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Latest news, features and opinion on human rights in China, covering free speech, religious freedoms, the right to a fair trial, minority rights in the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xinjiang and criticisms of China’s human rights record.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and European Council President Antonio Costa hold forth at a press conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 4. Photo: AFP
China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

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China-EU relations

Man detained in Sweden on suspicion of spying on Uygurs for China

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US-China relations

US sanctions Hong Kong police chief, 5 others, for ‘freedoms’ abuse

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China’s Communist Party

Hu Dehua, son of former liberal Chinese leader Hu Yaobang, dies at 76

The younger Hu is remembered as an outspoken proponent of political reform and press freedom – rare among China’s princelings.

Hu Dehua is one of the few princelings to have openly spoken out about what he viewed as a lack of progress towards democracy and the rule of law in China. Photo: Simon Song
US-China relations

China’s Global Times praises Trump cuts to Voice of America, Radio Free Asia

US media broadcasters have long drawn criticism from Beijing over reporting critical of mainland government’s human rights record.

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US-China relations

US hits Thai officials with visa sanctions over deportation of Uygurs to China

A group of at least 40 Uygurs was sent back last month despite warnings from UN experts that they could face torture and ‘irreparable harm’.

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Women and gender

Political adviser urges easier divorce despite Beijing’s push for family values

CPPCC member Jiang Shengnan says 30-day suspension may spark unnecessary disputes and could be used to transfer assets or fabricate debts.

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Despite authorities’ measures to boost the marriage rate, China’s population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, as marriages plunged a record 20 per cent. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US House revives bill to tackle ‘trade crimes’ by Chinese companies

Legislation that would set up an investigative task force at Justice Department called a crucial companion to Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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US-China relations

US condemns Thailand’s deporting of 40 Uygurs to China

The 40 men were flown back after being detained in Thailand for over a decade.

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US-China relations

US citizen of Chinese descent not guilty of being a covert agent for Beijing

Federal prosecutors accused hotel worker of acting as an agent of Beijing by collecting information about Boston-area residents.

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A general view of the Department of Justice building in April, 2019. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US lawmakers raise concerns about Chinese national ballet performance in Washington

Politicians say National Ballet of China performance at Kennedy Centre is part of the Communist Party’s political machinery’.

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The National Ballet of China performs The Chinese New Year, a version of The Nutcracker, with children from the US at the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington on January 29. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

What did Rubio say about Taiwan independence? US, China at odds

A certain detail is conspicuously absent from State Department’s account of a phone call reportedly made at the top American envoy’s request.

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Thailand

UN warns Thailand Uygur detainees face torture if deported to China

Thailand’s government insists there are no immediate plans to deport the 48 detainees, who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014.

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China’s Communist Party

Guangzhou noodle shops, Mandarin in focus as China pushes ethnic integration

Latest publication by National Ethnic Affairs Commission hails Guangzhou for creating China’s first big data set to promote integration.

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Guangzhou, a city of 22 million, is using big data to track the activities of its ethnic minority residents in a model likely to be applied across China. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
Xinjiang

China hits back at US curbs with multifront probes into American firms

Parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger; chemical-compound exporters; and US chip companies are on radar of China’s commerce authorities and subject to possible retaliation.

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An employee works at a factory in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Xinjiang cotton has been in the global spotlight since 2020. Photo: Getty Images
US-China relations

US targets China textile giant Huafu Fashion over Uygur forced labour concerns

Mining and solar energy firms also had their imports banned, bringing the total number of companies on the trade blacklist to 144.

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Britain

Shein lawyer evades questions on China cotton at UK hearing, angering lawmakers

The fast-fashion giant is accused of forced labour in its supply chains as it reportedly prepares for a US$62 billion listing in London.

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US-China relations

Opinion | How Jimmy Carter opened the door for China – and how Beijing can repay the favour

The Carter era has lessons for a rising China as it frets about a recession and what Trump may bring.

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Officials in Beijing have rarely talked about the link between China’s rapid rise and the largely conflict-free development of ties with the US since the Carter era. Photo: Getty Images
Crime in China

Chinese lawyer observing case says she was pepper-sprayed by court officials

Inner Mongolia incident shocks criminal defence lawyers in China who have faced hostility from police and courts when defending clients.

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Human rights

Chinese legal experts condemn police for sending blogger to psychiatric hospital

Influencer who once accused officer of sexual assault is forced to undergo treatment a second time, raising concerns about abuse of power.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s ideology tsar signals to Dalai Lama at Buddhism reincarnation exhibit

China’s fourth senior official Wang Huning visits China Tibetology Research Centre, as officials vow national unity and ethnic solidarity.

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Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, pictured at his Himalayan residence on December 20, is the subject of a succession debate. He says he will address it next year after he turns 90. Photo: Reuters
US-China tech war

Chinese surveillance tech firm Dahua exits projects in Xinjiang

The company was added to a US trade blacklist in 2019 on claims it aided in human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

A Dahua security camera. Photo: AP Photo
China-Canada relations

China sanctions Canadian institutes, individuals over Tibet, Xinjiang row

Uygur Rights Advocacy Project, Canada Tibet Committee and 20 people involved are on sanctions list, Chinese foreign ministry says.

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US-China relations

How to gain entrée into Trump’s White House? Beijing is looking for ways

The old ways of making connections and gaining influence aren’t likely to be as reliable in the coming, unpredictable administration.

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US-China tech war

Sanctioned camera maker Hikvision ends five government contracts in Xinjiang

The surveillance camera maker, blacklisted by Trump in 2019, did not say why it was now ending contracts for projects completed in 2018.

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FILE PHOTO: Hikvision surveillance cameras are seen in front of a Chinese flag at a main shopping area, during the Labour Day holiday, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Canada

Canada sanctions 8 Chinese officials, citing human rights violations

China’s foreign ministry said it is opposed to and strongly condemns Canada’s sanctions.

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Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly attends a press conference in Riga, Latvia, on December 2. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

US adds 2 Chinese firms to trade blacklist over human rights concerns

The US has been using such measures to punish Chinese firms it accuses of aiding in Beijing’s repression of Uygurs and other minorities.

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Women and gender

Years after mentally ill woman went missing, man held on suspicion of rape

‘Zhang knew Bu had a mental illness but still had sexual relations with her and had children,’ say local authorities.

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