By US Department of State EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of State will release an addendum to this report in mid 2021 that expands the subsection on Women in Section 6 to include a broader range of issues related to reproductive rights. The People’s Republic of China is an authoritarian state in which the …
The United States Too Often Finds Reasons Not to Act By Sophie Richardson November 27, 2020 (from Foreign Affairs) Raise human rights in meetings with senior Chinese government officials. Speak publicly and clearly about abuses instead of only to diplomats behind closed doors. Put the rights of China’s 1.4 billion citizens on the agenda in …
Anger Grows in Muslim Countries at China’s Treatment of the Uighurs By Nithin Coca September 10, 2020 (from Foreign Affairs) For years, evidence has accumulated of Chinese atrocities against minority groups in Xinjiang, the northwestern province that is home to the mostly Muslim Uighur people. Investigative journalists, researchers, and refugees paint a grim picture of …
Beijing’s New Security Law Has Stifled the Territory’s Autonomy and Hopes By Michael C. Davis July 2, 2020 (from Foreign Affairs) Millions of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong to promote democracy in 2019. The world looked on, astonished and impressed. Now, it looks on in despair: Beijing has imposed a hard-line national …
