International media attention persuaded the CCP to “postpone” the destruction of the mosques’ “Arabic” features. It has now started again.
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Liu Jianchao: Notorious Human Rights Violator Received with Honors in UK
Activists protested the UK’s red carpet treatment for one of the key authors of China’s transnational repression
Strange Bedfellows: A Uyghur View of the Bill Gates–Xi Jinping Meeting
Gates pledged $50 million aid to China: is it naivety, selfishness or betrayal of the free world?
Sajid Mir: Why Is China Protecting One of the World’s Most Wanted Terrorists?
First, Pakistan claimed he was dead. Then, that he had been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Now, China has vetoed his Security Council designation as a global terrorist.
The Case of Comedian Li Haoshi, Detained for a Joke, Is Far from Over
His whereabouts are unknown, but all companies associated with him are being fined or prohibited from working, and other comedians are prudently closing shop.
Sichuan: Crowd Protests Violence by Chengguan Law Enforcement Agents, Compels CCP to Apologize
The notorious urban enforcers have a history of violence. When they beat a street egg vendor in Neijiang, public fury followed, and the authorities had to back off.
Secret Document Reveals China’s Paranoid Efforts to Keep Xinjiang News Secret
An old man died crushed by a wall. The CCP immediately mobilized 171 agents to investigate—not the incident but who had reported it to Radio Free Asia.
Organ Harvesting from Uyghurs: Evidence Grows, the U.S. Reacts
International moves to ban Chinese organ harvesting take positive steps forward with the passing of a U.S. bill.
Why China Promotes “Pakistani Buddhism”
Archeology and philanthropy disguise an anti-Indian and anti-Dalai-Lama strategy.
“Calling a Rat a Duck”: A New Scandal in China
In a college canteen in Jiangxi, a student found a rat’s head in what was served to him as duck. The CCP’s answer: “A rat is a duck if the Party says so.”