in Myanmar’s media outlet ‘Mizzima News’, the top Chinese officials, including Zhou Yongkang, Bo Xilai, Sun Zhengcai, and Ling Jihua — who wielded vast institutional influence – were …
Dharamshala, March 20 (IANS) American far-right activist Laura Loomer on Friday met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Himachal Pradesh, hailing him as “a global beacon of peace, compassion, and wisdom.” Taking to social media platform X, Loomer wrote, “Today, I had the profound honour of meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a global beacon of peace, compassion, and wisdom, and the spiritual leader of Tibet. I travelled all the way to the private monastery of His Holiness in Dhara…