Reports Reveal More Forced Labor, Retroactive Punishment for Religious Practice in Xinjiang
A set of reports published this week provide more detail about the brutality of repression against Uyghur women and the pervasiveness of forced labor in Xinjiang that taints global supply chains. Accompanying these revelations...
Read MoreWord(s) of the Week: “Driving in Reverse” (开倒车, kāidàochē)
This week, a 2016 People’s Daily article predicting that China would enter the club of “high-income” nations by 2024 was reposted and widely shared online, attracting many sardonic comments before it was eventually deleted from...
Read More2016 Article Predicting That China Will Be “High-Income” by 2024 Deleted from People’s Daily Online
A 2016 People’s Daily article predicting that China would enter the club of “high-income” nations by 2024 was recently deleted from People’s Daily Online. The deletion was likely due to the article being “maliciously reposted”...
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Ultranationalist Bloggers Take Aim at Red Circles, Backlash Ensues
When the management of a shopping mall in Nanjing decided to post some festive New Year’s decorations, little did they expect that the red and white floral and circular designs would make them the target of an ultranationalist...
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Zhihu Post Backfires, Inspires Venting About Political Repression
A recent question posted to the Q&A site Zhihu may have been intended to elicit praise about China’s state of political affairs, but has instead become the latest telling example of the pessimistic political mood in...
Read MoreHong Kong Government Pushes New Homegrown National Security Law
On Tuesday, the Hong Kong government released a 110-page consultation document that outlined plans for yet another national security law. This homegrown law joins a long list of recent initiatives by the government to increase...
Read MoreQuote of the Day: “My Rights — Are Those of a Pedestrian in an Automobile Age”
Our latest quote of the day is taken from a viral poem scrawled on a wall in Xi’an titled “My Rights” by the anonymous poet “Sowing Seeds Alone.” The poem is a call to protect the rights of “pedestrians” against the domination...
Read MoreSecond Deadly Fire in a Week Kills 39, Mostly Students, in Jiangxi
A fire in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province killed 39 people and injured nine more on Wednesday, January 24. It was the second deadly blaze to claim student lives in a single week: a fire in an elementary school in Henan killed 13...
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China Rallies Friends, Stifles Human Rights Criticism at U.N. Universal Periodic Review
This week, China underwent its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the U.N. This ritual is a...
Read More“Thirteen Lives Don’t Even Merit a Hashtag”: Scant Media Coverage of Henan Dorm Fire Provokes Ire Online
Two deadly school fires in China within the last week have led to a surge of online criticism of inadequate fire safety measures, as well as complaints about online censorship, government callousness, and a dearth of media...
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