Divorce 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...
Read MoreIn Great Hall of The People, “Complete Victory.” In the Countryside, a More Complicated Story
by Alexander Boyd | Feb 26, 2021
In late 2020, China declared victory over poverty, marking the end of a five-year campaign to raise rural incomes above $600 per year. In the essay “The Countryside Through A Daughter In-Law’s Eyes,” though, Huang Deng wrote...
Read MorePolice Arrest Seven, Engage in “Online Pursuit” to Crack Down on Online Speech
by Alexander Boyd | Feb 25, 2021
The arrest of a popular Weibo blogger marked the denouement of months of high-altitude clashes between People’s Liberation Army troops and Indian soldiers in the Himalayas. In mid-February, the two sides agreed to synchronized...
Read MoreCanadian Parliament Votes to Recognize Uyghur Persecution as Genocide
by John Chan | Feb 24, 2021
Canada’s House of Commons voted 266-0 on Monday to recognize China’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide, making it the second country in the world after the United States to make the designation. Prime...
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