Day: October 9, 2022

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today is a China Book Club special. We will be examining Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise by Susan Shirk 00:00 Introduction 02:50 Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise

China’s communist power struggle could be coming to a head with the 20th national party congress meeting later this month. It’s widely believed that current leader Xi Jinping will secure an almost unprecedented third term in office, which would be a blow to his arch nemesis and political rival Jiang Zemin. In this episode of China Uncensored, we break down the factional struggle, how it became a life-or-death wrestling match, and what it could mean if Xi gets a third term in office.

In this special episode, we sat down with Levi Browde, executive director of the Falun Gong Information Center. He sheds light on how the persecution of Falun Gong in China is a reflection of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) greater goals against the free world, and more, in the newly released report Pandemic, Persecution, and Pushback. He noted: “What started out as a suppression of a sort of religious minority has turned into really, from the CCP’s perspective, a desperate battle to silence a very br

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00:00 Highlights 00:27 CCP’s ‘Common Prosperity’ transforms into ‘Common Poverty’ 02:44 Want to petition? Authorities set up barbed wire around her house, 20th National Congress upcoming 04:23 No lockdown announced in Chinese city, visitors trapped, forced to pay high fees 06:32 U.S. to curb more tech exports to China and tighten regulations —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Chinese state-owned Fujian Jinhua was criminally charged by the US Department of Justice for stealing the intellectual property of Idaho-based Micron Technology Inc. The US charged that Fujian Jinhua conspired with Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp. to steal Micron’s trade secrets. Separate from the criminal charges, the US slapped sanctions on Fujian Jinhua, and shortly after the sanctions were announced, it was forced to stop production. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about t

Since the Tiananmen Square incident on June 4th, 1989, a memorial service has been held in Washington, D.C. annually on June 4th, with the theme of vindicating the June 4 Incident. However, since 2005, the memorial theme has changed to calling upon members of the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, to quit the party. As we entered the year 2022, the global movement to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations has become widespread in China and among overseas Chinese communities. Organizers of the campaig