Tag: China
Peeking through the Great Firewall at the Hong Kong protests
Foreign media has shaped some sympathetic mainland Chinese views on the protests, but fear of the state will ensure the unrest doesn’t spread
Catholics attempting to save church win concessions from Chinese authorities
The confrontation in China’s Hebei province follows church closures in Jiangxi and Fujian in recent weeks
US envoy attacks Chinese bid to choose new Dalai Lama
The role of picking a successor belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist system, the Dalai Lama, and other Tibetan leaders, Sam Brownback says
Hong Kong disqualifies democracy activist Joshua Wong from district elections
Wong says he is the only person disqualified out of more than 1,100 candidates in elections set for November
Spy alert goes out over China propaganda app
The app was developed e-commerce giant Alibaba for the Chinese Communist Party
EU awards Sakharov Prize to jailed Uyghur activist
By awarding this prize, the European Parliament sends a strong message to the Chinese government to release Ilham Tohti
Chinese authorities crack down on mainland house churches with Hong Kong...
Believed to be a response to many Christians having taken to the streets of Hong Kong in support of the protests
Hong Kong extradition bill officially killed
But the move is unlikely to end pro-democracy protests
Rights network urges China to release Shanghai-based activist
Chen Jianfang has been subjected to months of enforced disappearance, rights groups say
Police chief detained in China over concern for Uyghurs: report
A police chief in China’s remote Xinjiang region has been detained after expressing concerns over the mass detention of fellow ethnic Uyghurs in his...