Joshua Wong Arrested Again for Illegal Assembly, Pre-COVID Mask-wearing
by John Chan | Sep 24, 2020
Prominent pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday, his third arrest since June of 2019 when he was last released from prison. He was charged with illegal assembly for his alleged participation in an...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, January 14, 2020: Higher Education, Dutch Chip-makers, WHO & Coronavirus
by Sophie Beach | Sep 23, 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 MoreFacebook Shuts Down Chinese Influence Operation Targeted At Philippines, U.S.
by Alexander Boyd | Sep 23, 2020
On Tuesday, September 22nd, Facebook announced the removal of 155 accounts, 11 Pages, nine Groups and six Instagram accounts which violated policies against coordinated inauthentic behaviour. The accounts were operated by...
Read MoreU.S. Takes Further Action to Restrict Xinjiang Imports
by John Chan | Sep 23, 2020
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday that would effectively ban all imports from Xinjiang. While existing US laws already ban the import of goods if there is evidence of forced labor during their...
Read MoreHong Kong Police to Stop Recognizing Some Journalists’ Credentials
by John Chan | Sep 23, 2020
The Hong Kong Police Force announced amendments to its guidelines on Tuesday to restrict access to press briefings and restricted areas for journalists from news outlets not officially recognized by the government. Only...
Read MoreNothing of Interest in a Small Country? Czech-Chinese Academic Exchange in the Age of Military-Civil Fusion
by Sophie Beach | Sep 22, 2020
The following article by Filip Jirouš was originally published by Project Sinopsis. The first systematic survey of Czech academic ties with PRC defense-linked universities, by Sinopsis and Czech Radio, has identified dozens of...
Read MoreRen Zhiqiang, Former Tycoon Who Called Xi a “Clown,” Jailed for 18 Years
by John Chan | Sep 22, 2020
Outspoken former property tycoon and longtime Party insider Ren Zhiqiang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday. Ren had disappeared in March and was reported to be under investigation, shortly after he wrote and shared...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, January 12-13, 2020: Taiwan Elections, New Destroyer, Liu He in Washington, Shared Future With Myanmar
by Samuel Wade | Sep 21, 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 MoreTrump Administration Bans TikTok and WeChat Apps
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 18, 2020
Following the U.S. State Department’s announcement last month of a “Clean Network” initiative aimed at protecting against threats posed by Chinese tech firms, President Trump on August 6 unveiled an executive...
Read MoreMinitrue Diary, January 11, 2020: Taiwan Elections
by Josh Rudolph | Sep 18, 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,...
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