China’s vast security apparatus has moved swiftly to smother mass protests that swept the country, with police patrolling streets.
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Chinese Users Play Cat-And-Mouse With Censors Amid Protests
Chinese protesters calling for the removal of COVID-19 restrictions have resorted to playing cat-and-mouse on the internet with authorities.
China Protests Call For Xi To Step Down Over Covid Policies
Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country’s all-powerful leader.
Iran And China Use Private Detectives To Spy On Dissidents In America
The U.S. investigators are hired under false pretenses by authoritarian governments to do their “dirty work,” the F.B.I. says.
China Creating Overseas ‘Police Stations’ To Target Dissidents
China has established dozens of “overseas police stations” in nations around the world that activists fear could be used to track and harass dissidents.
Towards Communist Party Congress In China, Focus On Africa
The independent nations of modern Africa have not declared themselves to be within particular helm of either East or West “spheres of influence”.
Xi Jinping: The Making Of A Dictator
The 2,300 members of the Communist Party present – and all of China – will be required to applaud Xi as he embarks on a third term of office.
Fleeing Xi’s China, Journalist Makes Fresh Start Abroad
Investigative journalist Wang Zhi’an once exposed corruption, land seizures, and medical malpractice, with millions of viewers and a powerful platform.
PayPal Terminates Hong Kong Account of Democracy Group
The account of one of the last pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong with online payment processor, PayPal, has been terminated.
Why Autocrats Can’t Do Soft Power
China finds itself in an awkward position. One one hand it is a geopolitical giant and on the other it is owed much money.