Saudi Arabia is planning to extradite two Uyghur prisoners to the People’s Republic of China. This has come to the attention of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW). The two men, who come from Turkey, have been held in Saudi Arabia for almost two years without formal charges. If extradited to the People’s […]
Peng Jingtang becomes the new commander of the Chinese army in Hong Kong. The major general previously was the deputy chief of staff of the People’s Armed Police, a paramilitary police unit. According to Chinese media reports, Peng previously also headed the “Mountain Eagles” anti-terrorist unit in Xinjiang.
The city of Tianjin, with a population of 14 million, is now under a gradual lockdown. Until further notice, the city area is divided into Districts where people are not allowed to leave their homes, Control areas, where each household is allowed to send one family member per day to buy groceries Prevention Areas, where […]
The first volunteers for the organization of the Beijing Winter Olympics (February 4-20) have been in isolation since last week. A group of 16 students formed the first cohort of those who will be immersed in the Olympic bubble and will have to avoid any contact with the outside world until the end of their […]
As the number of new cases of Covid infection increases, the quarantine period for contacts in Hong Kong is decreasing. Since Monday, close contacts of infected persons only had to remain in isolation for 14 days, instead of the previous 21. The reason for this is the concern that the quarantine capacity in the city […]
Disclaimer: This interview has been translated into English and is not considered an official translation by any party involved in the interview.Mr. Ganten, why do you think open source software is an important element in defending democracy and global freedom? As early as the 1990s, I became convinced that freely accessible source code, which can be viewed, modified, and used by anyone, has a social impact similar to that of the printing press. Back […]
A human tragedy caused by the lockdown in Xi’an is currently making waves in China and sparked a debate about the proportionality of Covid regulations. The municipal government of the city of 13 million people has fired the head of a local hospital and suspended other employees. The action happened over the death of an […]
Whoever perceives Germany as a dictatorship, what is the People’s Republic of China in their opinion? Anyone who doesn’t want to understand where the differences lie has been served up the autocratization of a democracy in real time for the past year and a half using Hong Kong as a case study. The radical approach […]
Motorsport is on the rise in China. This year, a Chinese driver will compete in Formula 1 for the first time. At the Dakar Rally, on the other hand, Chinese drivers and vehicles have been part of the race for quite some time. Ranked 24th, Zhang Guoyu and his co-driver Pan Hongyu in their BAIC […]
Critical Hong Kong media has already been eliminated. Now, the city’s government is beginning to slander foreign media. Security chief John Lee attacked Wall Street Journal for its criticism of the arrests of seven current and former employees of the online portal Stand News shortly before the new year. In familiar CP fashion, Lee ranted […]