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How Sun Yat-sen shaped Penang in Malaysia and influenced the lives of its Chinese residents The Sun Yat-sen Museum at 120 Armenian Street, George Town, Penang. Photo: Thomas Bird It is the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Hungry Ghost Festival, and fires blaze on the streets. Some onlookers pray. Many more stand by and watch plumes of black smoke billow above the vintage shopfronts and restaurants. The pious residents of Penang's state capital, George Town, are burning "hell money" to appease the ancestors who emerge from the "lower realm" around this time of year. De...

HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Dec 17, 2020 05:50 AM EST A report says that the largest Chinese media outlets have connections to the Chinese Communist Party. These concerns are serious as Beijing gets more active in a propaganda war as it fights a military standoff in South China Sea. The influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the most dangerous force at play in many countries. Australia has confirmed that Chinese-language media is partial to Beijing's interests. It seems the communists have inroads in Australia, as found in the report that outlines how far communist influence rea...

Half of Australia’s Largest Chinese Media Outlets Linked to Beijing’s United Front: Report A new report has confirmed long-standing concerns that Australia’s Chinese-language media landscape is dominated by outlets “friendly towards the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).” “The influence environment” by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) analysed the content, political stances, business ties, and management structures of 24 of the largest Chinese-language media (print and online), located mainly in the country’s capital cities. It found that executives from 12 media o...