Hong Kong Police Use National Security Law to Block Site Chronicling 2019 Protests
Hong Kong authorities have reportedly used new powers under the National Security Law to block a website that chronicled data about the 2019 Hong Kong protests. The unprecedented move has raised fears that, after decades of...
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A #MeToo Case Loses In Court And A Comic’s Taboo-Breaking Jokes Go Viral
A Hangzhou court has found a journalist guilty of defamation for accusing a senior colleague of sexually assaulting her in 2009, dealing the nation’s #MeToo movement a courtroom defeat. In 2018, He Qian alleged that Deng Fei...
Read MoreTranslation: Responses to State Media Gloating at “American Chaos”
On Wednesday, January 6, a mob incited by President Donald Trump attacked the United States Capitol, forcing Congress to temporarily abandon a joint session called to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college...
Read MoreStrength of Cases Against Arrested Hong Kong Democrats Uncertain
On the eve of the enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law, Chief Executive Carrie Lam addressed the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council: “[The law] will only target an extremely small minority of...
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WHO Team Denied Entrance To China While Hebei Deals With Virus Outbreak
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, rebuked the Chinese government for blocking a team of WHO researchers investigating the origins of the coronavirus from entering the country. Team...
Read MoreHong Kong’s Purge: Every 2020 Pro-democracy LegCo Candidate Arrested Under National Security Law
Fifty-three people have been arrested for “subversion” under the Hong Kong National Security Law, including every single pro-democracy candidate for the delayed 2020 Legislative Council elections. Around 1000 police...
Read MoreTranslation: Death of Pinduoduo Worker Renews Outrage at “996” Overwork Culture
The sudden death of a 22-year-old female employee of e-commerce giant Pinduoduo has revived online furor about labor rights in the tech industry, and has prompted a government probe into the e-commerce giant. The employee...
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New E.U.-China Investment Deal Drives Wedge Between U.S. and Allies
A newly signed investment deal between China and the European Union has drawn heavy condemnation from critics, and threatens to complicate efforts by the incoming Biden administration to establish a common position on China...
Read MoreTop Banking Official Sentenced to Death on Corruption and Bigamy Charges
Lai Xiaomin, the former head of a state-owned asset management company was sentenced to death on January 5 for bribery, corruption, and bigamy. Lai led China Huarong Asset Management until his 2018 expulsion from his public...
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