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Smoke and Mirrors: Religious Freedom in China

“If you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you (Matthew 17:20).” This is what is happening in China today – more and more Chinese are sowing this mustard seed and seeking the salvation of […]

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Christmas – Best Gift for Chinese Children, But …

The high-pitch voice of a Chinese woman teacher was ringing dominantly around the classroom. “What festival is it on the 24th of December?” A dozen of timid children ages 9 to 10 years old answered in a very low voice. “Holy Night.” The teacher kept asking those poor children in a scolding tone, “What festival […]

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George’s Kashgar: Yesterday’s dream city, today’s prison

George was an American from California. I met him in 1991 when he was teaching English at a medical college in Beijing. His greatest dream in his 38 years of life was to visit Kashgar. “Why Kashgar?” I asked. Born and raised in Beijing, I had never heard of Kashgar, let alone as a dream […]

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Our Silence. Their Death. Never Forget.

Since 2014, I have written blogs to honor the young Chinese who sacrificed their lives to bring democracy to China. But the sad reality is that after 30 years, the Chines people don’t know the truth about the events on Tienanmen Square, and the Communist repression is increasing. After three decades, Tank Man is still […]

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The Last Straw that Keeps Hong Kongers Protesting

Three decades ago, the joint declaration between China and Great Britain over Hong Kong laid the blueprint over how the city would be ruled after its return to China in 1997. However, in 2017 the Chinese authorities openly claimed that the declaration was a historical document that no longer had any practical significance. Now, the […]

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Chinese Hunger for U.S. Products amidst Trade War

Costco is a hit in China. No doubt. On the opening day of Costco in Shanghai, thousands of customers thronged and jammed the store, fighting in front of shelves packed with meat and other produce, grabbing as much as possible. People had to wait three hours to find a spot in the parking lot; two-hour […]

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Powerful 2 Minutes: A Hong Kong Singer Spoke out at the UN Human Rights Council

“The Vienna Declaration guarantees democracy and human rights, yet in Hong Kong today those are under serious attack. Last month, two million people walked in peaceful protest fighting an extradition bill that would remove the firewall protecting Hong Kong from interference of the Chinese government. Police shot rubber bullets and 152 gas bombs against unarmed […]

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In Search of Tank Man

I graduated from Peking University in 1989. Just a few years ago, when I arrived in the U.S., a friend of mine asked me about Tank Man. “Tank Man?” – I shook my head; he could have as well be talking about E.T. “Tank who? What are you talking about?” I asked with a perplexed […]

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30 Years After the Tiananmen Massacre: People of the Free World, Wake Up!

For the past five years, I have written blogs to honor the young Chinese who sacrificed their lives to bring democracy to China. But the sad reality is that after 30 years, the Chines people don’t know the truth about the events on Tienanmen Square, and the Communist repression is increasing. Beijing. June 3, 1989. […]

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Re-Education Camps in China: Cultural Genocide against the Uighur People

This Sunday (4/6/2019), the Freedom Plaza in DC was a beautiful sight to behold. Hundreds of Uighurs and their supporters were waving American flags and the Blue Banners of East Turkestan, holding a rally protesting the cultural genocide that the Chinese Communist Party launched against the Uighur people in the northwestern China. Among the protesters […]