State of Mankind

Beijing-Backed Officials and Media Threaten to Shut Down Hong Kong’s ‘Apple Daily’ Newspaper
‘Let’s stand tall in fallen times,’ says Apple Daily
BY ALEX WU
April 18, 2021 Updated: April 18, 2021

Pro-Beijing media and government officials in Hong Kong are ganging up on local independent newspaper Apple Daily—one of the few remaining free media in Hong Kong—threatening to shut it down.

Apple Daily was founded by Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who ...

Can China’s ¥ Replace $US ? China has an Achilles Heel That Offsets its Threat to U.S



Outwardly China is celebrating sterling pandemic recovery: The Chinese regime is extending its production (and often its authoritarianism) into various countries that lie on its ‘Belt & Road Initiative’ routes. It continues to attract significant foreign investment, particularly from the U.S. The IMF has projected over 8% GDP growth for China for 2021. ...

US-Japan strengthening alliance against China; Unofficial militia: CCP strategy in South China sea



Japan’s Prime Minister becomes the first foreign leader to be hosted at the White House, since Biden took office. At the top of the agenda: Beijing’s growing aggression. Hong Kong is sending some of its most influential pro-democracy figures to prison. The city that was once semi-autonomous now faces Beijing’s crackdown on its remaining dissidents. ...

Iran’s Enhanced Combat Power ViaWinnie Han
April 15, 2021 Updated: April 16, 2021
Commentary
CCP’s BeiDou Navigation System Threatens US

Right before the United States and Iran were going
to hold indirect talks on April 6, the Chinese and
Iranian foreign ministers signed a 25-year
Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Agreement
(CSCA) in Tehran on March 27; as part of the
agreement, China will provide Iran access to its
...

An Inconvenient Minority: Attack on Asian-American Excellence and Race Communism



Kenny Xu is a lead insider on the Harvard case and a commentary writer for the Federalist and the Washington Examiner. In his upcoming new book “An inconvenient minority”, he explores the national Ivy League discrimination cases against Asian-Americans and the lasting consequences on America’s culture of excellence. In this interview Kenny discusses what motivated ...