Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) A senior Democratic lawmaker has sharply criticised President Donald Trump over remarks suggesting he discussed future US arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling the move a break from long-standing American policy.Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, said Tuesday that Trump’s comments were “alarming.”“Trum…
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Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) China’s crackdown on churches is part of a broader effort to align social institutions with the ideological priorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a report said. On January 5, hundreds of armed police surrounded Yayang Church in Wenzhou region of China’s Zhejiang province and led to the removal of the church’s cross from its scaffolding, an action that indicated more than a local zoning dispute, the report added.”Its targeting reflects an intensifying national cam…
Beijing, Feb 8 (IANS) The Chinese government has reportedly increased restrictions on religious life among Tibetans by imposing a ban that stops children aged below 18 years from entering monasteries, a report said. This development was revealed after a video surfaced on messaging platform WeChat, sparking concerns over violations of Tibetan cultural and religious rights, Phayul, a news portal about Tibet and Tibetans-in-exile, noted.Notices stating “Children under 18 are not allowed in the mona…
Colombo, Jan 5 (IANS) China has enforced passport control for years as a key tool of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) governance system, requiring officials and employees in sensitive sectors to obtain permission for overseas travel, disclose itineraries, and report after returning from abroad. Extending this system to Catholic clergy signals a shift in Beijing’s perception of religious figures, treating them less as spiritual leaders and more as individuals whose movements and interactio…
Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) The Uyghur minority in China has faced severe restrictions under the policies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 2014, following Beijing’s launch of mass arrest campaigns under the ‘Strike Hard Campaign Against Violent Terrorism’. This campaign has enabled crimes against humanity, especially targetting the Turkic Muslim population of Xinjiang, a report said on Tuesday. Citing reports from various organisations, including Stanford Law School’s Human Rights and C…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) China-linked scam networks are stealing billions of dollars from hard-working Americans and posing a growing threat to families across the United States, influential senators said, as lawmakers pushed bipartisan legislation to crack down on fraud tied to cryptocurrency, human trafficking, and overseas scam compounds.Calling the issue a national security concern, Senate Aging Committee Chairman Rick Scott told a Senate hearing this week that scams targeting seniors are d…
Taipei, Jan 23 (IANS) Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) Director John Dotson has warned that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) could conduct “more aggressive, ambitious operations around Taiwan,” while preparing for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s goal of the PLA having the capability to take Taiwan by 2027, local media reported on Friday. A senior non-resident fellow at the GTI, Ann Kowalewski, stated that 2026 is thus the last year for China’s PLA to reach the capability, Taiwan’s daily Taipei…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US lawmakers recently released an investigation, accusing China of being the “world’s largest perpetrator” of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a report has highlighted. Chairman John Moolenaar of the US Select Committee on China and Chairman Carlos Gimenez of the US House Homeland Security Committee’s Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee released an investigation which details how China commands the world’s largest Distant-Water Fishing…
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) The Sinicisation campaign under Chinese President Xi Jinping, that mandates religious groups align their doctrines, customs and morality with Chinese culture, has resulted in the demolition of numerous churches and crosses, restrictions on Bible possession, and banning or confiscation of religious materials not authorised by the government, a report has revealed. “As the world ushered in 2026 with hopes of a better life, Christians in China instead began the New Year on …
Taipei, Jan 12 (IANS) Taiwan’s top intelligence agency accused China of using Chinese IT and marketing firms to create fake news sites, manage accounts, and gather and spread misinformation, as part of its cognitive warfare against self-ruled island, local media reported. On Sunday, the National Security Bureau (NSB) on Sunday published its findings in an analysis on the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) “cognitive warfare tactics against Taiwan in 2025,” Taiwan-based Central News Agency (CNA) …