China is often held to be an exception to the rule that economic performance and human rights are inextricably bound. In fact, it proves the rule: Its
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China & Human Rights, February End 2024: Tibet Rises and Volkswagen Crashes as Daring Filmmakers Break a Censorship Blockade
Beijing’s global reputation as a green energy leader collides with brutal realities in Tibet. Volkswagen has a head-on smash with the truth about
Hong Kong & Human Rights, February 2024: From ‘One Country, Two Systems’ to One Voice, No Dissent? Not So Fast
China’s determination to transform Hong Kong into an ultra-restrictive mini-me that stomps on any perceived or actual challenge to its authority has
China & Human Rights, Mid-February 2024: Western Carmakers and the Long Xinjiang Shadow
In the land where the state has to censor the hashtags to its own propaganda to avoid its new year messages of optimism being shot down by the
Beyond Equality: Why Democracies Must Reclaim the U.N. From Autocrats
“We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,” begins the preamble to the U.N. Charter. It
Does Yang Hengjun Have Any Legal Hopes Left After Receiving a Suspended Death Sentence in China?
Donald Rothwell, Australian National University The Chinese-Australian academic and writer, Yang Hengjun (楊恒均), has been detained in China for five
Hong Kong & Human Rights, January 2024: New Law to Silence Hong Kong’s Whispers
After months of threats on the part of Secretary of Security Chris Tang Ping-keung (鄧炳強) to criminalize the vague concept of “soft resistance,” a.k.a.
China & Human Rights, January End, 2024: U.N. Review Bends to Beijing’s Power
In the land where one of the state’s main concerns about children dying in fires is that citizens might talk about the reasons why such incidents keep
From Runway to Runaway: Will U.S. IPO Unravel Fast-Fashion Giant Shein?
January 2024 ought to be a high point for Shein. Preparing to launch its U.S. Initial Public Offering (IPO), the company has achieved everything that
Hong Kong Carving Its Own Path of Repression
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee’s announcement that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will introduce its own national security
Hong Kong’s Semi-Democracy Continues Its Decay
Once known for its vibrant civil society and political rights, Hong Kong moved toward illiberal authoritarianism in 2023. This trend began with the
China Set to Dodge Accountability at Its U.N. Human Rights Review
Since 2018, the human rights environment in mainland China and its associated autonomous regions has deteriorated. The evidence is