New Regulations to Protect Students from Predators, Sleep Deprivation, Inharmonious Politics
by John Chan | Apr 8, 2021
In the wake of China’s annual “Two Sessions” meetings in Beijing, the Ministry of Education has announced a slew of new regulations aimed at protecting children’s physical, mental, and political health....
Read MoreHarassment and Sanctions Aimed at Uyghurs and Xinjiang Researchers
by Joseph Brouwer | Apr 8, 2021
The Chinese government has tried a number of approaches to hide the ongoing human rights crackdown in Xinjiang from the Chinese public and the international community. Some have been “soft power” tactics, for example a “La La...
Read MoreTranslation: Should We Treat the Unvaccinated Like Deadbeats?
by Joseph Brouwer | Apr 7, 2021
China is in the midst of a push to vaccinate 560 million people—40 percent of its population—by June. However, facing slow vaccine uptake (a February survey found the majority of medical workers unwilling to take it) and a minor...
Read MoreTranslation: “To Those Who Cannot Hear” on Wuhan’s Tomb Sweeping Day
by John Chan | Apr 7, 2021
Over the weekend, an extended essay about Wuhan’s observation of the 2021 Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) received considerable attention on Chinese social media. Weaving together painful memories from last...
Read MorePropaganda Films Attempt to Cloak Xinjiang in Disinformation
by Joseph Brouwer | Apr 6, 2021
The Chinese government has made painstaking efforts to obscure and distort information about its crackdown on Xinjiang’s ethnic minorities. The propaganda campaign is double-edged—aimed at both Chinese citizens and the world at...
Read MoreIn U.S. and China, Competition Rhetoric Meets Inequality Concerns
by John Chan | Apr 5, 2021
Two weeks after the U.S.’ and China’s foreign ministers met for face-to-face dialogues for the first time under the Biden administration, relations between the two governments remain solidly frosty. But as both sides...
Read MoreTranslation: Wei Zhou on “Empathy for Authority”
by Anne Henochowicz | Apr 5, 2021
Wei Zhou is a rare voice in the world of WeChat public accounts, keeping his critiques of contemporary Chinese society just vague enough to stave off censorship (most of the time), yet relevant enough to amass a steady...
Read MoreHong Kong’s “Father of Democracy,” Six Others, Convicted of Illegal Assembly
by Joseph Brouwer | Apr 1, 2021
On Wednesday, March 31, Hong Kong’s “father of democracy” Martin Lee, media mogul Jimmy Lai, politician “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, barrister Margaret Ng, and three others were convicted of illegal assembly for their leadership...
Read MoreTranslation: After H&M Incident, Netizens Reflect on the Meaning of Patriotism
by Josh Rudolph | Mar 31, 2021
Multinational clothing retailer H&M last week found itself the target of a state-sponsored storm of nationalistic scorn and a widespread boycott by Chinese consumers over a (recently deleted) October 2020 statement...
Read MoreBBC Reporter Moves to Taiwan After Harassment in China
by Joseph Brouwer | Mar 31, 2021
After a months-long campaign to discredit the BBC for its reporting on Xinjiang, the BBC reports that China correspondent John Sudworth has relocated to Taiwan along with his wife, RTÉ News China correspondent Yvonne Murray: He...
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- SCMP – US sharply criticises China in annual human rights review, the Biden administration’s first public assessment of Beijing’s record
- New York Times – How China’s Outrage Machine Kicked Up a Storm Over H&M
- HRW – People in China Left Wondering, ‘What Happened in Xinjiang?’
- The Philadelphia Inquirer – China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
- Mind Matters – For Five Days There Was Free Expression in China