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Chinese Loan Exposes Kenya to Risks, Stokes BRI Concerns
A recent exposé by Kenyan newspaper the Daily Nation details a host of risks to Kenyan sovereignty and national resources inherent in a loan agreement highly favorable to China signed with the state-owned Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China in May 2011. Such risks had last month been cited in media reports as an example of growing controversy over Xi Jinping’s ambitious infrastructure inestment plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Included among the risks
Translation: Chan Kin-man’s Farewell Lecture
On November 14, 2018, social scientist, professor, and co-founder of Hong Kong’s 79-day Occupy movement Chan Kin-man delivered a farewell speech to a packed hall at the Chinese...
U.S. Universities Shut Down Confucius Institutes
Amid rising concerns of curtailed academic freedoms, U.S. universities are increasingly closing down Confucius Institutes, which are Chinese government-funded centers offering...
Minitrue: Control Calls to Action on Vaccine Scandal...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Everyone: although this vaccine incident occurred...
Minitrue: Stay in Line on Polish Huawei Arrest
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect...
Canadian Sentenced to Death in Drug Smuggling Retrial...
The Dalian Intermediate People’s Court in Liaoning province sentenced Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg to death on Monday during a one-day retrial on drug smuggling charges....
Activist Huang Qi Put on Trial for “Leaking State Secrets”...
Veteran online activist and citizen journalist Huang Qi went on trial in Mianyang, Sichuan, on Monday on charges of “leaking state secrets.” The trial was announced...
Politics
Minitrue: No Reporting on Tech, Other Layoffs
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Economy
13 Canadians Detained Since Huawei Arrest
Following the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Canada on December 1 for suspected
Culture & the Arts
Minitrue: No Critique of Film Industry Tax Policy
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Sci-Tech
How Activists Are “Traveled” or “Mentally Illed”
A pair of essays this week illustrates different parts of the spectrum of methods
Environment
Journalist Harassed While Covering Chemical Spill
In a rare account of police harassment of Chinese reporters, Caixin’s environmental
Human Rights
How the State Is Co-opting Religion in China
Religious controls have tightened considerably under the Xi administration.
Information Revolution
Sinopsis: The CCP’s Model of Social Control Goes Global
The following article is reposted from Project Sinopsis, with permission: The
The Great Divide
Minitrue: Unified Line on Veteran Protest Charges
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Hong Kong
Guo Wengui, Steve Bannon Launch Investigation Fund
Billionaire fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui and President Donald Trump’s former
Taiwan
Taiwan’s DPP Electoral Losses a Win for Beijing
In what observers see as a win for China, Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen resigned
Translation
Minitrue: No Reporting on Mao Commemorative Events
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
China & the World
Public Hearing for Canadian’s Appeal of Drug Charges
Chinese state media reported Thursday that a Chinese court will this weekend
