At the state dinner, leave some seats empty for China’s political prisoners

October 3, 2015       Comments Off on At the state dinner, leave some seats empty for China’s political prisoners

 

Originally published by The Washington Post on September 20, 2015 Canceling this week’s state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping or downgrading it to a burger-and-fries get-together, as some Republican presidential candidates proposed, would have been foolish. China is a force to be reckoned with, and President Obama is right to engage. But it isn’t (read more…)

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Obama Silent on Meeting with Persecuted Activists Ahead of Chinese President’s Visit

September 20, 2015       Comments Off on Obama Silent on Meeting with Persecuted Activists Ahead of Chinese President’s Visit

 

Originally published by Washington Free Beacon on September 17, 2015 The Obama administration has yet to agree to a request from human rights groups that President Obama meet with persecuted Chinese activists ahead of his Chinese counterpart’s state visit in Washington next week. Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, confirmed on (read more…)

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Chinese rights group urges ‘real pressure’ ahead of Xi’s US visit

September 20, 2015       Comments Off on Chinese rights group urges ‘real pressure’ ahead of Xi’s US visit

 

Originally published by Phayul on September 4, 2015 DHARAMSHALA, September 4: A Washington-based human rights watch dog urged the Obama administration to make a meaningful progress on human rights in China and exert ‘some real pressure’ on Chinese President Xi Jinping to end the prevailing rights abuse ahead of Xi’s first (read more…)

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Wang Yu is a woman China wants silenced but whose voice the world needs to hear

September 20, 2015       Comments Off on Wang Yu is a woman China wants silenced but whose voice the world needs to hear

 

Originally published by News.com.au on September 3, 2015 WANG Yu went about her business knowing full well she was being watched by China. She didn’t expect them to turn on her so quickly. Described as “mild mannered” and “brave” by her supporters, the Chinese government viewed her instead as a thorn in (read more…)

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Chinese Rights Activists Step Up Calls For Action Ahead of President’s Trip

September 20, 2015       Comments Off on Chinese Rights Activists Step Up Calls For Action Ahead of President’s Trip

 

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on September 3, 2015 As Chinese President Xi Jinping gears up for his first state visit to the United States since assuming the presidency in 2013, calls are growing for U.S. and Chinese officials to make meaningful progress on human rights following a series of harsh crackdowns (read more…)

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China: Mass round-up of human rights lawyers casts shadow over President Xi Jingping’s Washington visit

September 20, 2015       Comments Off on China: Mass round-up of human rights lawyers casts shadow over President Xi Jingping’s Washington visit

 

Originally published by International Business Times on August 31, 2015 On July 9, Wang Yu, a celebrated human rights lawyer in Beijing with a history of defending religious minorities and political dissidents in China, sent a text message to her friend. Her electricity had been cut off and her phone line was (read more…)

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Chinese Lawyers, Activists Call For a Rights Dialogue With Teeth

August 19, 2015       Comments Off on Chinese Lawyers, Activists Call For a Rights Dialogue With Teeth

 

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on August 12, 2015 A group of Chinese rights lawyers and activists has called on the United States to put pressure on Beijing at this year’s bilateral human rights dialogue in the wake of a nationwide crackdown on the country’s embattled legal profession and a slew (read more…)

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China to Send Police Officers Into Internet Companies to Curb ‘Lawbreaking’

August 10, 2015       Comments Off on China to Send Police Officers Into Internet Companies to Curb ‘Lawbreaking’

 

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on August 5, 2015 he ruling Chinese Communist Party looks set to further tighten its grip on the nation’s 650 million netizens with the stationing of specialist police officers in major Internet companies. “We will further deepen and expand our construction of police Internet security stations, setting them up (read more…)

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The US is accused of watering down a human rights report for the sake of politics and trade

August 10, 2015       Comments Off on The US is accused of watering down a human rights report for the sake of politics and trade

 

Originally published by Quartz on August 4, 2015 An annual human rights report issued by the United States is being watered down by US diplomats in the State Department, according to a report by Reuters. Recommendations to downgrade China from the second tier to the third—for countries that fail to meet or make any (read more…)

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China Copied Disney’s ‘Frozen’ With Beijing Winter Olympics Song, Critics Say

August 10, 2015       Comments Off on China Copied Disney’s ‘Frozen’ With Beijing Winter Olympics Song, Critics Say

 

Originally published by International Business Times on August 4, 2015 Critics in China accused one of the country’s top songwriters of plagiarism Tuesday because of similarities between one of the Beijing Winter Olympics bid’s theme songs and “Let It Go,” the ubiquitous song from the Disney film “Frozen.” The allegations were (read more…)

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To Host the Olympics, It Helps to Be a Bit Oppressive

August 6, 2015       Comments Off on To Host the Olympics, It Helps to Be a Bit Oppressive

 

Originally published by The Wall Street Journal on July 31, 2015 Forget snow, mountains and earmuffs: The must-have for a 2022 Winter Olympic bid is a dodgy attitude about human rights. Hurray! That, at least, is how critics see it (without the “hurray”). On Friday the International Olympic Committee will pick (read more…)

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Beijing chosen to host 2022 Winter Olympics, angering human rights groups

August 6, 2015       Comments Off on Beijing chosen to host 2022 Winter Olympics, angering human rights groups

 

Originally published by Los Angeles Times on July 31, 2015 Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday, making the Chinese capital the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Games. Members of the IOC, meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, announced the decision after (read more…)

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