香港警方检获「煽动颠覆」铜像 Hong Kong police seize statue in “incitement to subversion” probe


University students observe a minute of silence in front of the “Pillar of Shame” statue at the University of Hong Kong on the 32nd anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/hong-kong-police-seize-statue-incitement-subversion-probe-2023-05-05/ The two-tonne copper Pillar of Shame was first exhibited at a Tiananmen Square commemoration in Hong Kong in 1997, the same year Britain handed the city back to China.…

中国新冠肺炎示威队被拘留4个月后获释 China COVID protesters released after four months’ detention


https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-covid-protesters-released-after-four-months-detention-sources-2023-04-20/ 2名朋友对路透社表示:"参加北京历史性的'白皮书'示威的两名中国女性在被拘留近4个月后,于19日获释。 At least two Chinese women who joined historic "white paper" demonstrations in Beijing calling for an end to COVID-19 curbs were released on Wednesday after almost four months…

为什么中国对蔡英文与麦卡锡的会面如此不满? Why is China so upset at a meeting between Tsai and McCarthy?


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/5/why-is-china-so-upset-at-a-meeting-between-tsai-and-mccarthy

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/5/why-is-china-so-upset-at-a-meeting-between-tsai-and-mccarthy 美国众议院议长凯文·麦卡锡预计将于周三晚些时候在加利福尼亚会见台湾总统蔡英文。 麦卡锡已确认他将在洛杉矶市中心以北约 64 公里(40 英里)的罗纳德里根总统图书馆举行的“两党”活动中与蔡英文会面。 Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, is expected to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California later on Wednesday.…

Three organisers jailed over Hong Kong vigil for Tiananmen Square victims 三名组织者因香港为天安门广场受害者守夜而入狱


Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong were jailed for failing to comply with a national security law. — Read on www.newschainonline.com/news/world-news/three-organisers-jailed-over-hong-kong-vigil-for-tiananmen-square-victims-325159 The three were arrested in 2021 during a…

Why a group of Chinese women became human rights activists 为什么一群中国妇女成为人权活动家


https://www.dw.com/en/why-a-group-of-chinese-women-became-human-rights-activists/a-64895679 After their husbands became targets of a Chinese crackdown, these women began speaking out against Beijing's abuses. They tell DW how their experiences have helped them grow and broadened…

Four scenarios for a world in disorder 一个混乱世界的四种情景


https://theconversation.com/four-scenarios-for-a-world-in-disorder-193132?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+26+2022+-+2440524417&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+October+26+2022+-+2440524417+CID_8b060758ab51c82f11a1a2fe2344b9f0&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Four+scenarios+for+a+world+in+disorder Russia’s war in Ukraine US-China relations Populism Inflation 1.俄罗斯在乌克兰的战争2.美中关系3.民粹主义4.通货膨胀 hinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He…

Democracy ‘on trial’ as Hong Kong 47 prepare to face court | Politics News | Al Jazeera 随着香港47人准备面对法庭,民主“正在受审”


Picked up in a dawn raid two years ago, the activists and politicians are charged over an unofficial primary. — Read on www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/3/democracy-on-trial-as-hong-kong-47-prepare-to-face-court 在两年前的黎明突袭中,活动家和政治家因非官方初选而受到指控。

China’s Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022 | Reuters


对于习近平来说,这是2022年罕见的亮点,这是动荡的一年,其顶点是前所未有的街头抗议活动,随后他的零新冠病毒政策突然逆转,冠状病毒感染在世界上人口最多的国家肆虐。 It was a rare highlight for Xi in 2022, a tumultuous year capped by unprecedented street protests followed by the sudden reversal of his zero-COVID policy and coronavirus infections…

‘China’s zero-Covid policy has taken a heavy human and economic toll’ “中国的零 Covid 政策造成了沉重的人员和经济损失”


'China's zero-Covid policy has taken a heavy human and economic toll' — Read on www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/09/china-s-zero-covid-policy-has-taken-a-heavy-human-and-economic-toll_6007118_23.html ... Youth unemployment, millions of people on lockdown and falling growth: The pandemic has made…