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July 28, 2020

Head of Chinese CDC says he's taking experimental coronavirus drug

The director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, in order to encourage members of the public to follow suit once a vaccine has been approved.

July 28, 2020

China plant seeds mystery solved? Police, officials think packages sent to US homes could be tied to scam reviews

The mysterious, unsolicited packages of seeds supposedly being sent from China to homes across America – prompting agriculture departments in at least 31 states to issue warnings against planting them – may be tied to a fake product review scam, police and officials are saying.

July 28, 2020

China's new guidelines censoring miracles in films a 'fatal blow' to industry, Christian content

China has issued new guidelines targeting the Christian faith, filmmakers claim, banning content such as miracles and healing in movies.

July 28, 2020

Ecuador navy 'on alert' as 260-strong Chinese fleet nears Galapagos Islands

A large fleet of some 260 Chinese fishing vessels has been spotted in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, according to the country’s navy.

July 28, 2020

Activists push for investigation over claims China is forcibly harvesting organs of Uighur population

For decades, the Chinese Communist Party depended on executed prisoners to bolster its organ transplant trade. Then it emerged that government leaders were relying on persecuted minorities to boost their bank.

July 28, 2020

China announces suspension of Hong Kong extradition treaties as fallout over new security law continues

China announced Tuesday that Hong Kong will suspend extradition treaties with Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom after the group of countries took similar measures in response to its controversial new security law. 

July 27, 2020

Gordon Chang compares China to '1930's Japan,' warns of 'very dangerous activities' by Beijing against US

Author and China expert Gordon Chang warned on Fox Business Network's “Varney & Co.” Monday that the Beijing government has undertaken "very dangerous activities, especially against the U.S. Navy and the Air Force" in recent years.

July 27, 2020

Chinese students in Australia fall victim to 'virtual kidnapping' scams: police

Chinese students in Australia have been coerced by phone scammers into staging their own kidnappings in order to extort millions from their families back home, Australian authorities said Monday.  

July 27, 2020

NGOs, activists press Barr to declare Chinese Communist Party a 'transnational criminal organization'

Hundreds of U.S. and international religious and human rights groups and activists are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to declare the Chinese Communist Party a “transnational criminal organization," or TCO.

July 27, 2020

India pulls the plug on another 47 Chinese apps over data privacy and security

India has banned another 47 Chinese apps just weeks after the country blocked popular video-sharing platforms TikTok and WeChat as well as 57 others over national security and privacy concerns.