Another major food health safety scandal rocks China.
Japanese mother and son attacked in Suzhou
Described by authorities as an “accidental incident,” China’s recent spate of violent attacks provoke concern over xenophobia and stress exacerbated by economic pressures.
Rights advocates Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing sentenced to prison
Feminist activist Huang Xueqin and labor-rights activist Wang Jianbing were sentenced to prison after nearly 1,000 days in detention.
As China’s internet disappears, ‘We lose parts of our collective memory’
The number of Chinese websites is shrinking and posts are being removed and censored, stoking fears about what happens when history is erased.
Attack at Beishan Park ignites fears for foreigners
Four Cornell College instructors injured in a stabbing attack at a popular Chinese tourist attraction raise fears of “extreme nationalism.”
Who is to blame for the June Fourth massacre?
Despite the CCP’s efforts to erase the events of 1989 from the public consciousness, Tiananmen Square continues to symbolize the struggle for human rights and democracy in the face of authoritarian rule.
China’s investment trap
Foreign investors have much to navigate in a volatile environment where the rule of law is subordinate to the interests of the ruling party.
“Weak spot” (软肋, ruǎn lèi)
When bundles of joy become hostages in social control. Netizens contemplate the reproductive risk of “weak spot” children being leveraged against them by the state.
‘China’s people are increasingly aware of human rights’
The growing vulnerability of Xi Jinping’s strongman rule.
China relied on extrajudicial means to force thousands of fugitives to repatriate, human rights activists say
A new report reveals how the Chinese government has used harassment, “persuasion” and kidnappings to bypass international law as part of the notorious Fox Hunt operation.
Why China’s interference in Canada’s election mattered
The loss of seats changed control over parliamentary committees and the ability to expose wrongdoing.
Forced labour from North Korea is tainting the world’s seafood supply
China officially denies these workers are in the country, but their presence is an open secret. An investigation reveals 15 seafood processing plants have used over 1,000 North Korean workers since 2017.
More than 100 Tibetans arrested over dam protest
In a rare act of defiance, residents push back against the construction of a massive dam that would destroy Buddhist monasteries and force the resettlement of two villages.
Murder in Shandong Province
A homicide event on the first day of the Lunar New Year provokes confusion and provides a glimpse of China’s fraying social fabric.
Lawyer Xia Lin and his times
Human rights lawyer, Xia Lin, is one of China’s bright lights. Like many of the country’s bright lights, he is behind bars, captured on trumped-up charges in the lead up to the […]


