Photo: 猎德炮仗龙, by llee_wu
猎德炮仗龙, by llee_wu (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Read Moreby Arthur Kaufman | Jun 22, 2023
Last week, the U.N. Human Rights Council began its 53rd session in Geneva, where country representatives will spend four weeks scrutinizing one anothers’ human rights records. China is a major presence, given the former U.N....
Read Moreby Cindy Carter | Jun 22, 2023
There has been much discussion and dissection of the optics of the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to Beijing, during which he met with Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs...
Read Moreby Cindy Carter | Jun 20, 2023
Pékin, Juyong Pass of Great Wall, by Pierre André LECLERCQ (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Read Moreby Arthur Kaufman | Jun 20, 2023
At long last, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Beijing to meet Chinese leaders and jointly work towards stabilizing bilateral ties. His trip was originally planned for February but was postponed when a Chinese...
Read Moreby Cindy Carter | Jun 19, 2023
野花 Wild flowers, by Feng Zhong (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read Moreby Sophie Beach | Jun 19, 2023
Starting in March 2008, Tibetans across the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan took to the streets to call for religious freedom and an end to oppressive political and social controls and...
Read Moreby Cindy Carter | Jun 16, 2023
Street food vendor, by QuantFoto (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read Moreby Cindy Carter | Jun 16, 2023
This week, a striking series of infographics meant to highlight social issues such as poverty, disability, depression, youth unemployment, and elder care were scrubbed from Weibo, leaving only the blank gray boxes that Weibo...
Read Moreby Cindy Carter | Jun 15, 2023
fenghuang, by roman korzh (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read Moreby Alexander Boyd | Jun 15, 2023
Today, June 15, is Xi Jinping’s 70th birthday. The birthday itself is a taboo topic on Weibo. Commentary has been restricted to state-affiliated accounts, all of which relay identical pablum about well-wishes from friendly heads...
Read Moreby Arthur Kaufman | Jun 15, 2023
This week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Beijing for a three-day visit with top Chinese officials, including Chairman Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. The visit enabled Xi to upgrade bilateral relations with...
Read Moreby Cindy Carter | Jun 14, 2023
Here’s looking at you!, by sung ming whang (CC BY 2.0)
Read Moreby Alexander Boyd | Jun 14, 2023
A stand-off between residents of a Sichuan city and chengguan, notorious street-level law enforcement officers, over the beating of an egg vendor marks the latest national controversy over the ubiquitous state agents. In recent...
Read Moreby Arthur Kaufman | Jun 14, 2023
In the latest example of shrinking space for free expression in Hong Kong, authorities there have formally sought an injunction against “Glory to Hong Kong,” the unofficial anthem of Hong Kong’s 2019-2020 protest movement. The...
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