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The Chinese government used the pandemic to accumulate ever more power. The result was a totalitarian, anti-scientific humanitarian catastrophe
In one week last December, five members of Guan Yao’s family in Beijing died, including his father, his father-in-law and his grandmother. In an interview with a journalist, Guan, who lives in California, appeared powerless and dejected. Yet – for reasons that anyone from China understands – he chose his words carefully. Avoiding directly mentioning the Chinese government, he referred only to an ambiguous “them”. “It is difficult to understand,” Guan , “why they abruptly lifted all restrictions.”
If you choose to believe official Chinese government documents, the deaths of Guan’s five relatives had nothing to do with Covid. They may have been infected with Covid, but government rules – rules that can’t be made public and can’t be questioned – required that doctors who issue death certificates come up with other causes of death. Guan’s uncle died of Parkinson’s, his grandmother of kidney failure.

April 15 was a day to celebrate at the Asian American Pacific Islander Cultural Festival. The four-hour event was sponsored by the region's three libraries, Calvert County Parks and Recreation and ...

First quarter growth rate was higher than forecast by analysts as the country’s retail sector performed better than expected
China’s economy rebounded faster than expected, surpassing growth estimates for the first quarter of the year, after the country relaxed its onerous Covid-19 restrictions and consumer spending surged.
The world’s second largest economy grew at a rate of 4.5% compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The pace of increase was the fastest in a year and beat the 4% rise forecast by analysts polled by Reuters.

Less than 100 four-year universities offer a Latino studies major, the same for other ethnic and racial groups, a new study shows.

China is positioning itself as a regional mediator after brokering the restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia
China’s foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks, state media reported.
The separate phone calls between Chinese foreign minister, Qin Gang, and the Israeli and Palestinian top diplomats comes amid recent moves by Beijing to position itself as a regional mediator.

Julia Lee’s memoir, “Biting the Hand,” is about forging an identity in a nation of boundaries.

Two Kennesaw State University Professors are leading the way and educating others on violence against Asian Americans. Professors Sohyun An and Theresa Alviar-Martin say it was the tipping point for ...

Lindy Cameron speech expected to present the security threat posed by Beijing as an epoch-defining challenge to the west
China poses an “epoch-defining” challenge to the west, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is reportedlyto warn.
Lindy Cameron, who is the director of the GCHQ arm, will use a speech in Belfast this week to warn the UK and allies of the “dramatic rise of China as a technology superpower”.

In addition to the two arrests, U.S. authorities charged about three dozen officers with China's national police force with using social media to harass dissidents inside the United States.