Ron Brownlow, Author at Domino Theory

Taiwan’s Legislature Passes Reduced Special Defense Budget

Taiwan’s opposition-dominated legislature on Friday approved a special defense budget worth 780 billion New Taiwan dollars ($24.8 billion), rejecting

Jimmy Lai (黎智英), the imprisoned pro-democracy media tycoon who has become a symbol of the Chinese government’s crackdown on free expression in Hong

Chinese authorities surrounded a church in Wenzhou last week with hundreds of armed and special forces police as well as bulldozers and other

Government Cracks Down on Civil Society After Deadly Fire The death toll from the fire that ravaged the Wang Fuk apartment complex in Hong Kong’s

Indian Citizen Detained at Shanghai Airport An Indian woman says she was detained and harassed while transiting through Shanghai because the place

Court Rejects Bid to Quash Trial Against Organizer of Tiananmen Vigil Hong Kong’s high court has rejected an application by former Tiananmen vigil

Pink Dot, previously the largest LGBTQ+ event in Hong Kong, will this week hold an online concert after failing to secure its usual venue in West

Tortured Tibetan Monk in Critical Condition China is accused of torturing a Tibetan monk after he participated in protests against a dam in eastern

Exiled Activist Denied Entry to Singapore Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law (羅冠聰) was denied entry to Singapore over the weekend on the grounds of

Zhang Zhan Faces a Second Trial Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan (張展) went on trial again today in Shanghai, this time for the catch-all

Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan One of Taiwan’s strongest advocates on Capitol Hill landed in Taipei this morning as part of a congressional

Closing arguments are underway in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英), with lead prosecutor Anthony Chau (周天行)