The newly elected Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Paul Harris, has been facing pressure to step down from the role after only a few weeks in the position. Mr. Harris assumed his new role as Chairman, replacing Philips Dykes, in January but has recently faced calls to vacate the job after pro establishment leaders questioned his political leanings.   The National Security Law and the Hong Kong Bar Association Mr. Harris started his career in...

China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced it would prohibit BBC World News from airing in China, as they claim the media outlet, “violated the requirement that news be truthful and fair, and has harmed Chinese national interests and damaged Chinese ethnic unity.” It was also announced that BBC World Service radio programming will also be restricted from broadcasting over the air by Radio Television Hong Kong. The announcements came shortly after China...

On Feb. 11, 2021, amendments to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (Bill 136) in the United Kingdom (UK) became law after receiving Royal Assent, the legislative process's last step. This historic bill became the first passed by the British government to combat the crime of live organ harvesting by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The summary of the bill on the UK Parliament website is to “confer power to amend or supplement the law...

Feb. 7 marked the first anniversary of the death of Li Wenliang, the doctor silenced by Chinese officials for his attempts to warn friends and family about the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in late 2019. Working in Wuhan, Li succumbed to the virus in February 2020. A year after Li's death, many Chinese have expressed mourning for the man they believe tried to get the truth out in spite of strict censorship by the communist authorities....

A new audio chat app called Clubhouse is rapidly gaining global popularity. However, The Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) recently reviewed the app and noticed that it might have some security issues that make it susceptible to having information intercepted by the Chinese Government. The app is a drop-in audio chat app that seeks to connect users through audio discussions that mass audiences join. A discussion group started by a moderator can control the room; there...

Two American carriers recently carried out joint exercises in the South China Sea, a region that Beijing claims as its own territorial waters. Exercises of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group aimed to boost interoperability between the two and improve control and command capabilities. It is the first time since July 2020 that the United States has conducted dual-carrier operations in the South China Sea.  Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang...

Li Shizhen lived during the Ming Dynasty of China in the 16th century. He was a pioneer of medicine in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties who compiled a masterpiece to set standards for the identification, quality, strength, and purity of medicinal substances, the Compendium of Materia Medica, a task that took him nearly 30 years to complete. This effort earned him the title “Medical Saint” among future generations. Though Li's father wanted him...