Taiwan’s ruling party, will be tested at the polls Saturday when voters cast ballots in midterm local elections that may impact presidential race of 2020.
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VIDEO: Panel Discussion on Political Reform in 2018 China
General Secretary Xi Jinping is firmly established as China’s “core leader”. What lies ahead China’s foreign relations and economic and political reforms?
Chinese Reporter Wins Rare Apology For Police Harassment
Chinese Zhou Chen, an environmental reporter for Caixin, wins rare apology from the police authorities after groundlessly being harassed.
VIDEO: Talking Philanthropic Art And Social Responsibility
Making art available to more people requires putting in the necessary work to support artists and allow a wider audience to encounter art worldwide.
Mother Of Detained Chinese Rights Activist Huang Qi Fears Reprisal
Pu Wenqing 85, mother of Huang Qi Sichuan rights activist in prolonged detention, fears reprisal from government as she petitions for justice for her son.
DC Author Benny Tai Warns of Threat to Hong Kong Civil Rights
Benny Tai press statement: “What is on trial is not just the nine of us. What is on trial also is the high degree of autonomy and the rule of law”.
Hong Kong’s 2014 Democracy Protesters Stand Trial Monday
DC author Benny Tai joins other founding leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 democracy protests at trial this Monday, 4 years after the protests came to an end.
Key UN Committee Condemns North Korean Rights Violations
Key U.N. committee adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s “longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights”.
Hong Kong Must Drop Case Against ‘Umbrella 9’
Hong Kong authorities must drop charges against nine leaders of the pro-democracy “Umbrella Movement” for non-violent protests in 2014.
Missing Elite Chinese University Students, Alumni Spark Outcry
Students and alumni of Chinese universities spark outcry over apparent detention of dozens of young labor activists who have been missing since weekend.