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Human Rights and Religious Persecution

Articles On: Hong Kong, War on Terror, China’s Abuses in Xinjiang, and Forced Prostitution

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, September 19, 2021

This section documents the myriad abuses that the Chinese Communist Party commits against its own people in violation of its commitments under the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Foreign Interference and Coercion

Articles On: Africa, American Businesses, Guinea’s Internal Affairs, South Korea, British Universities, International Legal Disputes, TikTok, Lithuania, Taiwan’s US Office, Wikipedia, Brazil, Trade, Confucius, and Taliban

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, September 19, 2021

The Chinese Communist Party wages a series of foreign interference and coercion campaigns and this section provides articles and reports explaining those actions, as well as the damage they do abroad.

Environmental Harms

Articles On: Cop26, Blue Carbon Sink, and Climate

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, September 19, 2021

China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases and generates enormous pollution and environmental degradation. This section highlights the activities carried out by entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party that harm our environment.

Authoritarianism

Articles On: Chinese Society, Blackstone, Hong Kong, Masculinity, Evergrande’s Cash Problem, Lab Leak, Xinalaya, Foreign Brands, Tencent, English, #MeToo, and Private Tutors

via China Global Sharp Power Weekly Alert
Sunday, September 19, 2021

Articles that illuminate the lack of personal freedom and political liberty under the Chinese Communist Party.

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Slovenia's PM urges EU to stand with Lithuania against Chinese pressure

via Reuters
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia calls on the United States and fellow EU members to stand with Lithuania against China. According to the Prime Minister, China's decision to withdraw its ambassador to Lithuania was "reprehensible" and would hurt EU-China ties.

by Robin Emmott

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SEC Chair: Chinese Firms Need to Open Their Books

via The Wall Street Journal
Monday, September 13, 2021

The Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission writes in the Wall Street Journal that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act mandates inspections of public companies’ auditors by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). More than 50 foreign jurisdictions allow the PCAOB to “audit” their audits but two do not: China and Hong Kong. The PCAOB may need to prohibit domestic trading of approximately 270 China-related companies by early 2024.

by Gary Gensler

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China’s Hunt for Dissidents Has Gone Global

via Bloomberg
Sunday, September 12, 2021

Under the guise of bringing white collar criminals to justice, Beijing has been using a network of agents in foreign countries, to include the United States, to threaten dissidents and political foes of Xi Jinping.

by Hal Brands

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How Hollywood Sold Out to China

via The Atlantic
Friday, September 10, 2021

In an effort to gain access to the lucrative market of the People’s Republic of China, Hollywood has acquiesced to censors in Beijing, compromising their integrity in the process.

by Shirley Li

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China Makes Sure Everyone Writes Taiwan’s Name Just So—Even a Colorado High School

via The Wall Street Journal
Friday, September 10, 2021

Stu Woo from the Wall Street Journal reports on Beijing’s refusal to allow a Colorado High School delegation to attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women over how the High School’s website refers to Taiwan. This highlights the extent to which Chinese Communist Party cadres will go to support their claim that Taiwan remains a part of China in the face of the obvious truth that it does not.

by Stu Woo

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How China Weaponized The Press

via The Atlantic
Thursday, September 9, 2021

In Hong Kong and across the mainland, increasing state control of media has changed the role of news organizations.

by Timothy McLaughlin

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