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  • Chinese overseas need not keep to ourselves. I certainly don’t
  • In a Single Day, 3 Democracies Pushed Back Against Chinese Transnational Repression
  • Tiananmen activist defends advocacy at HK trial

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Chinese overseas need not keep to ourselves. I certainly don’t

While enjoying a foot massage in Buenos Aires’ Chinatown, I chatted with my masseuse, a Fujianese woman in her late 50s surnamed Wang. Her life, it seemed to me, mirrored that of m...

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thediplomat.com /3 weeks ago

In a Single Day, 3 Democracies Pushed Back Against Chinese Transnational Repression

That three liberal democracies acted against Beijing’s long arm on a single day was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been.

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taipeitimes.com /1 week ago

Tiananmen activist defends advocacy at HK trial

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

Uyghurs, Tibetans taught to fend off Chinese reach by Swiss rights group

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thediplomat.com /3 days ago

What’s Driving Anti-Qing Sentiment in Contemporary China?

A patriotic film backfired because a growing number of Han Chinese don’t see the Manchu-origin Qing dynasty as a part of their history.

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visiontimes.com /1 month ago

Ex-Chinese Diplomat’s Detention Fuels Concerns as Mother Claims ‘Fabricated Case’

The detention of a former Chinese deputy consul in San Francisco has ignited controversy, with his mother’s public plea clashing against widespread skepticism online while raising...

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economictimes.indiatimes.com /1 month ago

China's expanding surveillance state and crackdowns draw global scrutiny

Concerns grow over China's global surveillance technology and repression of Uyghurs. The World Uyghur Congress highlighted these issues. Activists marked 36 years since the Baren U...

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nytimes.com /2 weeks ago

Spotlight on China Adds to Some Chinese Americans’ Fears

The Trump-Xi summit emphasized stability. But China’s recruitment of foreign agents has fueled suspicion of Chinese Americans.

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npr.org /1 week ago

What motivated Chinese-born Uyghers to fight in Syria's civil war

Thousands of Chinese-born Uyghur fighters fled China to fight in the Syrian civil war. They say generations of political persecution in China motivated them to take up arms.

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icij.org /1 month ago

‘Escalating efforts’: A year after China Targets, Beijing’s global campaign against dissenters continues

In 2025, China was the most prolific perpetrator of transnational repression, a new Freedom House report found.

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Maduro’s capture sparked outrage, confusion – and a Chinese migration wave to Venezuela

Two months after the United States’ capture and forcible extradition of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro – and as the South American country attempts to settle into a sta...

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scmp.com /4 weeks ago

Faith, hope and ancestry: William Lai’s clan village in Beijing’s push for cross-strait ties

As the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan, Fujian is a key site for Beijing’s messaging towards the island. In the second of a two-part series, Xinlu Liang looks at how th...

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globalissues.org /1 week ago

TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: ‘China Feels Emboldened to Globalise Its Political Red Lines’

CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of e...

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thediplomat.com /2 weeks ago

Transnational Repression of Hong Kongers in the UK Is Disturbingly Common

New survey data from Hong Kong Watch helps quantify the scale of the problem – including among Hong Kongers not engaged in public activism.

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washingtontimes.com /4 weeks ago

Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists

The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference said they canceled it days before it was due to open because China pressured the African host country to exclu...

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thediplomat.com /4 days ago

How China Got One of the World’s Largest Human Rights Convenings Canceled

RightsCon 2026 was supposed to be held in Zambia in May – but then Beijing pressured the host government. 

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npr.org /3 weeks ago

Organizers of a canceled human rights conference in Zambia say China intervened

Zambia was due to host Rights Con, the world's biggest digital rights gathering, this week -- but abruptly canceled the event. Organizers blame Chinese pressure for the decision.

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Michigan community ‘seeks answers’ to death of Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao

Community members and activists have gathered on the University of Michigan campus to pay tribute to Wang Danhao, a semiconductor researcher from China who took his own life after...

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japantimes.co.jp /4 days ago

In a single day, three democracies pushed back against Chinese transnational repression

That three liberal democracies acted against Beijing's long arm on a single day was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been.

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zambianews.net /2 weeks ago

Beijing accused of "transnational repression" as global rights summit in Zambia collapses over Taiwan row

Taipei [Taiwan], May 10 (ANI): China has been accused of pressuring Zambia to block Taiwanese participation and censor discussions critical of Beijing ahead of the RightsCon digita...

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scmp.com /1 week ago

China will ‘actively’ help to resolve international conflicts, ex-diplomat says

China will actively participate in settling international conflicts and improve mechanisms for resolving them, a former Chinese diplomat has said, stressing that Hong Kong could se...

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thediplomat.com /3 weeks ago

1 Campaign, 2 Targets: China’s Cyber Operations Hit Asian Governments and Dissidents Abroad

One track pursued traditional intelligence collection against Asian governments and defense entities; the other sought to surveil and silence overseas critics.

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visiontimes.com /1 month ago

Canadian Parliament Hearing Spotlights Beijing’s Transnational Repression Tactics

Witnesses detail intimidation, surveillance, and United Front operations as Beijing’s overseas influence raises concerns over national security and democratic integrity

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taipeitimes.com /4 weeks ago

China policy sparks dilemma

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