Allegations of corruption and shoddy construction at Fujian’s Tongan power project take centerstage as part of Beijing’s scripted political theater.
Lisa Peryman
Lisa Peryman has worked with Greenpeace Australia and The Wilderness Society (Australia). She studied journalism in New Zealand and book and magazine publishing in Canada. Her background includes reporting and editing for daily newspapers and trade magazines, as well as creative copywriting for broadcast. Lisa is continuing her studies in Canada and currently works with Probe International as an editor and writer.
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How psychological manipulation dressed as public health reshaped opinion in Canada.
Hongqi Bridge collapse triggers alarm in seismic Sichuan
The collapse of a section of southwestern China’s Hongqi Bridge exposes unstable slopes, rushed geological surveys, and the hidden risks of rapid dam impoundment.
China jails prominent journalist on spy charges
A celebrated state media journalist is sentenced to jail for seven years for speaking to foreign diplomats.
The China story
How the CCP leverages and manipulates overseas news outlets to spread its influence and narrative around the world.
Wind’s voice, freedom’s choice
A landmark Chinese bookstore shuttered in Shanghai six years ago has found another life in Washington, D.C.
Stand News editors found guilty in landmark sedition case
A litmus test case delivers an ominous verdict for the future of press freedom in Hong Kong.
709: Nine years on
On the 9th anniversary of the ‘709 crackdown’ on China’s civil rights champions in 2015, a new release looks at its impact on persecuted lawyers, their families, and the rule of law.
‘China’s people are increasingly aware of human rights’
The growing vulnerability of Xi Jinping’s strongman rule.
Land sinking in China’s major cities, new study finds
Alarming subsidence impacting China’s coastal areas poses a serious threat to millions of people, new research shows. Probe International revisits its proposed solutions from 2008.
Preparedness spares Taiwan from the worst
Taiwan’s most powerful earthquake in 25 years reveals an island of resilience.
Lianfang Street Standoff
A rare rupture in crowd control reveals the level of “zero-COVID” frustration in China.
Once again: Sichuan quake highlights dam risk
The 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan province earlier this month, and a devastating 2008 quake in the same province, are likely linked to the region’s dam-building program, says expert.
Solid as a rock
Ensuring public stability has become even more of a priority for President Xi Jinping in the sensitive lead-up time to the CPC Central Committee’s 19th Party Congress scheduled for later this year. Law enforcement and local officials must guard against potential threats as never before, including the threat of disaster. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan province earlier this month saw “earthquake rumours” added to the growing list of bans in recent weeks.
The rule of silence
Will the death of China’s best-known pro-democracy activist in state custody embolden the country’s dissident movement despite efforts to erase his memory?
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