Photo: Songjiang Tram, Shanghai, by emperornie
Songjiang Tram, Shanghai, by emperornie (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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On Second Anniversary of Sitong Bridge Protest, Lone Protester Peng Lifa’s Fate Remains Unknown
Two years after Peng Lifa’s courageous one-man protest on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge against Xi Jinping and the CCP’s autocratic rule, his whereabouts are still unknown, although it is widely presumed that he remains under...
Read MoreReports Document Chinese Border Intrusions In Bhutan, Nepal
International media coverage of China’s territorial disputes often focuses on India, Taiwan, and the Philippines—countries with substantial military forces or powerful Western backers that, at least to some degree, slow the...
Read MoreChinese Projects in Peru Fuel Tensions with Local Residents
China’s investments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are increasingly moving away from large infrastructure projects backed by massive state lending and towards smaller projects in electric vehicles and high-tech...
Read MoreASEAN Summit Reveals Divisions on Regional Conflict Management
Leaders of southeast Asian countries gathered in Laos this week for the annual ASEAN summit and the concurrent East Asia Summit attended by major global partners. China, represented by Premier Li Qiang, hailed the “substantial...
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Photo: Returning home, by Gauthier DELECROIX
Returning home, by Gauthier DELECROIX (CC BY 2.0)
Read MoreTranslation: In Open Letter to Xi Jinping, Ren Xinyi Pleads for Medical Parole for Her Father, Ren Zhiqiang
Ren Xinyi, the daughter of Ren Zhiqiang—a 73-year-old former real-estate magnate currently serving an 18-year prison sentence for corruption and other offenses—recently published an open letter to Xi Jinping, urging that her...
Read MoreTranslation: After Guangzhou School Stabbing, “Censorship Won’t Make Us Feel Safe”
An October 8 stabbing outside an elementary school in Guangzhou, in which two nine-year-old students and an adult woman were injured, has drawn renewed attention to the phenomenon of indiscriminate knife attacks by people...
Read MoreChina Treads Cautiously on Expanding Trade and Investment with the Taliban
Three years after the Chinese government’s cautiously supportive stance toward the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan led to Chinese netizens blasting their government for being “Taliban in spirit,” China has maintained its...
Read MorePassport Restrictions on Public Employees, and China’s “New Cultural Emigres”
Several recent reports and articles highlight the experience of those in China who seek to leave the country in search of better opportunities or greater freedom abroad. On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center published a report...
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Photo: It was a reservoir, by faungg’s photos
It was a reservoir, by faungg’s photos (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Read MoreMichael Kovrig Describes “Psychological Torture” During 1,019-Day Detention
In a two-part podcast interview with The Economist’s Drum Tower, former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has described the “nightmare Groundhog Day” of his 1,019-day detention in China. Kovrig was one of two...
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Photo: Untitled (Miyun, Beijing), by Bernhard Huber
Untitled (Miyun, Beijing), by Bernhard Huber (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Read MoreAnother Militant Attack in Pakistan Kills Chinese Citizens, Imperils Chinese Investments
In what is becoming an increasingly regular occurrence, a militant group carried out a deadly attack against Chinese citizens in Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for a suicide car-bombing...
Read MoreCensors Delete Claim That China’s Bad Economy Is Packing Jails
WeChat has censored an article on a trending question on Douyin: “Why are jails packed this year?” The article, a short synthesis of a viral genre of short video, claimed that detention centers are overfilled due to China’s...
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