Who, in fact, set the example for hostage‑taking—Donald Trump or Xi Jinping? A Uyghur journalist’s opinion.
Op-eds China
Falun Gong’ “Self-Immolations”: 25 Years Since a “Deepfake” on Tiananmen Square
On January 23, 2001, Chinese propaganda reported that practitioners had set themselves on fire. In fact, the government had staged the entire event.
Mamdani’s Dangerous Liaisons with Beijing
What happens when an American political movement mistakes an authoritarian state for an ally in its own ideological battles?
A Chinese Christian Reflects on the House Churches’ Bitter Winter
The recent Zion Church incident represented a shocking but unsurprising escalation in the crackdown on independent Christian communities.
America’s Maduro Operation and China’s Aksu Cave Operation: A Uyghur View
Can China capture Taiwan’s President as the U.S. did with Maduro? Maybe not, judging from Beijing’s “anti-terrorism” operation of 2015 in the Uyghur region.
Three Centuries After His Death, China Is Still Afraid of the Sixth Dalai Lama
After an international conference celebrating the wisdom and poetry of Tsangyang Gyatso, Beijing repeats its falsehoods about Tibetan history.
Jimmy Lai: The (Not So Honorable) Australian Connection
The National Security Law sent the dissident to jail. Australia hosted and honored a trio of Hong Kong National Security Law judges in March 2025.
China, Kazakhstan, and the “Chinese Flag Burning” Trial
The Atajurt volunteers on trial committed no crime. Theirs was a legitimate political protest.
Beijing Occupies Taiwan, as Puma Shen’s Case Demonstrates
The People’s Republic of China’s treatment of a Taiwanese lawmaker as a criminal under its own laws effectively denies the legitimacy of the island’s democratic system.
The Dual Face of “Freedom of Belief” in China: Constitutional Promises and Real-World Persecution
A Chinese Christian debunks the official propaganda: there is no religious liberty under the Communist Party rule.