The Manning/Burrows article on Biden’s “democracy agenda”: what they get wrong

A recent article by Robert Manning and Mathew Burrows, The Problem with Biden’s Democracy Agenda, criticizes Biden for his supposed…

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The New Zealand Supreme Court’s troubling decision on extradition to China

On June 4th, the New Zealand Supreme Court came out with a decision on extradition to China that I find…

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Oops, they did it again

Once again clearly breaching its obligations under a consular relations treaty, China has refused to allow Australian diplomatic representatives to…

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New Zealand’s Supreme Court clears the way for extradition of murder suspect to China

Here’s the report in the New York Times. The suspect, a South Korean national with New Zealand residence, is accused…

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Robin Munro, 1952-2021

It breaks my heart to announce the passing on May 19th in Taiwan of my dear friend of over 40…

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Chinese law-related position at Microsoft in Beijing

A former student has asked me to inform the community about this position and I’m glad to do so. Here’s…

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Chinese government imposes suspended death sentence and life imprisonment for writing Chinese government-approved textbook

Yes, you read that right. Uyghurs have been sentenced to death (suspended, which usually means eventual commutation to life imprisonment)…

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Mareike Ohlberg on the role of the Party-state in the “Xinjiang cotton” backlash on Chinese social media

Here’s a guest post, originally a Twitter thread, by Mareike Ohlberg of the German Marshall Fund. It’s a must-read for…

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Statement by sanctioned scholar Jo Smith Finley

Dr. Jo Smith Finley, a Reader in Chinese Studies at Newcastle University, is one of the nine UK citizens recently…

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Anyone who does not sing Beijing’s song will be punished

The following is a guest post by Prof. Andreas Fulda of the University of Nottingham. It began life as a…

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