Beijing Unveils Manufacturing Plan Amid Calls to Move Supply Chains Out of China
by John Chan | Mar 8, 2021
More than a month into the Biden administration and as Chinese top leaders meet for the annual “Two Sessions” top political meetings in Beijing, it appears that protracted U.S.-China tensions are here to stay. Last...
Read MoreCampaign to Discredit BBC Revealed as Media Conditions Inside China Continue to Deteriorate
by John Chan | Mar 5, 2021
A newly published report by the Australian Strategic Policy Initiative (ASPI) has documented how Chinese diplomats and other state-affiliated public figures engaged in a coordinated effort to discredit and undermine U.K.’s...
Read MoreTwo Sessions Proposals Aim To End Hong Kong Democracy Movement
by Alexander Boyd | Mar 5, 2021
During the 2021 convocation of China’s National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Beijing announced plans to impose sweeping electoral reforms on Hong Kong that threaten any...
Read MoreTranslation: Detention of Takeout Driver Advocate Highlights Digital-era Labor Abuses
by Josh Rudolph | Mar 4, 2021
Amid the ongoing pandemic, the services provided by food delivery platforms have become a lifeline for many shut-in or socially distanced consumers, in China and elsewhere. Despite the newfound essentiality of delivery drivers...
Read MoreOn Clubhouse, Youth Share The Truth About Xinjiang
by Alexander Boyd | Mar 4, 2021
After Chinese users flocked to Clubhouse to engage in uncensored and freewheeling conversation on topics both serious and silly, authorities blocked the app. One room, “Is there a concentration camp in Xinjiang?,” was...
Read MoreDivorce Restrictions Endanger Women as Leaders Focus on Demographic Crisis
by John Chan | Mar 3, 2021
China has implemented a mandatory “cooling-off” period for divorces, mandating that spouses observe a 30-day waiting period to deter impulsive divorces. But the new requirement, which went into effect on January 1st...
Read MoreResearchers Voice Rights Concerns Over Emotion Recognition Technology
by Alexander Boyd | Mar 3, 2021
Emotion recognition technology is being marketed globally as the next frontier of facial recognition, with proponents claiming it particularly well-suited for two starkly different environments: schools and prisons. In the...
Read MoreNew Details Emerge from Xinjiang Camps Amid Government Efforts to Discredit Victims
by Alexander Boyd | Mar 2, 2021
As a campaign of mass internment of Uyghurs in northwest China seemingly begins to transition into a new stage involving forced labor and population transfers, details of the detainees’ experiences continue to emerge. In...
Read MoreHow the HK47 Prepared for Charges Under the National Security Law, and International Reactions
by John Chan | Mar 2, 2021
On Sunday, February 28, 47 prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were charged with subversion under the Hong Kong National Security Law. The charges were widely expected after the activists were first arrested in a massive...
Read MoreCDT Weekly: How to Read It From Now On
by Samuel Wade | Mar 1, 2021
The third edition of CDT’s weekly email newsletter was published on Friday, and covers the launch of our new Chinese-language Sensitive Words calendar, China’s probably coincidental ban on Taiwanese pineapple,...
Read MoreHong Kong Prosecutors Charge 47 With Subversion, Supporters Rally Outside Bail Hearing
by John Chan | Mar 1, 2021
In an orchestrated spectacle seemingly timed to coordinate with leaders in Beijing, 47 prominent pro-democracy supporters—including very nearly every member of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp—were crammed into a West...
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