The deadly fire in Xinjiang triggered a wave of anti-zero-Covid protests across several cities in China. Several participants in one of the biggest protests in Shanghai said the one demand from most protesters is asking the Chinese government to end the strict pandemic control measures. After a deadly fire killed…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping consolidated his authority following the 20th Party Congress in Beijing last weekend, but the impact of a rare protest on Situng bridge in Beijing prior to the Congress continues to spread. …

More than six months after he was released from a Chinese prison, prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng talked about his experience in the Chinese prison for the first time with a foreign media outlet. He is pessimistic about the prospects facing human rights lawyers in China and he…

In recent years, there have been several cases of Uyghurs arrested by Muslim countries and facing the threat of deportation back to China. Uyghur Human Rights Project documented this trend in a report released in March. In it, Bradley Jardine, the report’s co-author, highlighted five methods that the Chinese government…

Last week, several human rights organizations shared urgent news about the arrest and possible deportation of four Uyghurs back to China by the Saudi government. According to them, the concerning trend shows that “there is no safe haven for Uyghurs” in the world, and that Muslim countries are facilitating China’s…

A Swedish parliamentary delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a four-day visit. In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Charlie Weimers, a member of the European Parliament, talked about how Taiwan offers an alternative to China’s autocratic model to European countries. DW: What are some of the goals that the…

The draft of a security alliance between Solomon Islands and China has once again raised concerns about the expansion of China’s influence in the Pacific region. Some experts think the deal could potentially affect the strategic environment in the region, but it will also push regional powers to reassess how…

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was sentenced to four years in jail by a court in Beijing at the end of 2020 for reporting about the lockdown in the central Chinese city Wuhan, has reportedly become healthier compared to a few months ago. Apart from being able to walk…

After China increases the pressure on Lithuania, Financial Times reported on Jan. 21 that the US suggested the Baltic state change the name of Taiwan’s representative office, which was viewed as the main source of friction between Beijing and Vilnius. However, experts think the possibility of Lithuania making the move…