On the day before Palm Sunday, many Americans took to the streets, holding “No Kings” signs to protest President Trump. The next day, on Palm Sunday, millions attended church, beginning the celebration of Jesus—the King of Kings. It may seem striking, but this is the United States: a country where people freely exercise their rights—freedom […]
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Jimmy Lai is my hero. At age 12, he risked his life escaping Communist China and arrived in Hong Kong. Some people may view his early experience as that of a child laborer. As Wikipedia describes, “he stowed away alone at age 12 to Hong Kong, where he found work as a child laborer in […]
(Image from https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-14/chinas-xi-expresses-support-for-iran-amid-western-pressure) Watching Venezuelans continue their courageous fight for free and fair elections, and seeing Iranians risk their lives to resist an extremist regime, I am reminded that the desire for dignity, freedom, and self-determination is universal. These people are not driven by ideology or geopolitics; they are driven by the simple human need […]
Two hundred years ago, American lawyer Francis Scott Key set out to negotiate the release of prisoners but was instead detained aboard a British ship. From there, he witnessed the overnight bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Moved by the sight of the American flag still flying […]
I called my ailing parents in China last night. They were worried about me because the Chinese state media has been relentlessly broadcasting reports that the Trump administration is deporting non-U.S. citizens in a harsh and inhumane manner. My father told me that his friends kept asking whether I was safe. “Ba ba,” I reassured […]
Most Chinese think of Confucianism as a philosophy rather than a religion. Confucius, who lived around 2,500 years ago, laid the foundation for Chinese culture and tradition through his teachings. For thousands of years, his doctrine deeply shaped societal values. After the Communist Party came to power, though, Confucianism fell out of favor. During the […]
Every year, as June 4 approaches, I write articles to commemorate the 1989 pro-democracy student movement in China. The Tiananmen Massacre occurred on June 4th, 34 years ago. As a Chinese living outside of China, I have the privilege of “witnessing” the amazing courage of Tank Man and learning the true history of the event. […]
“History is a good place to visit, but a hard place to stay.” Pastor Foster of the New Life Assembly of God in Ohio often said this to us during his services. In this blog, I would like to visit briefly the Third Reich of the Nazi Germany and look at the potential danger of […]
From spring to winter, for more than 70 years, we, the people of China, have lived and are still living under a Communist regime. No freedom of speech. No freedom of religion. No freedom of assembly. No freedom at all. We are modern slaves in the 21st century. Chinese Calligraphy Posters during Mao’s Cultural Revolution […]
Human Rights Lawyers in China Being Treated as Criminal In China, there is a popular idiom that loosely translates as “black and white are reversed”; it means that facts are twisted and distorted to the point that black is white and vice versa. For years, the Chinese government has accused some brave lawyers of inciting […]