For no apparent reason individuals have been lurking around the tour buses of Shen Yun Performing Arts in Costa Mesa, California. A history of attempts to vandalize Shen Yun tour buses has the show’s presenters on guard.
The week before a major political meeting in Beijing, the Central Propaganda Department doubled down on a campaign to silence and intimidate intellectuals in China who speak out for constitutionalism, the rule of law, and human rights. This latest effort is a continuation of a campaign set in motion by Xi Jinping with a speech he gave in August warning how “reactionary intellectuals” could threaten the Party’s hold on power.
The Chinese authorities have labeled the car crash in Tiananmen Square on Oct. 28 a premeditated terrorist attack, but the claim has so far not found an entirely receptive ear.
Hu Shuli, a Chinese media executive, is said to know personally top leaders of the Communist Party, and the exposés of corruption in her pages line up well with current politics.
A 11-year-old Chinese girl in southern China has admitted to killing a 7-year-old playmate, saying that saying that they had constant run-ins while playing together.
The Bo Xilai family is just one of a multiple of officials with assets and family members abroad, including in Europe, Australia, Canada, and the United States.