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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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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From U.S. relations to human rights to Uyghur repression, many experts see more potential trouble than hope.
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Human rights defenders in China face arrest and lengthy detention for calling out Xi’s mistakes.
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因向习近平画像泼墨而被中国当局三度送入精神病院的女子董瑶琼与外界失联超过一年后，她的父亲上周传出丧命狱中，尸体满是伤痕。有消息向德国之声透露确有此事。专家则指，此案显示北京为了打压高敏感人士可能无所不用其极。
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The retired leader of the territory’s Catholic Church – and staunch critic of Beijing – is accused of failing to register a support fund.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first trip overseas since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with a visit by Pope Francis to Kazakhstan, although the Vatican says there are no plans for them to meet.
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近期，中国维权律师李昱函与唐吉田纷纷传出在狱中健康恶化的消息。两人家属呼吁外界关注的同时，专家再指这些案件显示北京投入大量资源打压异议人士，“现在就是最黑暗的时刻”
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The finding of the UN’s top human rights body that Chinese repression of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang could constitute “crimes against humanity” is a landmark in international scrutiny of Beijing’s conduct in the north-western region.
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China committed “serious human rights abuses” — and potentially crimes against humanity — in Xinjiang, a top UN official said, bolstering international efforts to pressure Beijing to change its policies toward the region’s Muslim minority.
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Governments urged to launch formal investigations after UN findings on treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang
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The Enduring Corporate Entrenchment in China
November 17, 2022 Comments Off on The Enduring Corporate Entrenchment in ChinaA 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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