International Opinions

A day after the Chinese Communist Party concluded its 18th Party Congress, the 376 members of the Central Committee that were nominally “elected” during that event entered once more the Great Hall of the People and “elected” the new Politburo.

It took the first Central Committee meeting of the 18th Party Congress 50 minutes to release the names of the next Politburo Standing Committee members—the small group who run the Party. The 50-minute wait was a new record for the Chinese Communist Party, which is usually very efficient about its “elections.”

The media of Taiwan, the small island nation near China’s southern coast, was ranked second freest in Asia right after Japan in 2011. But it has for years faced threats to its media independence as the Chinese communist regime uses its own media companies, or those it sponsors, to make inroads into Taiwanese public opinion, and the current government in some cases simply stands by.

A petition signed by 300 Chinese villagers has struck fear into the hearts of high-level communist officials.

Villagers of Zhouguantun Village, near Botou City in Hebei Province—now known as “the Brave 300”—signed a petition in April to demand the release of their fellow villager, Wang Xiaodong. Wang is a Falun Gong practitioner.

The villagers also stamped their thumbprints in red wax on the petition and had it certified with an official stamp by the head of the local party brigade, verifying that this was indeed the wish of the entire village.

By Gao Zhisheng 14/01/2011 (written on Jan. 1, 2009)

Under Heaven's watchful eye, and amidst the vast free and civilized world, there is no evil that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would shy away from or is incapable of. It is truly shocking!

Even though China possesses 1.3 billion fellow citizens, my family, bereft of support, can be so very helpless!

By Zang Shan  30/12/2010

When I was in college in the 70’s, I had several roommates who were the so-called “rusticated youth,” about 10 years older than me. (The rusticated youths were the result of a communist policy enacted in the 50's until the end of the Cultural Revolution that saw all universities throughout China closed and the youths sent to work as peasant farmers in the countryside).

Guardian.co.uk - Mark Lynas / 22 December 2009

Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful "deal" so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How do I know this? Because I was in the room and saw it happen.

Translated from Kanzhongguo  10/11/2009

Mao Zhedong’s licentious life may be well known by many people, especially overseas Chinese who are able to talk freely among their acquaintances. Recently, as there are many people talking on the web about the adultery of Mao and his daughter in law, I recalled what I had known about Mao, and hope it may help those women who had suffered and maybe help release some of their sorrow.

Clearwisdom.net 30/10/2009

Parliamentary Friends of Falun Gong (PFOFG) was founded in Ottawa by an all-party group of senators and members of Parliament concerned about adversities facing followers of Falun Gong. It is the first such group of Parliamentarians in the world lending focused support to the practitioners of Falun Dafa, that has suffered a decade of persecution in communist China.

By Barker 27/01/09

Twelve months ago, most people who admitted they were sceptical about the future of China’s economy would have been labelled a deluded crackpot.

WOIPFG 24/04/2008

Prologue

1. Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s global united front strategy

1.1 Chinese Communist leaders on the “united front”

1.2 Strategy change from the "world revolution" to the "patriotic united front" across the borders

2. Chinese Communist Party’s overseas forces in action

2.1 CCP’s overseas “underground” Party organized activities

2.2 Using public funds for training leaders of overseas Chinese, joint activities and summer camps for overseas young Chinese

2.2.1 Overseas Chinese leaders’ training class in China

2.2.2 Overseas “friendship associations”

2.2.3 Summer camps for overseas Chinese youth and teenagers

2.3 Overseas “Chinese community social activities” organized to carry out Chinese Communist Party’s messages and objectives

2.3.1 CCP’s National Day Celebration

2.3.2 Overseas Chinese patriotism exploited by the CCP during the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay

2.3.3 CCP-controlled activities against the dissidents

2.4 The Overseas Chinese Communist forces with “the right to vote” forming

2.4.1 China Council for the promotion of peaceful national reunification

2.4.2 Association of Chinese Scientists and Engineers

2.4.3 Fang’s Newspaper Empire

3. Major tactics used by the CCP to control overseas Chinese

3.1 Enticing overseas Chinese media to become part of the Chinese Communist propaganda vehicle

3.2 Chinese Communist’s “root effort” to nurture and develop its power and influence overseas.

3.3 Make social dignitaries and luminaries the target of United Front Work

3.4 Budget and funding specifically established for the overseas unified front work

3.4.1 Upper/elite class entertainment and lobbying

3.4.2 Unified front propaganda advertising and media budget

3.4.3 Overseas “united social and friendship activities”

3.4.4 Dedicated budget and funding for the overseas Chinese culture “education”

4. Seeking and gaining World Wide resources through an Open Door Policy

4.1 CITIC (China International Trust and Investment Company) is the largest window to attract and utilize foreign capital

4.2 Increasing the dependency and reliance of Chinese markets by developed nations to attract and draw advanced technologies and major overseas fundings