Category: China Human Rights

Canadian Investments in China at Risk of Complicity in Human Rights Abuses, Experts Warn

Experts warn that Canadians are unknowingly complicit in Beijing’s human rights abuses due to federal and provincial government investments in Chinese firms that support the communist regime’s repression. A recent report from the UK-based NGO Hong Kong Watch said that at least three federal and six provincial pension funds—including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)—have…


Alleged Attacker of Anti-CCP Protester Arrested in Australia

Australian police have arrested a man connected with an assault on protestors against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Kang Zhao, 30 years old, was arrested by authorities on Dec. 5 at Sydney Airport and extradited from New South Wales and will face the ACT Magistrates Court today on Dec. 7, according to a statement by Australian…


Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Students Rally Against Chinese Communist Regime

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—About three hundred students attended a candlelight rally at Carnegie Mellon University on Dec. 2 to mourn those who lost their lives in the recent Urumqi fire and support ongoing protests in China. The rally was held in front of The Fence, a symbol of free student voice on Carnegie Mellon’s campus, to express…


Carnegie Mellon Students Rally Against Chinese Communist Regime

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—About three hundred students attended a candlelight rally at Carnegie Mellon University on Dec. 2 to mourn those who lost their lives in the recent Urumqi fire and support ongoing protests in China. The rally was held in front of The Fence, a symbol of free student voice on Carnegie Mellon’s campus, to express…


China’s Role in Labor Rights Abuses Tarnishes Qatar’s ‘Golden Bowl’ Stadium

Although the Chinese men’s national soccer team was disqualified early on from the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, China is touting its role in building the game’s centerpiece venue, the Lusail Stadium. However, reports of widespread human rights abuses during construction loom over what would otherwise have been a showcase of modern architecture, with…


COVID Protests Reveal Failure of the CCP to Indoctrinate Its Citizens: Rights Activist

The mass COVID-19 protests in China reveal the failure of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to indoctrinate its own people, according to British human rights activist Benedict Rogers. China’s white paper revolution evolved quickly with protestors opposing stringent lockdown measures and chanting, “Xi Jinping, Step down,” and “CCP, Step down.” The developments show that public…


Biden Admin’s Solar Funding Fuels China Human Rights Abuses: GOP Letter

Top Republican lawmakers are warning the Biden administration that funding for green technologies in the Inflation Reduction Act will likely worsen human rights abuses in communist China. GOP lawmakers warned in a letter (pdf) that parts of the administration’s Inflation Reduction Act aimed at increasing dependence on green energy sources would drastically increase the import…


Security Breach Detected in October, Believed to Be Sponsored by the Chinese State

The Canadian branch of human rights organization Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack it believes was sponsored by the Chinese state. In a statement posted on its website, Amnesty International Canada said the digital security breach was first detected on Oct. 5, 2022, when suspicious activity was spotted on Amnesty’s IT…


‘Like We Just Split the Atom’: ChatGPT AI Shakes Up Tech

The artificial intelligence (AI) hub OpenAI may have made a significant advance in the drive to supplement or replace human wit and wisdom with the machine. Its conversational chatbot “ChatGPT,” launched on Nov. 30, has taken the tech world by storm. By Dec. 5, it had reached 1 million users, as claimed by OpenAI CEO…


CCP Relaxes COVID Controls Amid White Paper Movement

Authorities in many Chinese cities have been relaxing the epidemic prevention restrictions after protests against the zero-COVID policy broke out across the country. According to political analysts, while the Chinese regime has made some concessions on the surface, it will bide its time for revenge and eventually adopt a “precision crackdown” policy. In recent days,…