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  • Chinese Petitioners Describe Forced Removals, Detentions During CCP Political Meeting
    Chinese Petitioners Describe Forced Removals, Detentions During CCP Political Meeting
    Fujian residents say local authorities targeted petitioners in Beijing during the CCP's Fifth Plenum, including through surveillance and unlawful detention.
    November 12, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • China Detains Consumer Rights Activists in Nationwide Clampdown
    China Detains Consumer Rights Activists in Nationwide Clampdown
    A former activist said the campaign is aimed at protecting businesses with local government ties and discouraging complaints ...
    November 12, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • China’s New Corruption Law Sparks Concern Over Legalizing Transnational Repression
    China’s New Corruption Law Sparks Concern Over Legalizing Transnational Repression
    Analysts worried that the law legalized the CCP’s overseas operations targeting dissidents while using economic means to pressure ...
    November 10, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • China’s Key PMIs Fell Below Threshold in October, Indicating Economic Contraction, Analysts Say
    China’s Key PMIs Fell Below Threshold in October, Indicating Economic Contraction, Analysts Say
    Experts said it’s now harder for the Chinese regime to cover up the economic decline, as PMI in ...
    November 6, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Taiwan Rejects Chinese Journalist’s Plea for Protection, Returns Him to Thailand
    Taiwan Rejects Chinese Journalist’s Plea for Protection, Returns Him to Thailand
    Cheng Wanjun said he feared further persecution by Beijing, while Taiwanese authorities cited a lack of independent evidence ...
    November 5, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
    Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
    'His case again shows how Hong Kong’s courts are being weaponized to advance repression,' the U.S. government commission ...
    November 5, 2026BY Frank Fang
  • Chinese Health Authorities Report a Plague Death Following Suspected Russian Case
    Chinese Health Authorities Report a Plague Death Following Suspected Russian Case
    No details were provided by the Chinese CDC regarding the plague death case.
    November 4, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Xi Jinping, Hong Kong Leader Again Named Among Press Freedom Predators
    Xi Jinping, Hong Kong Leader Again Named Among Press Freedom Predators
    The nonprofit Reporters Without Borders said China remains the world’s largest jailer of journalists, with 111 media workers ...
    November 3, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • Dengue Fever Outbreak Hits Construction Sites in China’s Hainan, Thousands of Workers Quarantined
    Dengue Fever Outbreak Hits Construction Sites in China’s Hainan, Thousands of Workers Quarantined
    Workers said that dozens have been infected, thousands have been relocated for quarantine, and several construction sites are ...
    November 3, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Elderly Shanghai Petitioner Escapes Secret Detention Site, Is Recaptured in Hebei
    Elderly Shanghai Petitioner Escapes Secret Detention Site, Is Recaptured in Hebei
    An 80-year-old man, held over his long-running property petition, escaped detention by climbing down a hotel’s exterior but ...
    November 3, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • CCP Restricts Officials’ Social Contacts as Party Control Tightens, Insider Says
    CCP Restricts Officials’ Social Contacts as Party Control Tightens, Insider Says
    Official communication and private social contacts of senior officials are strictly monitored, including those who have already retired, ...
    November 2, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Chinese Cities Tighten Halloween Security as Young People Satirize Social Issues
    Chinese Cities Tighten Halloween Security as Young People Satirize Social Issues
    Police increased patrols and nightclubs restricted costumes as young people used Halloween gatherings to express frustration.
    November 2, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • CCP’s Purge Continues as Party’s Top Political Meeting Concludes, Key Command Organs Remain Incomplete
    CCP’s Purge Continues as Party’s Top Political Meeting Concludes, Key Command Organs Remain Incomplete
    Xi intends to hollow the authority of the top committees while consolidating his own power, but the continued ...
    October 29, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Beijing Tightens Security During CCP Plenum, Residents Say
    Beijing Tightens Security During CCP Plenum, Residents Say
    Residents reported increased patrols, surveillance, and efforts to detain petitioners in Beijing as the CCP holds its Fifth ...
    October 29, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • CCP’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Faces Growing Doubts Within Party
    CCP’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Faces Growing Doubts Within Party
    A CCP journal outlines five challenges to the anti-corruption campaign as official figures show dozens of senior officials ...
    October 29, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • Chinese Universities Tighten VPN Restrictions Ahead of Key CCP Meeting
    Chinese Universities Tighten VPN Restrictions Ahead of Key CCP Meeting
    Chinese universities are requiring students to sign pledges and are threatening punishment for VPN use amid growing concerns ...
    October 28, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • China Turns Mbappe’s Mao Meme Joke Into Political Controversy
    China Turns Mbappe’s Mao Meme Joke Into Political Controversy
    Chinese brands cut ties with the French soccer star, state TV suspended broadcasts, and major media outlets avoided ...
    October 27, 2026BY Arthur Zhang
  • Taiwanese Comedian’s Assault Case Raises Alarm Over China’s Transnational Repression
    Taiwanese Comedian’s Assault Case Raises Alarm Over China’s Transnational Repression
    Five men have been indicted over an alleged China-directed attack on a comedian who mocked Xi Jinping, prompting ...
    October 22, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • Shandong Residents Allege Housing Project Irregularities, Retaliation for Petitions
    Shandong Residents Allege Housing Project Irregularities, Retaliation for Petitions
    A stalled redevelopment project left dozens of families without homes, while questions over construction costs and housing allocations ...
    October 22, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • Regional Chinese CDC Calls Plague Info Confidential as Public Suspicions Grow After Suspected Russia Case
    Regional Chinese CDC Calls Plague Info Confidential as Public Suspicions Grow After Suspected Russia Case
    An insider in China’s disease prevention and control sector says that plague cases have already appeared in some ...
    October 20, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Chinese Villagers Allege Farmland Destroyed by Excavation, Waste Dumping
    Chinese Villagers Allege Farmland Destroyed by Excavation, Waste Dumping
    Qingdao villagers say farmland was dug up and filled with waste, while complaints about excavation and soil sales ...
    October 19, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • More Regions in China Issue Plague Prevention Measures as Public Suspicion Persists
    More Regions in China Issue Plague Prevention Measures as Public Suspicion Persists
    If a plague case occurs, CCP control measures call for lockdown of the whole village and surrounding area, ...
    October 15, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Attempted Suicide by Former Judge Highlights Growing Desperation of Petitioners in China
    Attempted Suicide by Former Judge Highlights Growing Desperation of Petitioners in China
    Rights advocates say new petitioning rules have made it harder for Chinese citizens to seek redress from authorities ...
    October 15, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • China Sanctions Another Company Owned by Taiwanese Lawmaker’s Father
    China Sanctions Another Company Owned by Taiwanese Lawmaker’s Father
    Beijing’s latest move against Puma Shen’s family comes as the Taiwanese lawmaker faces a separate investigation into alleged ...
    October 15, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • Locals Clash With Developer’s Workers in Southern Chinese Village Over Contested Land
    Locals Clash With Developer’s Workers in Southern Chinese Village Over Contested Land
    A villager said elderly residents and women were sprayed with a fire extinguisher and pepper spray at the ...
    October 14, 2026BY Michael Zhuang
  • Hong Kong Health Authorities Step Up Russia Arrival Checks After Siberian Lab Worker’s Death
    Hong Kong Health Authorities Step Up Russia Arrival Checks After Siberian Lab Worker’s Death
    The Russian government has not said what pathogen killed the lab worker on Oct. 2, as concerns linger.
    October 14, 2026BY Alex Wu
  • Hulunbuir in China’s Inner Mongolia Issues Plague Risk Alert After Suspected Russian Case
    Hulunbuir in China’s Inner Mongolia Issues Plague Risk Alert After Suspected Russian Case
    Chinese expats in Russia have rushed to return to China while some have started to stockpile supplies, according ...
    October 12, 2026BY Alex Wu
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