China Bids for Winter Olympics Despite Concerns
Beijing is vying to become the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics with its bid for the 2022 Winter Games. With other contenders pulling out of the race, Beijing’s only competition is...
View ArticleChina: No Need for Open Internet?
While state media has cited the “near flawless organization” of the Beijing Olympics in support of China’s bid for the 2022 Winter Games, critics have pointed out 2008’s broken promises on media...
View ArticleThe Case Against Gao Yu
71-year-old journalist Gao Yu was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday for leaking an internal memo on “seven perils” to Party rule to foreign media. She maintains her innocence, and will...
View ArticleRights Advocates Oppose Beijing Winter Olympics Bid
On Friday July 31, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet in Kuala Lumpur to elect the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Since Oslo withdrew its bid late last year, the contest has...
View ArticleBeijing Wins Olympic Bid Despite Rights Concerns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this morning announced that China won its $1.5 billion bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, beating out Kazakhstan on a surprisingly narrow ballot. The AP reports...
View ArticleChina Bids for Winter Olympics Despite Concerns
Beijing is vying to become the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics with its bid for the 2022 Winter Games. With other contenders pulling out of the race, Beijing’s only competition is...
View ArticleChina: No Need for Open Internet?
While state media has cited the “near flawless organization” of the Beijing Olympics in support of China’s bid for the 2022 Winter Games, critics have pointed out 2008’s broken promises on media...
View ArticleThe Case Against Gao Yu
71-year-old journalist Gao Yu was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday for leaking an internal memo on “seven perils” to Party rule to foreign media. She maintains her innocence, and will...
View ArticleRights Advocates Oppose Beijing Winter Olympics Bid
On Friday July 31, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet in Kuala Lumpur to elect the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Since Oslo withdrew its bid late last year, the contest has...
View ArticleBeijing Wins Olympic Bid Despite Rights Concerns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this morning announced that China won its $1.5 billion bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, beating out Kazakhstan on a surprisingly narrow ballot. The AP reports...
View ArticleChina Bids for Winter Olympics Despite Concerns
Beijing is vying to become the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics with its bid for the 2022 Winter Games. With other contenders pulling out of the race, Beijing’s only competition is...
View ArticleChina: No Need for Open Internet?
While state media has cited the “near flawless organization” of the Beijing Olympics in support of China’s bid for the 2022 Winter Games, critics have pointed out 2008’s broken promises on media...
View ArticleThe Case Against Gao Yu
71-year-old journalist Gao Yu was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday for leaking an internal memo on “seven perils” to Party rule to foreign media. She maintains her innocence, and will...
View ArticleRights Advocates Oppose Beijing Winter Olympics Bid
On Friday July 31, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet in Kuala Lumpur to elect the host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Since Oslo withdrew its bid late last year, the contest has...
View ArticleBeijing Wins Olympic Bid Despite Rights Concerns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this morning announced that China won its $1.5 billion bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, beating out Kazakhstan on a surprisingly narrow ballot. The AP reports...
View ArticlePressure Builds for 2022 Olympics Boycott
U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said today that the U.K. government would not rule out the possibility of boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The Guardian’s Patrick Wintour reported on his...
View ArticleCritics Facing Uphill Battle in Efforts to Organize Olympics Boycott
A growing number of voices are calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. While discussion among Western countries about a boycott has circulated for months, voices in favor of a...
View ArticleE.U. and Allies Sanction PRC Officials for Xinjiang Abuses; China Retaliates...
The European Union, U.S., U.K., and Canada announced sanctions on Monday against Chinese officials linked to human rights abuses in Xinjiang, in a move that was met with swift retaliation from Beijing....
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PRC Sanctions Critics of Xinjiang Policy, Fans Nationalist Boycott
Earlier last week, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States announced joint sanctions on the Chinese government for its Xinjiang policies. In turn, the PRC sanctioned a...
View ArticleBeijing Announces More Sanctions as Academics Rally Behind Targeted Colleagues
The E.U., U.K., U.S., and Canada on March 22 announced targeted sanctions against a handful of Chinese officials linked to human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and a week of angry retaliation against...
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