China expands emerging reefs into 2,000 acre outpost. Source article on CNN.com China has reclaimed several emerging reefs in South China Sea. Reefs are 600 miles off China’s coast in hotly-disputed waters. Philippines, Taiwan, & others also claim parts of these waters. 60% of all the planet’s trade traffics through the area. China has been working furiously to expand the …
Government Data Breach
Millions of federal employees’ personal info stolen. Source article on CNN.com Create your own user feedback survey US officials say nearly every government agency was hacked. Personal information of 4 million federal employees was stolen. Investigators say the breach was traced to China. Officials claim China is building a database of Americans’ info. The breach didn’t affect uniformed military personnel. …
Trafficking Ring Busted
Trafficking Ring Busted Chinese police raided an abandoned factory in Eastern China. They rescued 37 babies and a 3-year-old girl. They also arrested 103 people for trafficking & buying babies. The traffickers brought pregnant women to the factory. The women gave birth, were paid, and then left. The babies were carried in luggage bags to a morgue and sold. The …
Protests in Hong Kong
Tens of thousands protest for democracy Hong Kong was a British colony until they gave it back in ‘97. The deal was that for 50 years HK would govern itself. China is an autocracy which means it’s ruled by 1 party. People in HK don’t want China telling them what to do. In July, 500k people marched for democracy in …