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Beijing Confirms Two Canadians Held for “Endangering National Security”
On Wednesday, Chinese authorities confirmed that they had detained Canadian Michael Spavor on suspicion of harming national security. From Lee Jeong-ho and Keegan Elmer of the South China Morning Post: A report by the Liaoning government’s official online news outlet on Thursday said Michael Spavor – a businessman based in the Chinese city of Dandong with connections to North Korea – was detained on Monday in an investigation by the provincial state security bureau.
CPJ: Xinjiang Key Focus for Journalist Detentions
An annual census of detentions by the Committee to Project Journalists has identified China as one of the most prolific jailers, and highlighted ongoing mass detentions in Xinjiang...
Young Tibetans Self-immolate in Protest
Voice of America reports that a 22-year-old Tibetan man named Drugkho self-immolated in Sichuan on December 8 in protest of China’s policies in Tibetan regions of China. According...
Pastor’s Wife Accused of Inciting Subversion
Pastor Wang Yi’s wife Jiang Rong, who is held under secret detention in an undisclosed location, has been accused of inciting subversion of state power days after authorities cracked...
Michael Kovrig Accused of Harming National Security...
New reports suggest that Canadian Michael Kovrig is being held in Beijing on suspicion of harming national security. Meanwhile, the Canadian government has announced that citizen...
Pressure Mounts on Chinese Twitter Users
Although blocked since 2009, Twitter has long hosted a sizeable community of users within China, many of whom turned to it after repeated bans or deletions from domestic platforms....
Concerns Rise as Muslim Crackdown Broadens
Authorities in Xinjiang have detained an estimated one million or more Turkic Muslims in “re-education” camps and turned the region into a frontline laboratory for draconian...
Politics
Former Canadian Diplomat Detained
Michael Kovrig, a Canadian citizen and formal vice consul in the Beijing embassy,
Economy
Canada Arrests Huawei CFO for Extradition to U.S.
Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is also the deputy
Culture & the Arts
Minitrue: No Critique of Film Industry Tax Policy
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
Sci-Tech
Will China’s Investments Reshape Africa’s Internet?
The following post is republished from the Power3.0 blog, with permission: The
Environment
Journalist Harassed While Covering Chemical Spill
In a rare account of police harassment of Chinese reporters, Caixin’s environmental
Human Rights
Translation: Investigating a Classmate’s Disappearance
Amid a crackdown on student and labor activism, dozens of students and graduates
Information Revolution
Beijing’s Evolving Global Media Influence
In a lengthy investigative piece for The Guardian, Louisa Lim and Julia Bergin
The Great Divide
Translation: Sun Min, Brave Pioneer for Workers’ Rights
Peking University graduate Sun Min was one of the 16 student and labor activists
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: Control Reports on Zhejiang Gaokao Results
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities,
China & the World
7 Dead in Attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi
An attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan last Friday has left at
