Leo Timm
Leo Timm covers China-related news, culture, and history. Follow him on Twitter at @kunlunpeaks
Oregon Voters Pass Measure 111 to Guarantee Affordable Medical Care
In the latest midterm elections, Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 111 by a narrow 50.7-percent majority. The measure creates a constitutional right to affordable health care for all Oregonians, making Oregon the first U.S. state...
Biden Pledges Cooperation Alongside Competition After 3-Hour Meeting With China’s Xi
On Nov. 14, U.S. President Joe Biden met face-to-face with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time since coming to office, and the two leaders spoke for about three hours on bilateral trade,...
Russian Generals Order Retreat From Kherson City in Ukraine
Kherson, the largest city taken over by Russian troops since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, is likely to soon return to Kiev's control as Russia's defense minister and its top general in charge...
Fearing COVID Lockdown, Over 10,000 Workers Break Out of China’s Biggest iPhone Factory
In the latest — and one of the most dramatic — examples of Chinese forced to the brink by the communist regime’s draconian pandemic curbs, thousands of employees at a massive iPhone factory in the...
Hong Kong Court Finds Pro-CCP Man Guilty of Attacking Falun Gong Practitioners
In a potentially significant case for the future of religious freedom in Hong Kong, a local court has found a guilty a man who vandalized information stands promoting the Falun Gong spiritual practice and attacked...
Sweden Merges Its Environmental Authority With Ministry of Energy, Plans to Restart Nuclear Power Plants
The new Swedish Minister of Climate and Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, will now work under Minister of Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch rather than lead her own department, according to the new cabinet unveiled by...
Xi Takes Third Term as Leader of Communist China
News analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concluded its 20th National Congress on Saturday, Oct. 22. General Secretary Xi Jinping took a norm-breaking third term as the Party’s head, and elevated many of his allies...
Why Hu Jintao Probably Wasn’t Purged at the 20th Party Congress
Commentary Dramatic footage showing former Chinese leader Hu Jintao being escorted by security staff out of the Communist Party's 20th National Congress on Saturday, Oct. 22 has led to widespread speculation among China watchers that...
The Virtuous King Wen: Forging a Legacy for the Ages in an Era of Corruption
An important concept in the history of China’s many dynastic governments is tian ming (天命), or the Mandate of Heaven. A ruler who follows this mandate leads his people with virtue, allowing the nation to...
At 20th Party Congress, CCP Stresses Regime Security
The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened on Sunday, Oct. 16 in Beijing, with thousands of delegates in attendance for the event where leader Xi Jinping is slated to assume a...
British Ex-Military Pilots Hired by China to Train People’s Liberation Army: BBC
Around 30 veteran pilots of the British armed services are or have been in the pay of Communist China, receiving lucrative contracts to help the regime's People's Liberation Army (PLA) acquaint itself with "the way...
CCP Central Committee Holds 7th Plenum Ahead of 20th Party Congress
The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has held its 7th and final plenary session before the regime's 20th Party Congress scheduled to begin on Sunday, Oct. 16. According to the communique...