Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.
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Human rights defenders in China face arrest and lengthy detention for calling out Xi’s mistakes.
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China’s Heavy-Handed Push to Prevent a UN Report on Xinjiang
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The release of the UN Human Rights Office’s Xinjiang report is an important step in ensuring that the facts of the Chinese government’s atrocities in the region are recorded and documented so that justice may eventually be served. It should be issued immediately.
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China Illustrations Need More Than Dragons, Pandas, and Propaganda – Editorial imagery often recycles stereotypes and ignores Chinese life.
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It’s easy to tell when a magazine cover is about China. The usual suspects appear: dragons, President Xi Jinping, the five-star flag, and red. A lot of red.
Read moreLetter of Nomination by Prominent Scholars of 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists
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We write to nominate Hong Kong prisoners of conscience Chow Hang-tung, Gwyneth Ho, Jimmy Lai, Lee Cheuk-yan, and Joshua Wong for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. These five are among about one hundred and fifty others who have been arrested under a National Security Law imposed on Hong Kong in (read more…)
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The crackdown on trade unions in Hong Kong: what response from responsible investors?
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As the Hong Kong government punishes trade unions and cracks down on civil society, the business community must reassess risk levels in Hong Kong.
Read moreChina’s Insistence on ‘Zero COVID’ in Hong Kong Has a Deeper Meaning
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Beijing’s attack on Hong Kong’s elite may have consequences that outlast the pandemic. A massive spike, followed by a severe drop off: this seems to be how the highly infectious, but relatively less deadly, Omicron variant of COVID-19 has played out in many countries and regions around the world.
Read moreJournalism Becomes a Victim of China’s New Nationalism
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After a half a century, very few Chinese people have reconsidered the correctness of this war, just like back then the company of soldiers didn’t doubt the ‘wise policy decisions’ of their superiors.”
Read more王怡会成为下一个刘晓波吗？
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近日网络传出一首狱中王怡牧师给她的妻子蒋蓉的诗《与妻》，不知其来源，但秋雨教会的信徒以及关心王怡的朋友们一致认为是王怡狱中所创
Read moreAs China Rolled Out Its COVID-19 Shots, Victims of Earlier Vaccine Scandals Vanished
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By Renee Xia July 24, 2021 He Fangmei was seven months pregnant when she, her husband, and their two young children were taken from their home in Henan province by authorities last October. They have not been heard from since. A 2018 scandal involving the Chinese vaccine manufacturer Changsheng Bio (read more…)
Read moreIn China, ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Is the Only Accepted Religion
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It is no surprise that China under President Xi Jinping is becoming increasing hostile to freedom of religion. However, recent cases show some of the main tactics the government is employing to control and suppress Christianity in China. This includes forcing independent churches to join religious organizations supervised by the (read more…)
Read moreAttacks on foreign journalists in China cast shadow over Beijing’s upcoming Olympics
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By William Nee On July 20, in the central plains of Henan province, one of China’s most important regional cities, Zhengzhou, received a record-shattering 622mm of rainfall within a 24-hour period. It was described as a “once in a millennium” event in Chinese media. As the rains fell, videos of unimaginable devastation and heroic (read more…)
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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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