Tag: political repression
Mao Set Kill Quotas by City: 700,000 Executed in 1951
In 1951, gunshots rang through the lives of countless ordinary people across China. Men who had switched...
Mao Launched the Cultural Revolution to Seize Absolute Power, Not to Pursue an Ideal
Fifty years after the Cultural Revolution ended, competing theories still fight for dominance: was it...
Communist China Expanding ‘Extraterritorial Legal Warfare’ Against Taiwan: Report
The China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI) released a report on May 13 warning that companies around...
Jimmy Lai Receives ‘Freedom of Expression Award’ From German Media
Jimmy Lai, the founder of Apple Daily who is currently undergoing his sentence of 20 years in prison...
A Witness’s Account of Hong Kong’s Rise and Fall
As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to visit China, the U.S.–China summit has become a focal point...
Why the Chinese Communist Party Pulled a Book About a Failed Emperor
Editor Zi Meng According to Reuters, the book Chongzhen: The Diligent Emperor Who Lost His Dynasty...
Why Xi Jinping’s ‘East Rising, West Declining’ Doctrine Is Failing
Xi Jinping's "East rising, West declining" doctrine, the claim that Chinese power has overtaken the West...
Reports Claim Former Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan Has Lost Freedom in Daily Life Due to Alleged
The political situation within the Chinese Communist Party is described as unpredictable and complex....
Hong Kong Moves To Seize Jimmy Lai’s $16 Million In Assets Under National Security Law
The Hong Kong government applied to the High Court seeking the confiscation of assets belonging to media...
Inside Beijing’s Jingxi Hotel: Accounts Detail CCP Investigations and Asset Seizures
The gray building sits on the western extension of Chang'an Avenue, Beijing's ceremonial spine, and in...
Freedom House Report Highlights Beijing-Linked Transnational Repression, Citing Shen Yun Bomb Threat
The U.S. human rights organization Freedom House released its report “Collaboration and Resistance: Tracking...
One Hundred Million Against the Current: Law, Power, and Survival in Communist China
Two paradoxes lie at the heart of life under communist rule in China, absurdities so ingrained that many...