Action Needed: Tell Coca Cola to Defund the “Genocide Olympics” The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is set to host the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing starting February 4th, 2022. Coca-Cola and other American companies are among those sponsoring the games. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has concluded that the CCP is committing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim [...]
The November plenary meeting of the Chinese Communist Party central committee contained no real surprises. President Xi Jinping remains on track to begin a third term as the head of the party, government, and armed forces — a true maximum leader — when the party’s 20th central committee is convened next year. By design, the November meeting was intended to airbrush Xi’s nearly ten-year reign and prospects into an arc of history reaching back to the formation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 100 years ago.
Move over, NBA. There’s a new useful idiot in town. The National Football League spent the week repeating the talking points of the Chinese Communist Party after it announced it would be launching an international marketing campaign in China.
Investors and journalists have been openly questioning whether Apple CEO Tim Cook, once praised for his deep-rooted connections within the CCP, has allowed his relationships in China to sour as the US has stepped up criticisms over human rights - treatment of the Uyghers in Xinjiang and elsewhere - and Taiwan. These ties have grown intensely controversial, eliciting criticism from lawmakers, rivals and even the company's own employees.
Peng Huagang, secretary general of China’ State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, confirmed last month that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will “promote the restructuring of rare earths to create a world-class company.” While it remains unclear what this “restructuring” entails, Peng’s declaration indicates the CCP will not stand by as the United States and its allies seek to diminish their reliance on China for rare earth elements.
