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by Josh Rudolph | Jan 23, 2021
On January 1, the Supreme People’s Court released the first interpretations of China’s Civil Code, putting into effect the nation’s first comprehensive collection of private laws on personal and property...
Read MoreForeign Ministry Spokespeople Atwitter Over American Social Media Bans
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 22, 2021
A new investigation by China Media Project revealed how Twitter’s decision to label certain Chinese accounts as “state-affiliated” throttled their reach, curbing China’s “borrowed boat” propaganda strategy yet also impacting...
Read MoreAfter Disappointing Sinovac Trial, Beijing Snipes at Western Vaccines
by John Chan | Jan 21, 2021
A week after stage three trial data from Brazil revealed lower-than-expected efficacy numbers for one of China’s main coronavirus vaccines, Beijing’s spokespersons and several reputable Chinese experts have doubled...
Read MoreNew Spring Festival Travel Rules Target Coronavirus Outbreak, Hit Migrant Workers
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 21, 2021
During a January 20 press conference, China’s National Health Commission stated that all hoping to return to countryside homes for next month’s Spring Festival must first get tested for COVID. The following day, Xinhua News...
Read MoreCelebrity Scandal Inspires Reflection on Surrogacy in China
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 20, 2021
A gossipy breakup scandal became an internet-wide debate about the morality of surrogacy after it was revealed that a former celebrity couple secretly begat children through surrogacy in the United States. Producer Zhang Heng...
Read MoreChina-U.K. Relations Fracture Amid Hong Kong Crackdown
by John Chan | Jan 20, 2021
As the Hong Kong government’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists continues unabated, relations between Beijing and London have become increasingly frayed. Areas that have previously highlighted Hong Kong’s...
Read MoreRights Lawyer Yu Wensheng Nominated for Human Rights Prize as Health Suffers in Detention
by John Chan | Jan 19, 2021
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who was jailed following his advocacy for human rights and the rule of law has been named a finalist for a prominent human rights award, the same week that reports emerged of his poor...
Read MoreU.S. Designates Uyghurs’ Persecution “Genocide” And “Crime Against Humanity”
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 19, 2021
On the Trump administration’s last full day in power, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnically Turkic minorities in Xinjiang both genocide and a crime against humanity. In 2017,...
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch Says 2020 Worst Year For Chinese Rights Movement Since 1989
by Alexander Boyd | Jan 15, 2021
In its 31st annual global report, Human Rights Watch wrote of China, “This has been the darkest period for human rights in China since the 1989 massacre that ended the Tiananmen Square democracy movement.” The...
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