Hong Kong Election Sees Historic Low Turnout Amid ‘Patriots Only’ Policy. 27.5% Turnout Reflects Growing Discontent with Electoral Process. Beijing’s Grip Tightens: Hong Kong District … Read more
Protests in China Authorities in Shanghai erected barriers on Monday around a city center area where hundreds of people demonstrated against harsh COVID-19 restrictions over … Read more
Police arrested 15 pro-democracy representatives Saturday on charges of organizing, participating in or inspiring illegal assemblies, according to the security office. Arrests include representatives and … Read more
YUEYANG, China (AP) — A Taiwanese pro-democracy activist pleaded guilty Monday in a Chinese court to subverting the power of the state, but his wife … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese activists say they fear intensified state surveillance after a draft law seeking to legitimise monitoring of suspects and raid premises was … Read more
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president on Sunday offered to help China to transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on … Read more
WUKAN, China (Reuters) – Residents of a Chinese village once seen as a cradle of grassroots democracy were in shock on Wednesday after a “wild … Read more
(Reuters) – On the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s new president told China on Saturday that democracy is nothing to fear. Tsai Ing-wen said in a Facebook post on the 27th anniversary that Taiwan could serve as an example to China.