2022/05/26 |
What Overseas Chinese Citizens Make Of Xi Jinping’s Resignation Rumours
Some say the rumors are meant to spread a false hope that the CCP could solve the legitimacy crisis of the authoritative political system.
2022/03/01 |
Taiwan Watches Ukraine Closely Wondering How the West Would React in Case of Chinese Invasion
Many Taiwanese are looking at the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as a warning about the country’s own precarious geopolitical situation.
2022/04/08 |
Shanghai Continues Citywide Lock-down Despite Public Outcry, Food Shortages, and Chaos
As the Chinese government tries to suppress the outbreak in Shanghai under zero-Covid policy, it is said that more recent deaths have been related to the lockdown than the virus.
2022/09/27 |
‘Where’s the President?’ Trends as Super Typhoon Batters the Philippines
Marcos posted a video of his trip to the United States while his constituents was bracing for the devastating impact of the typhoon.
2022/06/15 |
China’s Wavering Position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Its Legacy at Home and Abroad
Beijing’s official policy has remained ambiguously in support of the Russian cause, but against its consequences.
2022/03/17 |
How the ‘Two Myanmars’ View the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The split mirrors Myanmar’s military and political differences.
2022/04/18 |
Philippine Independent Bookshops Become Targets of Red-tagging
The targeting of Popular Bookstore and Solidaridad is the latest in a long and brutal history of red-tagging and state repression of dissent and critical thinking in the Philippines.
2022/10/20 |
Citizen Journalists Face Challenges in Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar
They risk harassment, detention, and economic hardship for their work.
2022/12/20 |
Hong Kong Launches a National Security Legal Battle Against Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai’s case could be complicated as six former staff members of Apple Daily and Next Digital pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit collusion last year.
2022/04/27 |
Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club Cancels Human Rights Awards for Fear of Legal Risks
Some journalists see the choice to ax the awards as an act of self-censorship antithetical to the organization’s purpose.