Vancouver resident Calvin Wong says he can finally start picturing a future in Canada after the federal government announced it was dropping educational requirements for Hong Kongers seeking permanent residency in the wake of the Chinese city’s crackdown on dissent. Wong, 28, had graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a…

The Chinese delegation was grilled before the United Nations this week over China’s alleged human rights abuses against minorities in Tibet, Hong Kong, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. With advocates of China’s Uyghur minority protesting loudly outside, a delegation of 40 Chinese envoys faced questions from the U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which…

Commentary Reports on Xi Jinping’s inspection in Fujian province have dominated the headlines of the major party media of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since March 22 for three days. Media coverage was filled with photos of Xi smiling while surrounded by crowds of people. I wonder how much anxiety is hidden behind that satisfied…