Activist Supporter Geng Xiaonan Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
by John Chan | Feb 9, 2021
Geng Xiaonan, a Chinese businesswoman who made her fortune publishing lifestyle and cooking books while supporting prominent dissidents in her personal capacity, has been sentenced to three years in prison for “illegal...
Read MoreWHO’s China Research Trip Ends With More Questions Than Answers
by Alexander Boyd | Feb 9, 2021
During a press conference that marked the end of the World Health Organization’s 12-day China-based investigation into the coronavirus’ origins, WHO experts seemingly ruled out the possibility of a lab leak, instead asserting...
Read MoreAustralian CGTN Journalist Charged With Leaking State Secrets
by John Chan | Feb 8, 2021
The Chinese government has formally arrested Cheng Lei, an Australian journalist who worked for state-broadcaster CGTN, alleging that she illegally shared state secrets. The news was announced by the Australian government on...
Read MoreTranslation: Clubhouse Blocked in China; Anticipation and Reactions
by John Chan | Feb 8, 2021
Over the past several days, Chinese internet users rushed to join Clubhouse, an invite-only audio-based social networking app. For a fleeting few days, users on the platform from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and farther...
Read MoreTranslation: Remembering Li Wenliang – “The People Will Never Forget You”
by Alexander Boyd | Feb 8, 2021
On February 7, 2020, Dr. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, passed away from a new disease he had warned his colleagues about in a WeChat group just six weeks earlier. His warning leaked to the...
Read MoreTranslation: Deliberate Denials of COVID-19’s Place of Origin are Base and Uncivilized (Cheng Yizhong)
by Alexander Boyd | Feb 8, 2021
One year after the city was put on lockdown, Wuhan is still at the center of controversies surrounding truth and coronavirus. After months of delay, a WHO team arrived in Wuhan in January 2021 to begin the scientific...
Read MoreTranslation: “The Situation-That-Must-not-be-Mentioned” – Chinese Netizens Respond to Xinjiang Camps
by Sophie Beach | Feb 5, 2021
This week, the BBC published an investigation into reports of systematic rape at internment camps in Xinjiang, including graphic and disturbing detail from former detainees and camp staff. This is the latest of many recent...
Read MoreTaiwan in Geopolitical Crossfire as Biden Formulates China Policy
by Josh Rudolph | Feb 5, 2021
With tensions high on many issues as former president Trump reluctantly left the White House last month, strained relations between Washington and Beijing are showing no signs of a quick thaw under a new U.S. president. From the...
Read MoreHong Kong Government Brings National Security to Education System, Cracks Down on Dual Citizens in Custody
by John Chan | Feb 4, 2021
The Hong Kong Government has introduced comprehensive guidelines to securitize the city’s schools in line with the National Security Law, in a move aimed at quashing political dissent in the education system and...
Read MoreChinese Global Media Influence Faces Pushback, in the U.K. and Elsewhere
by Sophie Beach | Feb 4, 2021
A new report from the National Endowment for Democracy’s Sharp Power and Democratic Resilience series, written by Freedom House’s Sarah Cook, looks at the Chinese government’s media influence globally. She...
Read MoreArrests At Video Company Threaten Beloved Subtitling Groups’ Uncensored Content
by Alexander Boyd | Feb 4, 2021
Volunteer subtitle groups that translate uncensored American television shows and films are highly popular in China. Yet the future of one of the largest and most popular subtitling sites, Renren Yingshi, is murky after police...
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