In recent years, China’s international activities have painted a disturbing picture of a nation willing to flout international norms, engage in widespread espionage, and exploit vulnerable countries to further its geopolitical ambitions. From the resource-rich lands of Africa to the strategic outposts in the Caribbean, Beijing’s actions reveal a...
Before States gathered at the UN Human Rights Council, China doubled down on its refusal to follow up its high rhetoric on human rights with concrete actions. On 4 July, at a UN dialogue in Geneva to discuss the adoption of the official report following its UPR review last January,...
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that it detected 30 Chinese military aircraft and 8 naval vessels operating near its territory from 6 am (local time) on Wednesday and 6 am (local time) on Thursday. According to Taiwan's MND, 19 of the Chinese military aircraft crossed the median...
In what is seen as a part of an ongoing campaign to coerce the Tibetan people to be more loyal to the party-state of China than in their devotion to Buddhism under President Xi Jinping’s call to Sinicize the ethnic minority areas, authorities in two counties in a historically...
Brussels, Geneva, New York, Paris, Seoul, Taipei, 4 July 2024. China’s government accepted - wholly or partially - 298 of the 428 (70%) recommendations the country received from UN member states during its fourth UPR on 23 January 2024. This represents a 12% drop in the proportion of recommendations...
A group of migrants was deported to China over the weekend on the first large charter flight there since 2018, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday. The department said that it was working with authorities in Beijing on further removal flights and declined to say how...
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau and Ministry of Culture accused China that it is attempting to interfere in Taiwan’s democratic processes, including influencing elections and interfering with media, Taiwan News reported on Wednesday   National Security Bureau (NSB) said China was inviting local politicians intending to influence elections, while the Ministry of...
We are writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch with regard to the decision of the European Commission on June 12 to announce tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) imported into the European Union. As consultations are ongoing with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to discuss these concerns and seek...
Harvard has once again found itself in the crosshairs of a U.S. House committee — this time over an April 20 incident at an annual conference on China held at the Harvard Kennedy School. During the event, student protestors disrupted an address by the Chinese ambassador to the U.S....
The United States added six companies to its trade restriction list on Tuesday, including four for their links to the training of China's military forces, according to a government posting. Two of the companies are in China, one in South Africa, two in the United Arab Emirates and one in...