Category: cecc

US Lawmakers Seek Proof From Olympic Committee That Uniforms Will Not Be Made Using Forced Labor

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for assurances that uniforms for the upcoming 2022 Beijing Games are not made using forced labor, according to a Jan. 12 letter (pdf). The Congressional-Executive Commission on China asked IOC President Thomas Bach for further information about its contracts with uniform supplier Anta…


Wuhan Residents, Intl Groups Pay Tribute One Year After Chinese Whistleblower Doctor’s Death

Thousands of Chinese netizens and scores of rights groups around the world paid tribute to Chinese whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang over the weekend, as Feb. 7 marked the one-year anniversary of his death. Li, an ophthalmologist, was one of eight whistleblowers who took to Chinese social media late December 2019, warning of an “unknown pneumonia”…


Wuhan Residents, Intl Groups Pay Tribute 1 Year After Chinese Whistleblower Doctor’s Death

Thousands of Chinese netizens and scores of international rights groups paid tribute to Chinese whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang on Feb. 7, marking the one-year anniversary of his death from the virus that he had sought to warn other doctors about. Li, an ophthalmologist, was one of eight whistleblowers who warned on Chinese social media in late…


Pompeo Criticizes the CCP Over Imprisonment of Hongkongers Who Unsuccessfully Tried to Flee to Taiwan

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Dec. 31 over its decision to hand down prison sentences to 10 Hongkongers who were arrested at sea in August by China’s coast guard. The 10 people, along with two teen minors, were trying to flee Hong Kong via mainland China in a…