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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.
Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Trump administration did not "speak up for human rights in China because of commercial interests". Photo: AFP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

China hawks join forces in US Congress to pressure Trump ahead of Xi’s visit

Trump administration criticised for focusing on achieving economic gains from Beijing while neglecting political and human rights issues.

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Xinjiang

In Focus | As the US widens a Xinjiang trade ban, China’s cotton industry shrugs it off

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US-China relations

Seasoned seeds as bio-weapons? Chinese netizens mock US targeting of food brands

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US-China relations

China hits back at US forced labour blacklist as ‘classic act of coercion’

Washington has sanctioned 43 Chinese companies accused of human rights abuses in the western region of Xinjiang.

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Cotton is harvested in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Photo: Zuma Press
US-China trade war

Liberation Day 2.0? US slaps fresh wave of tariffs on China, 50-plus economies

‘Forced labour’ duties replace Trump administration’s original sweeping levies but are unlikely to generate the same level of global shock.

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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

Business groups clash with labour advocates at USTR hearing over whether new tariffs would improve workers’ rights or raise costs.

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer released a report identifying 60 economies covered by the USTR’s investigation into goods linked to forced labour in global supply chains. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
US-China trade war

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

Trump administration threatens tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies over failure to ban goods made with forced labour.

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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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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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Lu Jianwang (left) and defence lawyer John Carman outside federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday moments after the verdict was read. Photo: Mark Magnier
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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A senior official in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region says he will fight external pressure on the textile industry, including from US sanctions, and boost legal support for affected companies. Photo: AFP
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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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’.

Liu Hu is an investigative reporter who has covered disputes between private enterprises and local government bodies in China. Photo: Handout
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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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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Critics say RSDL has led to illegal interrogation and prevented suspects from having access to lawyers. Photo: Weibo/南方周末
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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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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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.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits a cultural centre in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
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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Jerome Cohen was received by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai on his first trip to China in 1972 as part of a delegation to promote scientific and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
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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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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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at the White House, April 9. Photo: TNS
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.

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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