China’s Digital Currency Development Picks Up Speed
by John Chan | Oct 16, 2020
This week, Shenzhen’s government announced the rollout of one of the largest real-world trials of China’s fledgling new digital currency. The announcement came at the same time that Xi Jinping visited Shenzhen, where he laid out...
Read MoreNew Reports On Family Separation in Xinjiang, Fear Among Uyghur Diaspora
by Alexander Boyd | Oct 16, 2020
An atomized diaspora undermined by suspicion of spies in their midst, “double hardship” children—an official Chinese euphemism for those whose parents are both interned in camps—placed in orphanages, a son living in the U.K....
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, February 2, 2020: Economic Optimism
by Josh Rudolph | Oct 16, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, February 1, 2020: Protecting Coronavirus Patient Privacy, Information on Medical Treatments
by Sophie Beach | Oct 15, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreZhejiang Government Publicly Shames People for Scaling the Great Firewall
by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 15, 2020
Netizens recently noticed that since July, the Zhejiang Provincial Government Services website has been publicly posting “resolutions on administrative punishment” for individuals and organizations charged with...
Read MoreCCTV Airs Disappeared Taiwan Citizens’ Confessions, War Games
by Alexander Boyd | Oct 15, 2020
In a three-part documentary series focused on Taiwanese espionage, CCTV program Focus Talk broadcast the likely forced confessions of four Taiwanese citizens: Lee Meng-chu, Cheng Yu-chin, Tsai Chin-shu, and Shih Cheng-ping. All...
Read MoreYang Hengjun Trial Expected Soon
by Sophie Beach | Oct 14, 2020
Australian writer Yang Hengjun, who has been detained in China since January 2019, is expected to go on trial soon after his case was sent to the Beijing second intermediate court for prosecution. Yang’s lawyer indicated...
Read MoreIn Shenzhen Speech, Xi Redefines “Opening Up”
by Alexander Boyd | Oct 14, 2020
Xi Jinping’s speech on the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone—the first of China’s market reform policy SEZs—outlined his vision for an increasingly domestically-oriented economy, better able...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, January 30, 2020: WHO Emergency Meeting, Russian Border Closure
by Samuel Wade | Oct 14, 2020
CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020,...
Read MoreDetained Canadians Meet Ambassador After Months of Isolation
by Alexander Boyd | Oct 13, 2020
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, two Canadians detained in China for 674 days, met virtually with the Canadian ambassador to China in mid-October; the first consular visit allowed them by Chinese authorities since January of...
Read MoreHong Kong Plan to Extend Voting to Mainland Residents Stirs Backlash
by John Chan | Oct 13, 2020
A forthcoming proposal by the Hong Kong government to expand voting for the city’s permanent residents living in mainland China has ignited controversy in the city. The plan, which was originally expected to be unveiled in Chief...
Read MoreActivist Supporter Geng Xiaonan’s Detention Showcases Authorities’ Siege Tactics
by Samuel Wade | Oct 9, 2020
Beijing-based publisher and film producer Geng Xiaonan was detained along with her husband and business partner Qin Chen on September 9 for suspected "illegal business operations." Geng had been an outspoken advocate...
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