Hong Kong Feels the Impact as Foreign Investors Vacate China
He said that some companies have halved the index weight to reduce risk exposure, while others have removed China from emerging market indices. The change brought about by CalSTRS is not an increase or decrease but a change in index weight.
Jailed Hong Kong, Chinese Attorneys Honored With Human Rights Award
The awards were to honor “the long-standing and outstanding commitment and sacrifice those three lawyers have demonstrated in upholding the fundamental values of the legal profession and in defending and advocating for human rights and the respect for the rule of law,” it said.
What Are the ‘Crimes’ of Journalist and MeToo Activist Huang Xueqin, According to Her Indictment?
From May 2020 to February 2021, the defendant Huang Xueqin, incited by personnel of foreign organizations, participated in “nonviolent movement” online courses. With full knowledge that these courses contained content intended to incite subversion of our national government
Thousands of Retirees Protest in Wuhan and Dalian over Medical Payout Cuts
“There are tens of thousands of people blocking the streets,” Ma said, adding that similar changes were rolled out in the southern city of Guangzhou recently, but were withdrawn following major public opposition.
US Imposes Sanctions on 6 Chinese Firms Over Spy Balloon Programs
Since downing the balloon on Feb. 4, officials have revealed it to be a spying program spanning 40 countries across five continents. The latest discovery from the debris recovery includes the balloon’s ability to collect electronic communications. On Feb. 10, the administration said a U.S. military jet shot down another “high-altitude object” of unknown origin that was flying over Alaska at 40,000 feet.
Dozens of Young People Detained Over November’s ‘White Paper’ Protests
Footage of the Liangmahe protest was soon circulating on social media, as most young people turned out in a collective act of mourning for the victims of a fatal lockdown fire in Urumqi and to protest the zero-COVID policy they saw as being the cause of suffering as the economy stalled and travel bans left many confined to their neighborhoods and apartments.
Fed up With COVID Lockdowns, Migrant Workers in Guangzhou Break Through Barriers
In a clip sent to RFA’s Cantonese Service, people apparently confined to apartment buildings in Guangzhou sing the anthem of the 2014 Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, “Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies,” by Hong Kong rock band Beyond, to the night sky.
Shanghai Police Detain Zero-COVID Critic Who Called on Local Leader to Resign
“I have to go out, so I have to do a PCR test every day … but the shops are basically all closed, so I can’t spend any money. There aren’t many people out on the street, and the buses seem to have stopped and there’s no plane travel.”
Zhang Chunhe: Veteran Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced to Four Years
After her release, she reported that she had been tortured, systematically deprived of sleep for 150 days, and kept handcuffed and shackled in a dark room during the days. Her husband was also persuaded by the CCP to divorce her.
Fears Grow for Guo Feixiong, on Hunger Strike in a Guangzhou Detention Center
“Even when Guo Feixiong’s wife Zhang Qing fell ill, the authorities still refused to allow him to leave the country and arrested him, instead,” Wang said. “The tragic experience of this family shows us the inhumanity of this tyranny [regime].”