China’s security law prompts big banks to check political status of Hong Kong clients

China’s security law prompts big banks to check political status of Hong Kong clients

by WorldTribune Staff, July 22, 2020 Global wealth managers are scouring the social media posts and other public records of their clients in Hong Kong for information on whether they have any ties to the city’s pro-democracy movement, which was essentially outlawed under the Chinese communist government’s new security law. Putting China’s cash ahead of […]

‘Disappeared’: The disturbing way China treats its dissenters and whistleblowers

‘Disappeared’: The disturbing way China treats its dissenters and whistleblowers

FPI / July 20, 2020 Commentary by Jason Orestes What China doesn’t like, it assumes control over. If you say something the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) disapproves of, you often end up just disappearing or fleeing the country. It’s not unheard of at all for people who speak out against communist policy to just go […]

China tangles once again with India but has major distractions

China tangles once again with India but has major distractions

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk China looms like an enormous bullying giant above its borders with India stretching more than 4,000 kilometers from the high Himalayas to the west to more mountains and lower level frontiers to the east. In between is Nepal, over which China wields increasing influence, and Bhutan, which is tied […]

U.S., others could boycott Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China’s Muslim concentration camps

U.S., others could boycott Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics over China’s Muslim concentration camps

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2020 The United States and other Western nations are reportedly considering a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games over host China’s ongoing human rights atrocities. Florida Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are among those calling for either a boycott or another host for the Games amid the […]

Retired Chinese general makes the case for invasion as U.S. arms sales boost Taiwan

Retired Chinese general makes the case for invasion as U.S. arms sales boost Taiwan

FPI / July 17, 2020 Geostrategy-Direct.com By Richard Fisher On July 9, on the popular WeChat social media platform, retired People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Major Gen. Wang Haiyun, former Chinese Defense Attache to Russia, published a detailed justification for China to invade the democratic island of Taiwan. Though it did not garner much attention amid […]

China state media refers to new U.S. policy on S. China Sea as ‘mentally retarded’

China state media refers to new U.S. policy on S. China Sea as ‘mentally retarded’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 16, 2020 The new policy position of the United States, which rejects China’s claim to most of the South China Sea and the resources within, is being slammed by communist China’s propaganda outlets. In reports on Wednesday, Chinese state media wondered if the U.S. government is “mentally retarded and slow in […]

Allies belatedly join U.S. in opposing China’s Huawei 5G security threat

Allies belatedly join U.S. in opposing China’s Huawei 5G security threat

FPI / July 16, 2020 Commentary by Jason Orestes After being essentially the only power standing up to the Chinese threat of Huawei 5G expansion, America is finally getting some much overdo solidarity from its allies. The Trump administration has repeatedly sounded the alarm that Huawei is not to be trusted and is effectively an […]

Ultimatum: Trump administration rejects China’s claims to South China Sea

Ultimatum: Trump administration rejects China’s claims to South China Sea

FPI / July 15, 2020 Geostrategy-Direct.com The administration of President Donald Trump has issued a multi-agency rejection of the Chinese government’s expansive claims to most of the South China Sea, saying they are illegal under international law. “We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely […]

Trump victory: UK backs U.S., bans China’s Huawei 5G

Trump victory: UK backs U.S., bans China’s Huawei 5G

FPI / July 14, 2020 Analysis by Paul Crespo In another victory for President Donald Trump in his stand-off with communist China, Great Britain announced that it is banning China’s telecom giant – Huawei – from the UK’s high speed 5G network. This significant reversal is certain to please both the U.S. and conservative rebels […]

Slaves to the narrative? CNN staffs up with ‘race team’

Slaves to the narrative? CNN staffs up with ‘race team’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2020 CNN head honcho Jeff Zucker has announced that the leftist outlet that has bought screens in most major international airports and other public places plans to heavily focus on race-related “coverage.” Zucker said a “new and expanded” team of so-called journalists will “shed a light on the growing movement […]