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Latest news, features and opinion on human rights in China, covering free speech, religious freedoms, the right to a fair trial, minority rights in the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xinjiang and criticisms of China’s human rights record.
An eight-member delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by committee chairman David McAllister (pictured) arrived in China on Tuesday. Photo: European Union
China-EU relations

EU lawmakers arrive in China for high-stakes talks to manage mounting tensions

Wang Yi calls on delegation to strengthen exchanges across Chinese society for ‘a genuine, multi-dimensional and evolving perspective’.

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US-China trade war

China’s worker protections scrutinised as US weighs forced-labour tariffs

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US-China trade war

‘Utterly absurd’: China and EU push back on US forced labour tariff claims

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China trade

Exclusive | China’s date with Dutch trade minister on cards for early July: source

The Netherlands’ trade chief and his delegation will come at a pivotal diplomatic moment, as The Hague faces pressure from US tech-export laws.

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The Netherlands’ trade minister, Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, is expected to visit Beijing and Shanghai soon. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

Chinese-American found guilty in New York ‘secret police station’ case

Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in closely watched trial.

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Two Sessions 2026

Xinjiang official says region’s textile industry is growing despite US sanctions

Amid China’s annual ‘two sessions’, Wang Kuiran says region will boost legal support for businesses affected by US restrictions.

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Diplomacy

China versus the West? Wang Yi tells UN no country is ‘human rights teacher’

Beijing’s top diplomat says issue should not be ‘exploited to adorn democracy’ or to ‘whitewash hegemony’ as he advocates for Global South.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva, via video link from Beijing on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
Health in China

China probes mental hospitals over reports patients are being locked up in scam

Reports of ‘prison-like’ conditions and fake diagnoses in one province prompt national watchdog to order investigation.

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Censorship in China

Chinese journalist Liu Hu detained after report scrutinising local officials

Liu and his assistant reportedly in custody for ‘illegal business operations’ and ‘false accusations’.

US-China relations

Chinese national Guan Heng, who filmed Xinjiang facilities, granted US asylum

The Department of Homeland Security initially sought to deport Guan to Uganda, but dropped the plan after his plight raised public concerns.

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Guan Heng is seen in an undated image. Photo: Luo Yun via AP
China’s Communist Party

Chen Weijun joins list of senior Xinjiang officials investigated for corruption

Party journal Qiushi republishes speech by President Xi Jinping in which he urged greater effort in the push for ‘self-revolution’.

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Chen Weijun, once regarded as a promising political star, is under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law”. Photo: Handout
Women and gender

China’s LGBTQ community loses key lifeline as Blued, Finka apps vanish

Purge of popular same-sex dating sites from app stores fuels fears about shrinking digital spaces for the country’s LGBTQ community.

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Crime in China

China quietly curbs abuse of detention procedure linked to suspect deaths

New guidelines on supervision, approval and execution of ‘residential surveillance at a designated location’ leaked online.

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Human rights

Why a police DNA collection drive in China has sparked privacy worries

Initiative by Inner Mongolia law enforcement to collect male blood samples exposes gaps in legal safeguards.

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Police in Inner Mongolia have provided few details about a plan to create a DNA database using blood samples collected from men. Experts say China needs better legal safeguards to govern such initiatives. Photo: Handout
China’s Communist Party

Religion must align with law for ethnic and social harmony in China, Xi says

During a Politburo study session, Xi Jinping says Beijing must ‘implement strict law enforcement’ regarding religion.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, who recently visited Tibet and Xinjiang, has called for China’s religious leaders to be better “guided” to embody Chinese characteristics in religious doctrines, rules, management systems, rituals and customs. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

Xi on Xinjiang visit urges ‘every effort’ to achieve social stability

Chinese leader’s remarks promoting cultural integration come as autonomous region marks 70th anniversary and amid Beijing’s push for unity.

US-China relations

Legendary China scholar, Jerome Cohen, dies at 95

US expert on the Chinese legal system was an early advocate of engagement with China, and one of the few who also dared to point out its shortfalls.

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Xinjiang

Xi Jinping is first Chinese president to attend Xinjiang anniversary celebration

Accompanying Xi are Wang Huning, China’s No 4 official and top ethnic affairs adviser, and Cai Qi, his chief of staff and No 5 official.

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Xi Jinping is first Chinese president to attend Xinjiang anniversary celebration. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

After years of US sanctions, how is Xinjiang’s economy doing?

Chinese scholars say the measures have led to job losses and shrinking profits for some firms, but the region shows resilience.

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US-China relations

US names 5 more Chinese industries for enforcement under Uygur labour law

Beijing has repeatedly denied allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang region.

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US-China relations

US’ annual China human rights review shorter, remains sharply critical

At 42 pages, assessment is less than half the length of recent years, as State Department seeks more ‘readable’ and ‘objective’ reports.

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Officers at the entrance of a detention centre in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 23, 2021. The US State Department’s annual review of China’s human rights record continued to cite Beijing’s treatment of Uygurs and other Muslim minorities there. Photo: AP
Mainland China

Video | Police deployed in China to stop teen bullying case protest

Swat officers called to Jiangyou city in Sichuan as crowd gathered to demand tougher penalties for alleged perpetrators.

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Crime in China

Police deployed in China to quell teen bullying case protest

Swat officers called to the Sichuan city of Jiangyou as crowd gathers to demand tougher penalties for alleged perpetrators.

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Women and gender

Chinese officials accuse online stand-up shows of stirring ‘gender antagonism’

Zhejiang officials hope ‘rising stand-up comedy scene can become more rational and profound, with less division and more understanding’.

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Tibet

Beijing says Dalai Lama’s succession plan breaks tradition, tensions set to rise

Beijing’s foreign ministry responds to the exiled spiritual leader who says his office has sole authority to recognise next Dalai Lama.

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The Dalai Lama at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India, on Monday. Photo: AP
China’s Communist Party

China warns against separatism ahead of Dalai Lama’s expected succession decree

During inspection tour, Chen Wenqing says political and legal bodies must fully understand Qinghai’s unique geopolitical position.

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has sparked concerns in China of social instability with the statement that his successor may be born outside China. Photo: AP
Hong Kong courts

Opinion | Hong Kong an example in balancing national security and people’s rights

Five years on from introduction of security law, the city is showing how the two issues, rather than being in conflict, are interconnected and reinforce each other.

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China-EU relations

In human rights talks, EU warns of ‘deterioration’ of basic freedoms in China

Brussels cites ‘interference’ in Dalai Lama succession plan and jailed Uygur and Tibetan activists as examples of erosion of freedoms.

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