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China’s national security more important than Hong Kong’s autonomy, says director of Beijing’s liaison office

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Wang Zhimin (王志民), Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and a member of the Communist Party Central Committee, welcomed the guilty verdict of 9 democracy activists and claimed that China's national security supersedes Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy. Wang made the remarks … Continue reading China’s national security more important than Hong Kong’s autonomy, says director of Beijing’s liaison office

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Former Chinese Communist propagandist Ran Xiang asks for Australia’s help to save her detained husband

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Ran Xiang, a former Chinese Communist Party propagandist who called herself "chairman of the wumao party", has given in interview tearfully complaining about the detention of her husband Yang Hengjun and calling on the Australian government to help them. Yang Hengjun, a writer and former Chinese official with Australian citizenship, was arrested in January upon … Continue reading Former Chinese Communist propagandist Ran Xiang asks for Australia’s help to save her detained husband

Chinese court sentences activists who sold liquor commemorating 1989 Tiananmen crackdown to three years in prison

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Two Chinese activists who in 2016 sold liquor commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been given suspended jail sentences. Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court found Fu Hailu (符海陆) and Zhang Juanyong (张隽勇) guilty of "picking quarrels and stirring up trouble" (寻衅滋事), a catch-all phrase used by the Chinese Communist regime to crack down on activists … Continue reading Chinese court sentences activists who sold liquor commemorating 1989 Tiananmen crackdown to three years in prison

Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu detained by police in front of US embassy in Beijing

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(Image by 张瑜 via Wikimedia Commons) Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu (王宇) was detained by police in Beijing in front of the embassy of the United States on Wednesday. According to media reports, Wang had been invited to attend a seminar on domestic violence that took place on the evening of March 27 inside … Continue reading Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu detained by police in front of US embassy in Beijing

A Chinese netizen was fined 500 yuan for sharing a tweet critical of Venezuela’s government

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A Chinese netizen was fined 500 yuan (approximately US$73) for sharing a tweet critical of Venezuela's socialist government. Last week Chinese Twitter user Xiucai Jianghu (秀才江湖, @xiucai1911) tweeted out the picture of a document allegedly filed by the Public Security Bureau of Xi'an, the capital of China's Shaanxi province. The tweet appears to have been … Continue reading A Chinese netizen was fined 500 yuan for sharing a tweet critical of Venezuela’s government

Daughter-In-Law Of China’s Former Security Tsar Zhou Yongkang Slams Lack Of Rule Of Law, Apologizes To Victims Of Communist Repression

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The daughter-in-law of China's former security tsar Zhou Yongkang has revealed on Twitter that she has not seen her husband for 2 months, and has criticized the Communist Party elite for not implementing a fair judicial system based on the rule of law. On January 31 Huang Wan, the daughter-in-law of Zhou Yongkang, wrote on … Continue reading Daughter-In-Law Of China’s Former Security Tsar Zhou Yongkang Slams Lack Of Rule Of Law, Apologizes To Victims Of Communist Repression

China’s Legal System – Communist or Feudal?

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    On October 13, 2014, Yu Wensheng, a lawyer from Beijing, was arrested and detained by the police for 99 days . He was interrogated approximately 200 hundred times by 10 officers who worked in shifts night and day. Yu's wrists were fastened behind his back with handcuffs.  "My hands were swollen and I … Continue reading China’s Legal System – Communist or Feudal?