Chinese Diplomats Take Their “Fighting Spirit” to Twitter, with Mixed Results
As a new front in Xi Jinping’s propaganda war — an ongoing campaign to “tell China’s story to the world” — diplomats working globally have been urged to take a more aggressive tone in...
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U.S. House Approves Uyghur Act, Condemning China’s Crackdown in Xinjiang
Following the U.S. Senate’s September passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Act, which some commentators saw as a potential watershed moment in the global stand against the ongoing crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the U.S....
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With Election on the Horizon, Taiwan Fights Back Against Beijing’s Influence
With the presidential election in Taiwan—a de facto independent nation that the CCP regards as a “renegade province”—just over a month away, there have been many recent reports of Beijing’s attempts to influence...
Read MoreChina Imposes Sanctions on U.S. NGOs over Hong Kong Bill
Last week, President Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which had earlier been passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The act would impose penalties on the Chinese government for...
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China Now Has the Most Global Diplomatic Posts, Overtaking U.S.
According to the Lowy Institutes’ 2019 Global Diplomacy Index, China now operates more global diplomatic posts—including embassies and consulates—than any country, including the U.S. which now takes second place. BBC News...
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Translation: “A Great Undercurrent Hiding Beneath the Likes”
Last week on Matters News, user KeketuohaiDeXue (可可托海的雪) published an essay on online public opinion in China. The author argues that it is difficult to glean an accurate understanding of a nation’s collective opinion in...
Read MoreSinopsis: The European Parliament China Friendship Cluster
The following article has been reposted from Project Sinopsis, with permission: Repurposing Democracy: The European Parliament China Friendship Cluster Paper presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”,...
Read MoreNew Leaks Further Uncover Xinjiang Detentions and Surveillance
Last week, The New York Times published its report on leaked documents including 403 pages of speeches, directives, and internal reports shedding new light on the evolution and execution of the ongoing mass detention campaign in...
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