The former Portuguese colony of Macau took in $45 billion in gambling revenues in 2013, up 20% from the prior year and nearly seven times the action on the Las Vegas strip. But in the last six months, China’s President Xi Jinping has devastated the “Monte Carlo of the Orient” as he accelerates his anti-corruption campaign against vast layers of entrenched officials. Xi hopes his purge will deflect blame away from the Communist Party as China suffers its worst economic crisis in two decades.
by Chriss W. Street18 Jan 2015, 8:46 PM PST0
A few years ago the New York Times ran a story about North Korean farmers selling their daughters for food to Chinese men. New stories are coming to light about Burmese women being sold on the Chinese market. The Chinese
by Austin Ruse18 Jan 2015, 9:32 AM PST0
A shortage of women in China– triggered by a cultural desire for rearing boys and the state-imposed one-child policy, has created a fertile market for the trafficking of women and girls from Myanmar (the former Burma). Women and girls are trafficked for both forced marriage and adoption.
by Mary Chastain16 Jan 2015, 3:00 PM PST0
The Chinese regional government of Xinjiang, the nation’s westernmost province, has approved a ban on burqas in its capital, Urumqi. The capital is the nation’s most Muslim-populated city; the law would prevent women from wearing the garment in public.
by Frances Martel13 Jan 2015, 8:51 AM PST0
Police in China’s Xinjiang province have shot dead six people who they say were trying to detonate a bomb, local media report.
by Breitbart News12 Jan 2015, 6:49 AM PST0
China’s Producer Price Index (PPI) that measures the price changes for the goods and services produced by the nation has fallen for 32 straight months. As the factory to the world, China has been exporting deflation. The economic impact has been increasing the real burden of debt, driving down worldwide wages and discouraging consumption.
by Chriss W. Street11 Jan 2015, 5:36 PM PST0
China’s Operation “Fox Hunt” just secured the cooperation of the American government to expropriate hundreds of billions of assets from corrupt former Chinese officials and business executives who moved to the United States thinking they escaped from the reach of the Communist Party.
by Chriss W. Street7 Jan 2015, 7:59 PM PST0
With American naval dominance facing its first major challenge in almost 70 years as China strives to become the world’s leader in offensive drone technology, the United States has tested and deployed the world’s first operational laser weapon.
by Chriss W. Street7 Jan 2015, 6:42 PM PST0
Shanghai authorities came under heavy criticism after a stampede killed thirty-six people on New Year’s Eve. Family members of the deceased slammed the government for skimping on security at an event that attracts thousands of people. But now these family members claim the Chinese government is censoring and monitoring their moves.
by Mary Chastain7 Jan 2015, 7:06 AM PST0
The Chinese government is preparing a gargantuan $1.1 trillion investment in national infrastructure intended to function as an under-the-radar stimulus for the slowing economy, according to sources speaking off the record to Bloomberg News.
by Frances Martel6 Jan 2015, 10:29 AM PST0
Chinese state newspaper Xinhua has published an extensive article announcing the “People’s War” on terrorism, vowing “to introduce a counter-terrorism law at national level” and crush terrorists “like rats” for acts such as the Xinjiang railway attack last year.
by Frances Martel6 Jan 2015, 10:02 AM PST0
A new study in the China Economic Review exploring the impact of religious beliefs on economic development has found that “Christianity has the most significant effect on economic growth” and that the steady increase of Christianity has played an important role in China’s economic rise.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Jan 2015, 6:52 AM PST0
Maoist ideologues in China, buoyed by President Xi Jinping’s regime, are making a comeback in China, going after bloggers, journalists, and academics who oppose the Communist Party’s doctrine.
by Edwin Mora6 Jan 2015, 6:11 AM PST0
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is currently en route to China to ask President Xi Jinping for some much-needed financial assistance in light of an oil crisis that has left a mismanaged and increasingly impoverished Venezuela on the brink of disaster.
by Frances Martel5 Jan 2015, 7:31 AM PST0
Thirty-six people are dead after a New Year’s Eve stampede at Shanghai’s Chen Yi Square had disastrous consequences.
by AWR Hawkins2 Jan 2015, 10:00 PM PST0
The Hong Kong protests ended in mid-December, but the protestors vowed that they would be back. The protests in Hong Kong in 2014 were in reaction to China’s move to reign in on democracy in the region by mandating that candidates for future elections of the Chief Executive (Hong Kong’s Top Leader) be vetted first by China.
by Joe Hoft1 Jan 2015, 10:53 AM PST0
No one can seriously doubt that the world has become a much more dangerous place in 2014, and so now is a good time to review the most three most important dangers to watch out for in 2015
by John J. Xenakis1 Jan 2015, 9:05 AM PST0
Though the Chinese Communist Party is the largest explicitly atheist organization in the world, with 85 million official members, it is now overshadowed by an estimated 100 million Christians in China. It is no wonder Beijing is nervous and authorities are cracking down on Christian groups.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.29 Dec 2014, 8:32 AM PST0
(Reuters) – Google Inc’s Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world’s biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.
by Breitbart News29 Dec 2014, 6:17 AM PST0
Citizens, schools and even whole towns in China are attempting to curb Christmas celebrations amid a backlash against what is seen as the increasing influence of Western culture.
by John J. Xenakis27 Dec 2014, 4:34 PM PST0
Chinese police have arrested a Christian woman who, on Christmas Day, tried to hang signs near the Imperial Palace, on the gate of Zhongnanhai, the home of Chinese leaders. Her stated intent was “to bring the Gospel” to President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Dec 2014, 11:34 AM PST0
As one of the nations with the closest relationship to the extremely isolated North Korean government, many have been closely following the reaction of the Chinese government to developments surrounding the hacking of Sony corporate servers. China’s official statements have been limited in their scope, though the state has heavily censored news surrounding the hack and, particularly, accusations that North Korea orchestrated it.
by Frances Martel25 Dec 2014, 11:12 AM PST0
Thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world crowded into the little town of Bethlehem in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. Manger Square was decked out in white and yellow lights and a carnival atmosphere, at a time when there are a multitude of things to be sad about.
by John J. Xenakis25 Dec 2014, 8:32 AM PST0
The Sony Pictures hacking drama ended, at least for the moment, with the besieged studio deciding to authorize a limited release for “The Interview” after all. This came after a storm of criticism of Sony, and the U.S. government that failed to protect them, for caving in to the demands of a hacker group with, shall we say, very strong feelings about the impropriety of mocking North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
by John Hayward24 Dec 2014, 8:15 PM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com US suspected in massive North Korea internet outage UN Security Council discusses North Korean human rights crimes Furor in India over Muslim/Christian conversions to Hindu US suspected in massive North Korea internet outage Kim
by John J. Xenakis23 Dec 2014, 6:39 AM PST0
