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China: U.S. ‘Among the Top’ Human Rights Violators in 2020

The Chinese state newspaper Global Times declared Thursday that America was “among the top” nations that experienced a significant decline in human rights in 2020, claiming that the federal government had not done enough to contain the Chinese coronavirus.

Chinese soldiers walk outside the Great Hall of the People at the end of a ceremony to hon

China: Citizens ‘Slut-Shame’ Coronavirus Patient over Chengdu Outbreak

A woman identified in reports only as “Zhao” became the target of a mass persecution campaign online this week after the Chinese Communist Party announced that Chengdu, a city of 16 million people, would be going into “wartime mode” due to a Chinese coronavirus outbreak.

This photo taken on December 8, 2020 shows a health worker conducting a nucleic acid test

Japan to Launch A.I. ‘Marriage Hunting’ to Stop Birth Rate Collapse

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is planning to invest $19 million in the next fiscal year into “programs to help [Japan’s] residents find love,” an unnamed Cabinet official told the Japan Times this week, in an attempt to slow the nation’s rapidly declining birth rate.

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Chinese Media: White Supremacy Having ‘Resurgence’ in U.S.

The People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, declared America in the throes of a racism crisis on Tuesday, asserting, “in recent years, white supremacy in the U.S. has shown a resurgence trend [sic].”

People attend the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" protest against racism a

Pakistan Books 150 for Opposition Rally Violating Coronavirus Rules

Police in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, accepted a First Information Report (FIR), a formal complaint that typically precedes charges, against 150 tied to the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for holding rallies that violate Chinese coronavirus containment protocol.

Opposition supporters of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) gather during an anti-governme

Joe Biden Snubs Latin America: No Calls to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia

The Brazilian newspaper O Globo noted on Friday that Joe Biden, who will presumably take the office of the U.S. presidency in January, has not made any calls to the heads of state of Latin America’s largest nations, skipping Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia and, instead, reaching out to the socialist leader of Argentina.

Vice President Joe Biden makes a phone call on a train at Union Station in Washington, Tue

Xi Jinping Book: Use ‘Charm of Chinese Culture’ to Promote Marxism

Xi Jinping’s most recent book urges Chinese people to use the “charm of Chinese culture” to promote Marxism, the human rights magazine Bitter Winter reported on Wednesday, promoting an ideology developed in Western Europe with no significant ties to Chinese culture prior to Mao Zedong’s seizure of power.

This picture taken on November 30, 2017 shows US boxer Floyd Mayweather (R) receiving a st

South Korea Allows K-Pop Bands to Postpone Military Service

The National Assembly of South Korea passed a law Tuesday that allows pop stars to defer mandatory military service up to age 30 if the nation’s culture minister deems them “significant contributors to the elevation of national reputation,” according to the news agency Yonhap.

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Cuba: Rapper Arrested After Planning Pro-Democracy Sit-In

Omar Mena, a Cuban rapper known as “El Analista” (“the Analyst”), reportedly disappeared overnight after police raided his home on Monday. Mena was planning a peaceful sit-in against communism for Tuesday.

Omar Mena

Pollster Predicts Record-Low 14% Turnout in Venezuelan Election

The Venezuelan polling firm Meganálisis, in its November 2020 national survey, predicted that over 80 percent of eligible voters in the country will participate in the December 6 legislative election. If the prediction comes true, it will mark the lowest turnout in any election in Venezuelan history.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks gestures during a press conference, where he w

China’s Communists Threaten to ‘Ruin America’s Christmas’

A column in China’s state-run Global Times propaganda newspaper on Monday threatened to “ruin America’s Christmas” in response to American law enforcement officials allegedly heightening inspections of Chinese ships entering the country.

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 20: Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army's Honour Guard Battalion

Taliban: War with America ‘Will Resume’ if Biden Undoes Trump Peace Deal

A spokesman for the Taliban told Afghanistan’s Khaama Press in an interview published Thursday that the terrorist group’s “war against the United States will resume … until they leave Afghanistan” if Joe Biden walks back President Donald Trump’s attempts to withdraw U.S. forces from the country.

Taliban fighters gather in Surkhroad district of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghan

Report: North Korean Gymnast Escaped Country by Leaping over 10-Foot Fence

The South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo reported on Tuesday that, according to a government source, the latest man to escape from North Korea was a professional gymnast and only managed to cross the highly guarded Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) by leaping over a ten-foot fence.

South Korean soldiers walk along a fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North