A gigantic hydroelectric project is being pursued in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, in an area that is both sacred and geologically risky.
Progress “With Chinese Characteristics”: A Threat to the Tibetan People?
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Frank Dikötter’s “Red Dawn Over China”: When History Is Itself Anti-Communist
A must-read scholarly book, criticized by Chinese propaganda, illuminates the early CCP with rare archival depth and uncompromising independence.
Why “Cults” Resist Repression in China: A Major Study by Two PRC Scholars
Xi Chen and Xu Jing analyze thousands of judicial decisions and add fieldwork data to explain why campaigns against “xie jiao” remain a CCP priority but do not work.
China’s Silent Anniversary: How the Cultural Revolution’s Sixtieth Year Was Erased
The tragic event started between May and August 2026. Not only is there no celebration of the anniversary, but those commemorating it risk going to jail.
84-Year-Old Female Falun Gong Practitioner Dies in Notorious Heilongjiang Prison
Liu Huiju died after repeated medical emergencies and prolonged pressure from local authorities.
Communist Confession Rituals Return in Hong Kong
A machinery of remorse reminiscent of Stalin and Mao compels dissidents to confess and apologize publicly on TV.
Tibet: New Demolitions at the Larung Gar Monastic Center
The famous monastery faces renewed pressure as its residents endure displacement and silence.
CCP Scholar: China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Moves from Administration to Assimilation
A Party School teacher’s commentary in the “Beijing Daily” reveals how the statute formalizes assimilation of minorities as state doctrine.
The August 4, 2008, Semen Road Uyghur Attack: Was It Really “Terrorism”?
On the eve of the Beijing Olympics, two young men killed 17 Chinese soldiers in Kashgar. An alternative view of the incident by a Uyghur dissident.
China’s Transnational Anti-Uyghur Strategy: New Research by Zenz and Tohti
A detailed analysis shows how transnational control strategies silence researchers and fracture diaspora communities with longterm consequences.