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American Exit from U.N. Rights Council a “Crushing Victory” for China?
On Tuesday, the U.S. announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council. Like its exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the development has been seen as a victory for China, whose long-running efforts to obstruct and coopt U.N. rights work may receive a substantial boost. Chinese Human Rights Defenders’ Frances Eve made this case in an op-ed at The Guardian
MERICS Interview: How to Resist China’s Influence...
Last week, we published Part One of an interview with Kristin Shi-Kupfer, Director of the Research Area on Public Policy and Society at the Berlin-based Mercator Institute for China...
Nickname of the Week: Junior High Schooler
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and encountered in online political discussions. These are...
“John Oliver” Censored After Roast of Xi Jinping
U.S.-based British comedian John Oliver’s name has become a sensitive word on Weibo following a particularly well–researched 20-minute segment roasting Xi Jinping’s...
Trump Clashes With Congress Over ZTE Rescue Deal
In April, the U.S. Department of Commerce levied a crippling $1.19bn fine and seven-year export ban on Chinese tech giant ZTE for violating Iranian and North Korean trade embargoes,...
Translation: The Story of Ma Hu (Part 3)
Beijing-based women’s rights activist Xiao Meili recently introduced her friend Ma Hu with the first two parts of a three three-part profile. Part one told the story of Ma...
Tibetan Found Guilty of Espionage in Sweden
A Tibetan refugee living in Sweden was last Friday found guilty of gathering information for China on fellow Tibetans in the region. The 49-year-old Tibetan man, Dorjee Gyantsan,...
Politics
Chinese Embassy Lashes Out Over Australian TV Segment
Amid heated debate over PRC influence in Australia, the country’s edition
Economy
Minitrue: Hold Back on Fan Bingbing Tax Accusations
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Culture & the Arts
Details Emerge About Xinjiang Reeducation Camp System
New reports, based on interviews with former detainees and data collected from
Sci-Tech
Facebook Under Fire for Data-sharing Agreements
With the Cambridge Analytica scandal still fresh in the public consciousness,
Environment
Government Provides Outline of Major Restructuring Plan
A new proposal put before the National People’s Congress realigns the
Human Rights
Hong Kong June 4 Vigil Turnout Up From Last Year
Hong Kong’s annual candlelight vigil in commemoration of the lives lost
Information Revolution
Translation: Open Letter on PKU #MeToo Case
Gao Yan was a Chinese literature student at Peking University who killed herself
The Great Divide
A Decade Later, Wenchuan Parents Still Seek Answers
On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan, Sichuan
Hong Kong
Chinese Influence Takes to the Skies
On April 25, a letter from the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority to 36 foreign airlines
Taiwan
Burkina Faso Cuts Ties with Taiwan
Weeks after the Dominican Republic switched its diplomatic allegiance from
Translation
Fake Official Account of the Week: @ComYouthLeague
On September 12, 2017, shortly after registering an account on Twitter, @ComYouthLeague
China & the World
How Overseas Chinese Students Navigate Ideology
At the Los Angeles Review of Books’ China Channel, Lu Xiaoyu, a doctorate
