Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong are holding a prominent dissident in criminal detention on suspicion of “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble,” a charge often used to target critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Wang Aizhong was detained at his home in Guangdong’s provincial capital, Guangzhou. His apartment was searched by […]
Day: June 1, 2021
Thousands Under Lockdown Amid Reports of Adverse Vaccine Reactions in China
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have placed thousands of people under COVID-19 restrictions, amid reports of adverse reactions to homegrown coronavirus vaccines in northern China. Mass testing is under way in some areas of Guangzhou, as well as in the nearby cities of Foshan and Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, the Guangzhou […]
Former Victims of ‘One Child’ Policy Hit Out at China’s New Birth Drive
A former victim of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s draconian “one-child” curbs has hit out at the government over a 180-degree policy shift that now seeks to encourage Chinese citizens to have up to three children per married couple. Ling Baozhen, whose family was targeted by officials in his home province of Jiangsu, said […]
Malaysia Will Lodge Diplomatic Protest With China Over Maritime Airspace ‘Intrusion’
Malaysia said Tuesday it would issue a diplomatic protest to Beijing after 16 Chinese military planes “intruded” into its maritime airspace over disputed South China Sea waters near Borneo Island a day earlier. Malaysian officials said that the Chinese aircraft flew to as close as 60 nautical miles from Kuala Lumpur-administered Beting Patinggi Ali – […]
Laos Creates Task Force to Monitor ‘Misuse’ of Social Media
Lao government authorities have announced the creation of a task force set up to monitor social media use, focusing especially on so-called fake news and postings criticizing the government or ruling communist party, sources in the country say. The task force will include police officers and members of the government’s Media Department, an official from […]
Brother of World Uyghur Congress President Sentenced to Life in Prison in China’s Xinjiang
The brother of World Uyghur Congress president Dolkun Isa has been jailed for life by authorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), a police officer from the region told RFA. Hushtar Isa, based in Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu), was reportedly detained in 1998 and sentenced to two years in prison. At the beginning in […]