Celebrity Scandal Inspires Reflection on Surrogacy in China
A gossipy breakup scandal became an internet-wide debate about the morality of surrogacy after it was revealed that a former celebrity couple secretly begat children through surrogacy in the United States. Actress Zheng Shuang...
Read MoreChina-U.K. Relations Fracture Amid Hong Kong Crackdown
As the Hong Kong government’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists continues unabated, relations between Beijing and London have become increasingly frayed. Areas that have previously highlighted Hong Kong’s...
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Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng Nominated for Human Rights Prize as Health Suffers in Detention
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who was jailed following his advocacy for human rights and the rule of law has been named a finalist for a prominent human rights award, the same week that reports emerged of his poor...
Read MoreU.S. Designates Uyghurs’ Persecution “Genocide” And “Crime Against Humanity”
On the Trump administration’s last full day in power, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnically Turkic minorities in Xinjiang both genocide and a crime against humanity. In 2017,...
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch Says 2020 Worst Year For Chinese Rights Movement Since 1989
In its 31st annual global report, Human Rights Watch wrote of China, “This has been the darkest period for human rights in China since the 1989 massacre that ended the Tiananmen Square democracy movement.” The...
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Translation: He Weifang on Trump’s Social Media Ban and Free Speech
Following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, Chinese state media quickly propagated the “American chaos” in celebratory fashion. As major U.S. social media platforms banned President Trump’s...
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11 Hong Kongers Arrested for Allegedly Aiding Hong Kong 12 Escape
National security police arrested 11 people in Hong Kong on Thursday, including a prominent pro-democracy lawyer and district councillor, for allegedly aiding the attempt by 12 Hong Kongers to escape the city by sea for Taiwan...
Read MoreCDT Censorship Digest, December 2020: The Rumble in the CCP’s Narrative Machine
The CDT Censorship Digest is a monthly round-up of censored speech, propaganda developments, and rights defense in China, compiled and written by CDT Chinese editors. We have selected, translated, and adapted relevant and...
Read MoreXi’s Grande Vision For U.S.-China Relations Runs Through Starbucks
On Thursday, January 14, Xinhua published a letter from Xi Jinping to former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, calling on Schultz to encourage the development of U.S.-China ties. Xi’s public letter to Schultz stands in marked...
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U.S. Issues Total Ban on Xinjiang Cotton and Tomatoes
The U.S. government has banned the importation of all cotton and tomatoes produced in Xinjiang over concerns about the widespread use of forced labor in the region. The move is the most sweeping measure to date to block the...
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