Group Calls on China to Release Five ‘Disappeared’ Citizen Journalists

Yang Fan  |  Radio Free Asia A Paris-based press freedom group has called on the ruling Chinese Communist Party to release five citizen journalists detained during the G20 summit, which saw world leaders converge on the eastern city of Hangzhou amid draconian security controls. The five journalists were there to cover the event for the […]

Chinese Official Promises ‘Safe Rice’ to Foreigners For G20 Summit

Eva Fu  |  Epoch Times Among the promises being made by Chinese officials to foreign dignitaries as they prepare to visit Hangzhou for the G20 Summit in September, there are the usual suspects: safety, easy transport… and non-poisoned rice. That’s according to Ren Zhengxiao, the chief of the State Administration of Grain, in an inspection of […]

Hangzhou Bans Unofficial Christian Worship Ahead of G20 Summit

Qiao Long  |  Radio Free Asia Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou have warned an unofficial Protestant “house church” with around 2,000 members that they are hosting “illegal gatherings,” church members told RFA. The church, which currently occupies premises on the ninth floor of the Xingye Mansions building in Hangzhou’s Jianghan district, received […]