“We’re the Last Generation” Becomes a Slogan For China’s Disenchanted
by Alexander Boyd | May 17, 2022
A Shanghai resident’s defiant response to a local police officer’s warning that non-compliance with the city’s COVID policy would have a deleterious impact on the man’s future offspring went viral across Chinese social...
Read MoreLeaked Database Reveals Intensity of Imprisonment in Xinjiang; Rights Groups Skeptical of UN Visit
by Arthur Kaufman | May 17, 2022
A recently leaked police database reviewed by AFP and AP identifies over 10,000 Uyghurs from a county in southwestern Xinjiang who have been detained on terrorism-related charges. The list, thus far the largest reported,...
Read MoreTranslation: Long Lockdowns in China’s Border Towns
by Cindy Carter | May 16, 2022
As China doubles down on its zero-COVID policy, Shanghai struggles through a sixth week of lockdown, and Beijing expands mass testing and targeted closures, many smaller Chinese cities and towns have endured much longer periods...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: China Tightens Restrictions on Passports and Outbound Travel Amid COVID
by Arthur Kaufman | May 13, 2022
After nearly two and a half years of pandemic-related restrictions limiting inbound travel to China, the Chinese government is now increasing restrictions on outbound travel, as well. On Thursday, the National Immigration...
Read MoreHong Kong National Security Police Arrest 90-Year-Old Cardinal Zen
by Alexander Boyd | May 13, 2022
Hong Kong national security police arrested Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun on Wednesday for alleged conspiracy to collude with foreign powers. Cardinal Zen is a 90-year-old former bishop and senior figure in Hong Kong’s democracy...
Read MoreCensors Show Zero Tolerance for WHO Criticism of China’s Zero-COVID Policy
by Arthur Kaufman | May 11, 2022
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) criticized China’s zero-COVID policy and called on the government to transition to another strategy for dealing with the pandemic. The move was poorly received by the Chinese...
Read MoreShanghai Tightens Lockdown After Politburo Standing Committee Warning
by Alexander Boyd | May 11, 2022
On Thursday, May 5, the Politburo Standing Committee decreed that there is no place for those who would “distort, doubt, or deny” China’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy. In response, Shanghai’s already-stringent...
Read MoreCampus Lockdowns, Exam Delays, Other Frustrations for Chinese Students
by Alex Yu | May 11, 2022
The past weekend has brought more bad news for many Chinese students who have found themselves at the whim of the government’s aggressive and sustained zero-COVID policies. On Saturday, Shanghai officials announced that the...
Read MoreNew HK Chief Executive John Lee Wins Unopposed Election by Vetted Electors
by Arthur Kaufman | May 9, 2022
On Sunday, Hong Kong’s recently reorganized Electoral Committee selected John Lee to be the next Chief Executive of Hong Kong, a position that he will take over from current Chief Executive Carrie Lam on July 1, the 25th...
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