Since at least the 1960s, when Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao alerted of deadly flu cases in Guangdong Province, a pattern has emerged: News of a
Human Rights & China, November End, 2023: U.S. CEOs Applaud as a Dissident Dies
In the land where somebody else doxing the president’s daughter can cost you 14 years of freedom, the use of your fingers and your sanity, a mother
Hong Kong & Human Rights, November 2023: Creepy Cops and State Vigilantism
“If you see the police on the bus, absolutely do not think it is weird,” insisted the Mong Kok District police division in a Facebook post on November
Dirty Laundry: China’s Home Hygiene Fines and the Truth About Poverty Alleviation ‘Xiconomics’
Where should fining people for not washing their bedsheets be placed in the Chinese Communist Party’s grand catalog of crimes? “Plates not put away
New China Agent in U.K. Parliament Unveiled: Foreign Secretary David Cameron
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talked a good game, at least while auditioning for the country’s top job. Back in July 2022, as a leadership candidate
Human Rights and China, Mid-November, 2023: Blackpink, Burlesque and U.N. Betrayal
In the land where even global K-pop sensation Lisa Manobal of Blackpink can be expunged from the internet after headlining a burlesque extravaganza at
Beijing Anger-ometer, November 2023: Aggravators From Beyond the Grave
Instead of spending their youth in a godforsaken rural cave to relive the Cultural Revolution in the image of no less a figure than Xi Jinping, the
Surveillance Coins and Hong Kong’s Pivot to Post-FTX Crypto
On November 2, 2023, in a Manhattan federal court, a gentleman named Samuel Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy
Taiwan’s Election in Nicknames: Oyster Fart Versus Scoundrel Dog
Highlighted by the contrast with China President Xi Jinping’s censorship of Winnie the Pooh, democracies abound with nicknames for political leaders.
Human Rights and China, October End, 2023: The Grinch Who Stole Chinese New Year’s Eve
In the land where even the censors deplore censorship, Chinese New Year’s Eve will no longer be a holiday in 2024, setting off rumors that the
Human Rights in Hong Kong, October 2023: What California Governor Gavin Newsom Ignores
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (李家超) has promised more security legislation for 2024 in his annual policy address, decrying “anti-China
China Backs Hamas, Needs Israel’s Vengeance
“We believe in ‘Do unto others as you would have them do to you,’” preached Hua Chunying (華春瑩), China’s assistant foreign minister on October 15,