<strong>China’s zero-covid protesters helped end the lockdowns. Where are they now?</strong>

China’s zero-covid protesters helped end the lockdowns. Where are they now?

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In China, life has returned to something like the pre-covid normal. You no longer need to show a green health QR code to enter public places or swab your throat every other day for mandatory PCR testing, and lockdowns are a thing of the past. But some of the people (read more…)

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Journalist held without trial in China said to need urgent medical attention

Journalist held without trial in China said to need urgent medical attention

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Advocates of Huang Xueqin accuse authorities of ‘trying to exert mental pressure and physical torture’

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<strong>Trial of the ‘Hong Kong 47’ symbolises China’s attempts to dissolve civil society</strong>

Trial of the ‘Hong Kong 47’ symbolises China’s attempts to dissolve civil society

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Experts say Chinese authorities want to send the message that critical voices deemed a threat to the regime will be erased

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<strong>‘We just want to live in a normal world’: China’s young protesters speak out, and disappear</strong>

‘We just want to live in a normal world’: China’s young protesters speak out, and disappear

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‘Blank Paper movement’ decrying government policies rekindles dissent after Xi Jinping’s decade of iron-fisted crackdowns

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<strong>Hong Kong 47: trial of dozens in pro-democracy movement set to begin under national security laws</strong>

Hong Kong 47: trial of dozens in pro-democracy movement set to begin under national security laws

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Group of legislators, activists and community workers are accused of holding unofficial pre-election primaries that authorities say constitutes subversion

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<strong>Democracy ‘on trial’ as Hong Kong 47 prepare to face court</strong>

Democracy ‘on trial’ as Hong Kong 47 prepare to face court

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Picked up in a dawn raid two years ago, the activists and politicians are charged over an unofficial primary they organised ahead of a legislative election, which was later postponed.

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<strong>Legal exodus in Hong Kong: Liberal lawyers flee after facing Chinese threats</strong>

Legal exodus in Hong Kong: Liberal lawyers flee after facing Chinese threats

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In a systematic effort to cleanse the city of dissent, some leading human rights lawyers in Hong Kong have been arrested in the past two-and-a-half years and many others have come under the radar of the ruling Communist Party in China.

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<strong>China v Jimmy Lai: a tycoon, a trial and the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law</strong>

China v Jimmy Lai: a tycoon, a trial and the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law

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The pro-democracy figure has been subjected to a ‘travesty of justice’ because the Communist party regards his power as a threat, experts believe.

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<strong>Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023</strong>

Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023

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Media tycoon, 75, who has been denied bail, could face life in prison if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.

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Apple under renewed scrutiny over its relationship with China

Apple under renewed scrutiny over its relationship with China

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The partygoers in formal wear walking to a holiday event at Apple’s spaceship-like headquarters this week may have noticed a flashing white light illuminating a picture, perched on a nearby sidewalk, of the company’s CEO Tim Cook with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Anyone who stopped for a closer look would (read more…)

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The Enduring Corporate Entrenchment in China

The Enduring Corporate Entrenchment in China

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A recent report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai found that 30 percent of U.S. companies plan to increase their investments in China.

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China: Foxconn workers take big risks to flee COVID lockdown

China: Foxconn workers take big risks to flee COVID lockdown

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An exodus of workers from the world’s largest iPhone factory has drawn new attention to China’s draconian COVID policy and should be a “red flag” for Apple on the state of labor rights in the country, activists say.

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