Three Convicted of Rioting in HK Despite No Evidence of Involvement
by John Chan | May 6, 2021
A Hong Kong court has convicted three people of rioting, jailing them for at least four years despite a lack of evidence that they played any role in the riot. This is the latest conviction since a higher court upheld the...
Read MoreAfter Chinese Sanctions, EU-China Investment Deal on the Rocks
by John Chan | May 5, 2021
A little over four months after the European Union hastily signed a landmark investment agreement with China in a move hailed by Beijing as a diplomatic success, efforts by the E.U. to ratify the agreement are now reportedly on...
Read MoreAngry Then Apologetic Tweets From Philippines Foreign Minister Highlight Diplomatic Tensions in South China Sea
by Alexander Boyd | May 5, 2021
A series of alternately profane and obsequious tweets from the Philippines’ foreign minister were an unusually public demonstration of the diplomatic tightrope Southeast Asian countries walk regarding the South China Sea. China...
Read MoreTimeline: Two Months of Turmoil at Hong Kong Public Broadcaster RTHK
by John Chan | May 3, 2021
Over the weekend, the embattled Hong Kong public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) announced that it would begin deleting its own programming from the internet, including all content over a year old. It is a chilling...
Read MoreTranslation: An Apology to the People of India
by Josh Rudolph | May 3, 2021
Last week, as India’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases had been over 300,000 (at least) for more than a week, Xi Jinping offered a gesture of goodwill despite abiding economic and diplomatic rivalries between the two...
Read MoreTranslation: The Hundred Childless Days
by Anne Henochowicz | May 3, 2021
Thirty years ago, Guan County, Shandong Province launched the “Hundred Childless Days” campaign under the aegis of national family planning, known in the West as the “one-child policy.” The birthplace of...
Read MoreChinese Regulators Prepare to Take Action Against More Tech Companies
by John Chan | Apr 30, 2021
After levying a record-breaking fine against Alibaba and requiring sweeping structural changes to Ant Group’s business earlier this month, Chinese regulators are showing no signs of letting up in their crackdown on big...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: “As Soon as They Want to Access Your Uterus, They Start the Sweet Talk”
by Alexander Boyd | Apr 30, 2021
The Financial Times this week reported that China’s seventh national census would show the country’s population declined for the first time in decades. The government bureau responsible for the census then claimed China’s...
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