Researcher Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets from US Hospital BY CATHY HE April 20, 2021 Updated: April 20, 2021 A hospital researcher on April 19 was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from an Ohio children’s hospital to sell in China, according to the Justice Department. Zhou Yu, 51, pleaded guilty in December 2020 to stealing at least five trade secrets relating to ...
Chinese Regime Expands Surveillance and Information Gathering of the Public April 19, 2021 | By Li Min (Minghui.org) According to an article published on the OneZero website in early March 2021 titled “China’s ‘Sharp Eyes’ Program Aims to Surveil 100% of Public Space,” the project allows local residents to watch surveillance videos through TVs and smartphones, and then press a button to report any suspicious people to the police. “The program turns neighbors ...
U.S. shifts focus from Afghanistan to China The U.S. shifts its focus from Afghanistan to China, and pulls troops from the region. Secretary of State Blinken says that’s because threats to the U.S. have moved. Australia seems to have taken sides. In the event of war between China and Taiwan, Australia would be likely to come to Taiwan’s aid, together with the U.S. Will Beijing really attack Taiwan? A Japanese expert breaks down the Chinese ...
Hong Kong Faces Dark Days, Yet the Fight for Democratic Values and Freedom Continues | Emily Lau On April 16th, 10 pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong were sentenced to maximum of 18 months for organizing and participating in 2019 protests against the extradition bill. Meanwhile Beijing approved major changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, effectively establishing near-total control in choosing Hong Kong’s leaders. The world is ...
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 ...