While it may sound like something from an Orwellian story, government officials were sent to live with Uyghurs in their homes in Xinjiang so that they could watch them and ask questions about their lives and political views. That is currently the reality for families in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang. Toward the end of ...
The U.S. has warned Beijing there will be consequences for its installation of missiles in the South China Sea on contested islands. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told media that: “We’re well aware of China’s militarization of the South China Sea.” Huckabee Sanders said that the U.S. has raised their concerns with the Chinese ...
David Kilgour faced skepticism from various quarters when he first co-authored one of several reports that said prisoners of conscience were being killed on demand for organ harvesting in China. Twelve years from the release of his first report in 2006, the former Canadian Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) and other independent researchers have gone on ...
A coalition of experts — including lawyers, academics, and medical ethicists — have called upon the Australian government to close down a Sydney dead bodies exhibition displaying flayed, plastinated human corpses sourced from China that they say could be the remains of executed prisoners, including prisoners of conscience. Members of the Australian Committee of the ...
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a paper describing how it protects the religious freedoms of the Chinese people, at the same time it is banning online Bible sales. The state’s April 3 release of the white paper, titled China’s Policies and Practices on Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief, came just days after mainland ...
A leading Australian academic has urged liberal democracies to “muscle up” in dealing with Beijing’s interference by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the below interview with China Uncensored, Professor Clive Hamilton, author of the recently released Silent Invasion, said Beijing has been conducting comprehensive influence operations on Australia and its institutions. When researching the book, ...
Beijing announced on March 5 that it is raising its armed forces defense budget by 8.1 percent, a figure doubted by outside analysts who say the amount for is much higher than Beijing’s official military budget announcement. The defense budget for 2018 officially is 1.11 trillion yuan ($175 billion), making China the world’s second biggest ...
A Washington-based law foundation has called for those suspected of being involved in abusive transplant practices in China’s organ harvesting to be held accountable. Led by a group of high-profile lawyers, the China-focused Human Rights Law Foundation (HRLW) released a statement outlining why action against Chinese officials is required by first explaining what has occurred ...
New Zealand academic Anne-Marie Brady has been subjected to break-ins and a menacing letter after her research brought to light how the Chinese Communist Party is threatening her country’s sovereignty. University of Canterbury professor Anne-Marie Brady told the Australian Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee in Canberra that both her office and home have recently been ...
Admiral Harry Harris, one of America’s top military figures, has been made the next U.S. ambassador to Australia at a time of growing concern over China’s sway in the Asia-Pacific region. The White House announced on February 9 that Admiral Harry Harris — currently the 24th commander of U.S. Pacific Command — would be taking ...