China mixes financial, education and career incentives with coercive measures such as threats to families under state policies to promote intermarriage between majority Han Chinese and ethnic minority Uyghurs in the restive…
Month: May 2023
Leaked documents reveal Myanmar junta’s plans to strike in Chin state
The Myanmar junta is preparing to launch airstrikes against the Chin National Front in the country’s western Chin state, a spokesperson for the ethnic armed organization told Radio Free Asia, citing leaked…
China sees 'daily protests' despite widespread state surveillance, controls: report
People in China frequently challenge those in power, despite a nationwide "stability maintenance" program aimed at nipping popular protest in the bid, according to the U.S.-based think tank Freedom House. Despite pervasive…
Marcos, Xi discuss maritime disputes during first face-to-face meeting
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed during their first-ever meeting that South China Sea disputes should not narrowly define the bilateral relationship, officials said Friday. The presidents…
Vietnamese Facebook user given 8 years for posts criticizing the government
A Vietnamese court on Friday sentenced Facebook user Bui Van Thuan to eight years in prison–under vague rules that are often used by authorities to stifle criticism–for a series of posts in…
Loss of freshwater dolphins kills tourism industry in southern Lao province
The disappearance of critically endangered freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River in southern Laos has dealt a blow to the local tourism industry, putting hotels, restaurants and tour…
Cambodian students are skeptical of Chinese instruction plan
Meng Sophay, an 11th grader at Hun Sen Chamkar Dong High School in Cambodia’s coastal province of Kep, doesn’t think much of a plan announced last week to require students like him…
Overseas Chinese students call for probe into fate of Beijing 'bridge man' protester
Chinese nationals studying in overseas universities have called on the international community to find out what happened to a protester who hung a banner calling for the removal of Communist Party leader…
China announces easing of COVID lockdowns in Tibet, but little change on the ground
Chinese authorities in Tibet’s regional capital of Lhasa have announced a partial easing of restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, allowing some residents to return to work, but local sources…
FBI investigating ‘outrageous’ Chinese police stations in US
U.S. authorities are investigating claims that Chinese police are operating clandestine foreign stations in the United States, FBI director Christopher Wray told a Senate hearing on Thursday. Safeguard Defenders, a watchdog that…