Video Counters Beijing’s Xinjiang Narrative as Crackdown on Islam Spreads
The Guardian’s Lily Kuo reports on recently emerged drone footage of hundreds of blindfolded and shackled prisoners being led from a train by police. The footage, which was posted on YouTube last week, is believed to have...
Read MorePolice Violence Now Primary Concern of Hong Kong Protesters
The five demands put forth by protesters in Hong Kong in recent months include a full and impartial investigation into police brutality, following several incidents of violence in which protesters were injured. While the...
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Kiribati Recognizes Beijing in Taiwan’s Second Loss in Days
Days after the Solomon Islands switched diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing, the island nation of Kiribati has severed ties with Taiwan–a move that China’s foreign ministry “highly commends.”...
Read MoreIdeological Test to Determine Journalists’ Eligibility to Work
Under Xi Jinping, Chinese journalists have faced tightening controls from the government, as officials have imposed ideological, political, and legal limits on their reporting while escalating online censorship and sending...
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China’s Economic Power Mutes Responses to Australia, Apple Hacks
On Sunday, Reuters’ Colin Packham reported on an Australian intelligence report blaming China’s Ministry of State Security for cyberattacks on the country’s parliament and three biggest political parties ahead...
Read MoreTranslation: Deleted Ad Reveals Death-defying Health Plan for Officials
On Twitter, Radio Free Asia Chinese has posted an ad shared by the 301 Hospital, a Beijing institution catering to PLA officers and top officials, for a project aimed at maintaining the health and and extending the longevity of...
Read MoreSolomon Islands Switch Diplomatic Allegiance from Taiwan
The Solomon Islands is the latest country to switch their diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, leaving Taiwan with only 16 countries that officially recognize it as an independent nation after El Salvador, Burkina Faso,...
Read MoreChildren Held in Xinjiang Amid Accusations of “Cultural Genocide”
As China accuses the U.S. of spreading “lies” about mass detention in Xinjiang after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged to take the mass incarceration of Uyghurs in the region to the United Nations, Human Rights...
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Sharper Eyes: Shandong to Xinjiang (Part 3)
This is the third part of CDT’s Sharper Eyes series. See also “Surveilling the Surveillers (Part 1)” and “Sharp Eyes Project Map (Part 2).” In previous posts, CDT introduced the background of the...
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