Try searching for “Israel” on China’s biggest search engine Baidu—the nation’s name is no longer on the map, although the names of its major cities are still there. The discovery, which caught many in China by surprise on Oct. 30, is the latest twist in a calculated silence by the regime in Beijing, in contrast to other major world powers that have rushed to Israel’s side. Positioning itself as a mediator and advocate for peace, the regime has criticized Israel for going too far in its counterattack against Hamas. As hostility proliferates against Israel on China’s heavily censored internet and in state media, the terrorist group responsible for the deadly assault hasn’t elicited a single mention in official statements coming out of Beijing....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/the-long-red-shadow-behind-islamic-terrorism-5520453
Descendants of veteran high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials are scrambling to move their assets out of China amid tensions among political factions, according to members of prominent families. Opting to use an alias for fear of reprisals, Fang Ming, a CCP princeling now living in New York, told the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times on Oct. 25 that Party head Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign is encroaching on the interests of the Party’s privileged descendants, raising concerns about safeguarding the substantial wealth they’ve amassed in China. “We are trying to move money out of China to prevent our assets from falling prey to CCP exploitation,” Mr. Fang said.... 
On Oct. 18, senior Hong Kong banker Ng Ming-tak told the media that mainland bank employees in Hong Kong have been subject to tight overseas travel control in recent years. Mr. Ng, who served as senior vice president of the China Construction Bank (Asia) before 2017, pointed out during an online interview on “Precious Dialogue” that higher-ranking mainland bank staff members employed by state-owned enterprises in Hong Kong have had their passports literally taken “out of their own hands.” “Unless they use a fake passport, like Meng Wanzhou, they can hardly travel to overseas destinations at will.” Mr. Ng also acknowledged that because none of these party members can travel abroad now, some of them came to him for help. But as he mentioned in the program, there is nothing you can do because their passports are all held by the Organization Department of the CCP....
A group of bipartisan lawmakers are demanding answers from Costco over its decision to continue selling Chinese-manufactured security products that have been linked to human rights abuses and cybersecurity risks. In a letter dated Oct. 31, Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) questioned the retail giant’s continued sale of Lorex security products, noting the company previously had ties to China-based company Dahua, whose products are restricted in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Lorex is a former subsidiary of camera maker Zhejiang Dahua Technology, a China-based company that was added to the U.S. trade blacklist in 2019 owing to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) treatment of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities....