China’s genocidal policies in Xinjiang
Hardline policies against the Uyghurs prompt comparisons with Nazi and Soviet totalitarianism.
How Hong Kong was lost
The State Security Law is the latest step in the repurposing of Hong Kong’s system of governance and policing.
One Country, One State Security
A contribution to the latest ChinaFile conversation on the State Security Law for Hong Kong.
Decoding united front work from Australia to Europe
Interview with Alex Joske on his new report on the united front system and CCP influence abroad.
Safeguarding socialism: The origins, evolution and expansion of China’s total security paradigm
The CCP’s strategy of preemptive defense of its core values at transnational scale is a fundamental institutional characteristic of the party-state.
Wei Jingsheng: What Tiananmen taught Hong Kong and the CCP
The doyen of China’s democracy movement on how the world has changed since his release from prison two decades ago.
The detention of Alim Sulayman and the campaign to save him
In contrast with efforts at quiet diplomacy, some relatives of victims of the CCP’s crackdown in Xinjiang believe that it’s actually public attention that can help.
China’s win-win at the UN Human Rights Council: Just not for human rights
Countries that care about human rights should oppose China’s tabled resolution when the Council resumes in mid-June.
The pandemic as a symbolic end to three decades of buoyant globalization
The past is over, and the future’s not what it used to be.
What does the coronavirus mean for EU-China relations?
A contribution to the latest ChinaFile Conversation.