China v. Zenz: the lawsuit

The latest news [Reuters in English | Xinhua in Chinese] is that unidentified companies from Xinjiang have—no doubt at state…

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The Economist on Xinjiang: don’t call it genocide

The Economist just published a leader headlined “‘Genocide’ is the wrong word for the horrors of Xinjiang”. Here’s why I…

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Chinese Language Fellowship program

From the National Bureau of Asian Research. Here’s the announcement: https://nbr.applicantpro.com/jobs/955679.html. Deadline: Feb. 21, 2021

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More on the policy and methodological content of Xi Jinping’s “Marxism”

Yesterday I made the claim that it was meaningless to say that Xi Jinping (or anyone) was a Marxist unless…

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The Longer Blog Post: Comments on American China strategy

The Atlantic Council recently posted an 80-page article entitled The Longer Telegram: Toward a New American China Strategy (a shorter…

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Crimes against humanity and genocide in the Uyghur region: Thoughts on the US determination

The following is a guest post from Professor James Millward of Georgetown University, a historian and Xinjiang specialist. The US…

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USPTO posts translations of Chinese IP-related laws and regulations

Here’s Mark Cohen’s blog post about it.

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The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s decision on China and Xinjiang: “no basis to proceed”

The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC has determined that there is “no basis to proceed” against China on…

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The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act: some questions

On December 2, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA” or the “Act”).…

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#freechinahostages campaign for Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor

Here is an open letter from Charles Parton about a new move in the campaign to free Michael Kovrig and…

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