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An Appeal to the Chinese Government Regarding Guo Feixiong’s Departure From China To Whom It May Concern in the Government of China: We are a group of scholars in China studies with longstanding interests in the progress of human rights…

OTTAWA – After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a diplomatic boycott for the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Canada’s diplomats are expressing outrage that they spent so long training for games they will not be allowed to attend. “Every…

Free Zhang Zhan – Speech at the Lin Zhao Freedom Award Ceremony Yaxue Cao, December 7, 2021 I want to thank ChinaAid for recognizing Zhang Zhan and for allowing me to say a few words in her absence. It’s an honor, and it is also deeply…

A man walks past a board with logos for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games at a souvenir shop under renovation in Beijing, China, January 29, 2021. (Tingshu Wang/Reuters) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday warned that the U.S. will…

It’s all in the spin — or “lies, damned lies, and statistics” if you will. During President Joe Biden’s Friday morning press conference, he made three risible claims in quick succession — doing what he could to deflect attention from a…

China’s Peng Shuai at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2021. (Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters) The Women’s Tennis Association has suspended tournaments in China and Hong Kong amid the suspicious disappearance of tennis star…

What Awaits Peng Shuai Yaxue Cao, December 1, 2021 Peng Shuai during the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne in January 2017. Photo: ABC I At 10:07 pm on November 2nd, Peng Shuai, the 35-year-old Chinese tennis star, posted…

An illustration of military aircraft behind the Chinese and Taiwanese national flags, April 9, 2021 (Dado Ruvic / Reuters) Taiwan scrambled combat aircraft after Chinese jets flew through Taiwan’s air defense zone on Sunday, days after…

Lin’s Uprising — A Human Rights Lawyer Recounts How His Law Firm Was Shut Down and His License Revoked China Change, November 21, 2021 [youtube…

Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter speaks at National Basketball Players Association headquarters in New York, May 2017. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has called to pressure the International Olympic Committee…