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Argentina’s highest criminal court has ruled in favor of a universal jurisdiction case charging the Chinese government with crimes against humanity and genocide committed against the Uyghur people. uhrp.org/statement/arge…

Whatever one thinks of the US’s strikes against Iran, I’m glad that renewed global attention is being drawn to China’s critical role in propping up the brutal Iranian theocratic regime. nytimes.com/2025/06/23/wor…

Venting: The "US vs. China" framework still applies in terms of geopolitical rivalry, but "US vs. China" in terms of "democracy vs. authoritarianism" no longer holds. We need to stop pretending so in our analysis.

Great piece by Megan K. Stack. China's Orwellian present can be America's future. You don't want to live in a society where everything you say or do is being watched and recorded. So, Americans, do something before it is too late. nytimes.com/2025/06/23/opi…

Many people are in disbelief that the US govt is inflicting such damages on its own soft power, but the “self-sabotage” argument only stands when you think the US still has any interest in promoting democratic ideas.

Whoever becomes the mayor of New York city, he will have to address the CCP's influence and transnational repression in the city. How to do it effectively and in a rights-respecting way? Check out this piece by Audrye Wong at American Enterprise Institute theamericanenterprise.com/beijings-forei…

Sorry, I am not as magnanimous as Melissa, here is the video: x.com/i/status/19392… I'm doing it for my friends whose relatives are in the camps in Xinjiang, and for those who died in the camps. Christie Henry, you deserve it.

Over the years, I’ve made a habit of reading China Digital Times before doing my own research on the Chinese internet. CDT is remarkably quick and skilled at capturing the most valuable bits of info drifting -- then quickly vanishing-- in the chaotic sea of China’s online space.

Join us in an hour. I can't believe it has been 10 years since 709 Crackdown. Each case of disappearance and its aftermath was also a story of extraordinary strength and love, exemplifying Chinese people's potential to embrace freedom over fear.

“The good thing coming out of it [709] is the strength, the resilience, and the strong feeling for justice ... The movement has gone ... But the spirit and the experience gained from fighting injustice are still with people for future’s sake.” Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 csis.org/events/rule-la…

Outraged by the long sentence given to Bridge Man, but relieved to hear some news about him. Nine years will pass, but his courage will live forever, inspiring generations of Chinese people to come.

As human rights issues take a backseat in US foreign policy, I’m grateful to CSIS for organizing this talk to mark a dramatic and traumatic event in the history of China’s human rights and rule of law movement.

Comedy has always served as a refuge during difficult times. As Beijing’s crackdown on free speech and feminism intensified, Chinese women have taken their jokes to the US. Yet, Trump’s threats to free speech are making the “refuge” less safe. theworld.org/segments/2025/…

Thanks to @csis for a chance to mark #China #709 ten-year anniversary by listening to ⁦Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋⁩, who focused on the incredible work-and sacrifices-of #humanrights lawyers and their families. The personal costs for challenging an abusive state became-remain-appallingly high.

The Freeman Chair recently hosted Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 for its Rule of Law in China event, reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of 709 Crackdown, where Chinese authorities detained hundreds of human rights lawyers and advocates. Full discussion linked below: csis.org/events/rule-la…

Today is the 8th anniversary of Liu Xiaobo's passing. If he were still alive, he might have been heartened to see the world finally waking up to the character of the Chinese Communist Party and the threats it poses to human rights globally. My past piece: thediplomat.com/2020/07/rememb…

Chinese women have always been trolled on the Chinese internet by dating western men, this is not something surprising. It is the school/authorities’ expulsion of her that signals a new level of state-stationed misogyny and xenophobia. nytimes.com/2025/07/14/wor…

In which I spoke about the sexism, racism and nationalism embedded in a Chinese university’s decision to expel a female student for dating a foreigner. Chinese men dating foreign women is often celebrated, while Chinese women dating foreign men is frequently shamed.

I'm slightly amused, to be honest. The CCP suppresses all forms of independent religious practices -- Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, Falun Gong, Christianity, you name it -- but its handpicked "religious leaders" just don't seem to be able to fake it well. nytimes.com/2025/07/28/wor…

Rest assured this is NOT going to work. It’s peanuts for the very people the government most wants to have children — the educated elites. bbc.com/news/articles/…