Probe MediaIn the restrictive environment of China, Shanghai’s iconic Jifeng Bookstore, with its high-quality selection of humanities and social science offerings, embodied resistance, defiance, and an indomitable spirit. When Jifeng was forced to close in 2018, the fate of one bookstore became a symbol of how public life in China had been strangled. With its relocation […]
By Qian Lang for RFA Mandarin | Radio Free Asia Summary Prominent Chinese journalist, Gao Yu, known for her critical views of China’s Communist regime (CCP), found herself without any form of communication when police abruptly pulled her access to landline, mobile phone, and internet services on Monday. According to an update posted to Gao’s […]
A documentary maker manages the extraordinary during China’s pandemic: a film about the protests that brought lockdowns to an end. By Probe International “Ürümqi Road” is a 77-minute documentary by Chinese film-maker Chen Pinlin, better known by his pseudonym Plato. Pinlin’s film marks an extraordinary moment in recent Chinese history when anti-government protests erupted in […]
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“The various vile acts that are taking place in China severely trample on human rights and human relations, and violate the basic freedoms of citizens, they will not only endanger the Chinese people, but the repercussions are destined to overflow and will undermine human freedom and peace, and cause harm to all mankind.”