…Meanwhile, in the land of the unfree, China prepares to “unveil” new leader...
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Yesterday saw the curtains drawn on China’s leadership for the next decade in a flurry of orchestrated formality; the reaction on the internet, however, has not been entirely in keeping with the...
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Since his inaugural address as President of China, analysts and interested parties have been decoding the message that Xi Jinping brings and what change, if any, can be expected in China. Noting with...
View ArticleThe Tory surveillance bill would make Putin proud
The Investigatory Powers Bill, which is currently making its way through the British Parliament, would make authoritarian dictators proud with its alarmingly expansive surveillance powers. This is...
View ArticleWhy is this Tory minister writing propaganda for the Chinese dictatorship?
Theresa May and Alok Sharma (Photo: Jay Allen) Members of parliament should steer clear of the propaganda pumped out by oppressive regimes. Fortunately, more often than not, MPs are rightly condemned...
View ArticleChina is repurposing TPP to build an even bigger and more secretive trade deal
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was dubbed ‘the biggest trade deal you have never heard of’ because it was being negotiated behind closed doors with little public information available. Covering...
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