Category: China Human Rights

Tributes Flow for Deceased Australian Senator and ‘China Hawk’ Kimberley Kitching

Tributes have poured in from human rights advocates and across the political spectrum for Australian Senator Kimberley Kitching. Kitching, one of the most vocal critics of Beijing’s human rights record in the Australian Labor Party (ALP), passed away from a suspected heart attack on March 10, aged 52. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Victorian…


Can Trust Principles Defend America Against Communist China? Keith Krach Explains

I spoke with Keith Krach, former under secretary of state for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, about how to combat China’s growing malign influence in high tech, economic, and political domains—using the tools of the free market, trust, and partnership against China’s growing authoritarian circle. We discuss the Trump State Department, Krach’s historic visit…


US, Rights Groups, Express Concerns Over UN Rights Chief’s Upcoming Xinjiang Visit

The UN human rights chief is making a visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang where 1 million Uyghurs are held in mass detention. The United States and almost 200 rights groups around the world have expressed concern that a Beijing-surveilled trip would undermine the credibility of the investigation and whitewash the regime’s human…


Uyghur Forced Labor Widespread in Solar Supply Chain: Hudson Institute

A March 9 Hudson Institute talk has drawn renewed attention to the role of Uyghur forced labor in the Chinese-dominated supply chain for solar panels and related technologies. Nury Turkel, a Hudson Institute senior fellow and Uyghur-American human rights activist, spoke with Laura Murphy, a professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at the United…


South Korea Presidential Election Will Decide Whether Country Moves Closer to Communist China or US: Former State Department Official

As South Koreans head to the polls on March 9, they should be alert to a progressive movement that seeks to distance their country from the United States, according to former U.S. State Department official Morse Tan. The former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, speaking to EpochTV’s “China Insider” program, stressed how the upcoming presidential…


South Korea Presidential Election Will Decide Country’s Stance on Communist China: Former State Department Official

As South Koreans head to the polls on March 9, they should be alert to a progressive movement that seeks to distance their country from the United States, according to former U.S. State Department official Morse Tan. The former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, speaking to EpochTV’s “China Insider” program, stressed how the upcoming presidential…


Amazon Suppliers Linked to Forced Labor in China’s Xinjiang: Watchdog

At least five companies in tech giant Amazon’s supply chain are linked to forced labor in China, according to a new report by a corporate accountability watchdog. Three of Amazon’s suppliers, Luxshare Precision Industry, Acbel Polytech, and Lens Technology, are alleged to have directly engaged in the use of forced labor in China according to…


After Escaping Ukraine, Chinese Students Still Face Difficulties in Getting Home

After Chinese students escape Ukraine, they still face difficulties in getting home. Although Beijing arranged for airplanes to pick them up, they said the ticket price wasn’t affordable and each person’s departure date was unknown. In addition to paying for the airline ticket, the regime expects the students to cover the cost of the quarantine…


Has Big Tech Been Censoring China Sensitive Topics?

Alleged big tech censorship of faith-based groups and critics of the Chinese Communist Party could be hindering the ability of e-commerce enterprises to function after two Australian women found their Facebook and Instagram business pages temporarily blocked. Ariel Tian, a young jewellery designer with a growing celebrity clientele, who is also a religious refugee from…


Ex-chief of Hong Kong Barristers Says He Left City After Police Interview

HONG KONG—A British human rights lawyer and former head of Hong Kong’s Bar Association said he left the city on Tuesday evening, hours after the Chinese regime’s state-backed media said he was summoned to a local police station and interviewed by national security police. The Hong Kong-based Wen Wei Po reported that Paul Harris had…