China reportedly set to deploy special ops ‘Dark Night Tigers’ to Syria

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China reportedly set to deploy special ops ‘Dark Night Tigers’ to Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, December 1, 2017 China will send special operations forces to Syria to support the Assad regime’s fight against militant factions, a report said. The Chinese Ministry of Defense will deploy two units known as the “Tigers of Siberia” and the “Dark Night Tigers” to Syria, New Khaleej reported, citing informed sources. There […]

Intensified religious suppression under Xi creates ‘black market’ for China’s believers

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Intensified religious suppression under Xi creates ‘black market’ for China’s believers

by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2017 Religious suppression has grown “broader and deeper” under President Xi Jinping and has “created an enormous black market” for Chinese believers, according to a report by Freedom House. Since Xi’s ascension, followers of many faiths have been pushed “to operate outside the law and to view the regime as […]

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