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Rights Lawyer Xie Yang’s Trial Postponed
Rights lawyer Xie Yang, one of the few still awaiting trial after the 2015 “Black Friday” or “709” crackdown, was expected to stand trial on Tuesday for inciting subversion and disrupting court order....
View ArticleLawyer Li Heping Receives Suspended Sentence
Rights lawyer Li Heping has received a suspended prison sentence for subverting state power following a closed trial on Tuesday, some 22 months after his detention in the 2015 Black Friday or 709...
View ArticleXie Yang Pleads Guilty to Inciting Subversion
Rights lawyer Xie Yang stood trial in Changsha on Monday, nearly two years after his detention in the 2015 Black Friday or 709 crackdown. Xie’s claims that he was tortured during the investigation...
View ArticleJiang Tianyong Tried in “Choreographed” Warning
Activist and former rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong was tried for inciting subversion in Changsha on Tuesday, pleading guilty under what supporters suspect was heavy coercion. Jiang disappeared last...
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Taiwanese Activist Stands Trial in “Stage Drama”
Taiwanese activist and NGO worker Lee Ming-che was tried for subversion on Monday, five and a half months after he disappeared while entering China via Macau. Following a pattern seen in some other...
View ArticleJiang Tianyong and the Hunt for Hostile Foreign Forces
Two weeks ago, rights activist and former lawyer Jiang Tianyong was sentenced to two years in prison for inciting subversion. This followed a trial which supporters dismissed as "choreographed,"...
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CDT Weekly, May 21-June 18
One animal more equal than others; Li Wenliang’s Wailing Wall; June 4 and Hong Kong; sexual assault and power; nationalism and fake news Welcome back to CDT’s usually weekly updates, also available as...
View ArticleHong Kong National Security Police Arrest 90-Year-Old Cardinal Zen
Hong Kong national security police arrested Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun on Wednesday for alleged conspiracy to collude with foreign powers. Cardinal Zen is a 90-year-old former bishop and senior figure...
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Protestors Scoff at “Foreign Forces” Accusations
Chinese protesters shot down insinuations that their demonstrations this past week were controlled by shadowy “foreign forces,” a tactic often used by the state and its defenders to strip dissent of...
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Minitrue: Amid Protests, Boost Posts About Hostile Forces, Western Trolls,...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
View ArticleIncreasing Calls to Release Detained “A4” Protesters
Two months after the spontaneous nationwide protests that broke out in response to a deadly fire in Urumqi and draconian pandemic controls, an unknown number of peaceful protesters remain in detention...
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“White Paper Movement” Remembrance By Party-Affiliated Student Press...
In a remarkable violation of Party discipline, an organization partially under the auspices of the Beijing Communist Youth League’s house organ posted a requiem for the 2022 “White Paper Movement” to...
View ArticleWord(s) of the Week: Ulterior Motives (别有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn)
Having “ulterior motives” (别有用心, bié yǒu yòng xīn), an accusation often lobbed at critics of the Party-state, is sometimes deployed in tandem with the term “foreign hostile forces” (境外势力, jìngwài...
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“Good Morning, Class! I Am Not a Spy.”
A photo of an American teacher introducing himself to a Chinese university class with a slide presentation proclaiming, “I am not a spy” has gone viral, eliciting much mirth online. It also highlights...
View ArticleHong Kong Government Pushes New Homegrown National Security Law
On Tuesday, the Hong Kong government released a 110-page consultation document that outlined plans for yet another national security law. This homegrown law joins a long list of recent initiatives by...
View ArticleChina’s Spy Agency Warns Students Against Anti-China Rhetoric In College...
China’s Ministry of State Security has issued a warning to students seeking to study abroad: don’t cast yourself as a regime opponent in your college application essay. An article shared by the WeChat...
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