The Uyghur Tribunal judgment: some comments

On Dec. 9, the Uyghur Tribunal issued its summary judgment on the Chinese government’s responsibility for what is happening in…

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Who should decide the future of Taiwan?

The other day on Twitter I quoted Tsai Ing-wen and posed a question: “We believe that the Taiwanese people should…

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Residential surveillance at a designated location: five major problems

Here’s the original text and a translation (by myself and my RA Changyun Pan) of a recent insightful article by…

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New University in Exile Consortium seeks teaching assistant for online China course

Here’s the job description: The Consortium seeks a student teaching assistant (must be a graduate student) for 10 hours per…

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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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An appeal on behalf of lawyer Tang Jitian

Members of the academic, research and legal professional communities are invited to sign this appeal on behalf of Chinese human…

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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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