08/10/2024

Skechers opens store in Xinjiang amid scrutiny over Uyghur forced labor sanctions   

Despite ongoing U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese companies linked to Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang, United States-based footwear and apparel company Skechers opened a new outlet in […]
04/10/2024

The Hidden Genocide Behind Uyghur Forced Labor

Mamtimin Ala
03/10/2024

U.S. bans Chinese firms in Uyghur region as Beijing fights forced labor claims

The U.S. has added two new Chinese companies to a Xinjiang trade blacklist over forced labor accusations. The move comes just one week after Beijing retaliated […]
02/10/2024

China/Hong Kong: Amnesty International recognizes three activists as prisoners of conscience

Amnesty International today designated three prominent human rights defenders from Hong Kong and mainland China as prisoners of conscience. Human rights lawyers Chow Hang-tung and Ding […]
30/09/2024

US, EU demand China respond to human rights abuses in Xinjiang

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council called on China on Tuesday to implement recommendations made by the U.N.’s human rights office in a […]
24/09/2024

Canada, Mexico Should Halt China Forced-Labor Imports, U.S. Lawmakers Say

A bipartisan group of legislators urges the country’s two neighbors to use U.S. law as a model to keep out imports that can be traced to China’s Xinjiang region
21/09/2024

China cracks down on Communist party officials for reading banned books

Hillary Clinton and Hannah Arendt thought to be among authors of books procured by officials, as Xi Jinping tightens grip on Communist party
18/09/2024

World leaders must act to end decade of injustice for jailed Uyghur academic

The international community must take concrete steps to help secure the release of the Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti, Amnesty International said ahead of the 10-year-anniversary of […]
30/08/2024

Corruption In Chinese Politics: China’s Bribery Culture Explained

They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. In China, where local Communist officials are omnipotent and everything from moving house to having a second child requires a permit, corruption has reached unprecedented levels. Billions of dollars have been embezzled and getting anything done usually involves paying a bribe.