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Foreigners in China Face Increasing Harassment, Detention
Amid ongoing tensions over trade and other issues between China and several countries, a number of foreigners living in China have been detained or otherwise threatened in recent weeks. Sixteen foreign teachers and students, including four Britons, were detained in a drug bust in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Lily Kuo reports for the Guardian: The four Britons were among a group of foreigners arrested in a drugs raid in the city of Xuzhou in the eastern province of Jiangsu on Wednesday,
China Rebuked by 22 Nations Over Xinjiang
More than 20 countries have issued a joint statement this week condemning China’s mass detention program in Xinjiang in what is the first concerted international effort to...
Situation Still Dire for Rights Lawyers Four Years On...
This week marks the four year anniversary of the 709 “Black Friday” crackdown on human rights lawyers in China. Over 300 lawyers, law firm staff, and human rights activists...
HK Protests: Expanding Focus, Sustained Momentum
Protests in Hong Kong continued last weekend, with estimated turnout of close to a quarter of a million suggesting sustained momentum after last week’s controversial storming...
Underground Church Members Detail Crackdown
Last December, more than 100 adherents to the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu were detained in a crackdown on the underground congregation, including the pastor Wang Yi and...
China Losing Public Relations Battle With U.S.?
Chinese authorities have maintained strict control over the domestic narrative on the trade war by prohibiting websites from publishing related news and commentary and issuing...
Minitrue: Fury at Censorship of Tycoon’s Arrest...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Everyone: no media, including new media, may report...
Politics
Thousands in Wuhan Protest Against Waste Incineration
Zhuang Pinghui at Inkstone News reports that thousands of residents in Wuhan’s
Economy
Nike Pulls Shoes Over Hong Kong Instagram Post
Nike has stopped selling a line of limited-edition sneakers in China after its
Culture & the Arts
‘The Eight Hundred’ Cancels Its China Release
It has been confirmed that the war film “The Eight Hundred” will
Sci-Tech
Surveillance Fears Shadow Hong Kong Protests
Last Sunday saw as many as a million people march against proposed changes to the
Environment
Beijing Retools BRI as Europe Draws Closer
Beijing is currently holding a forum for its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which
Human Rights
“I Finally Got to See My Husband Wang Quanzhang”
Li Wenzu, the wife of jailed human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, has described
Information Revolution
Sensitive Words: “Let’s Go Hong Kong!”
Sensitive Words highlights keywords that are blocked from Sina Weibo search
The Great Divide
Translation: “What’s the Point of Further Discussion?”
As Beijing and Washington continue ratcheting up their rhetoric while keeping
Hong Kong
Thousands Protest Chinese Media Influence in Taipei
Recent protests in Hong Kong against proposed extradition rules that threatened
Taiwan
Taiwan Plans Restrictions on Chinese Video Streaming
The Financial Times’ Edward White reports on plans to ban Chinese-owned
Translation
Translation: “Huawei’s Story is China’s Story”
CDT has translated an essay by U.S.-based Jay Chen that was briefly circulating
China & the World
The Great Firewall of Chinese Academia
On June 21, former Peking University Law School professor Gong Renren published
