On Tuesday, Uyghur and Tibetan activist groups campaigned worldwide for a political boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing (February 4-20). Exactly one month before the opening ceremony, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Berlin, New York, Paris, Washington, Brussels, London, Brisbane, Chicago, and other cities to draw attention to the dramatic human rights situation in […]
One weekday earlier than usual, you will find the new issue of China.Table Human Rights in your mailbox. Too many relevant events have taken place in the past few days, so we wanted to shorten the planned Christmas break by a few days instead of taking a break. For example, Hong Kong has elected a […]
Former Hong Kong politicians interpret the low turnout in the general election as a clear rejection by citizens of the growing authoritarian influence of the People’s Republic of China. In an interview with China.Table, activist Sunny Cheung said he considered the absence of many voters to be a clear message that they considered the ballot […]
World-class Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has distanced herself from her rape allegations against former Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli. A roughly four-minute-long video from last Sunday, which has been circulating on social media since the start of the week, shows the 35-year-old talking to a Singaporean journalist. In it, Peng stated that “I have never said […]
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam called the announcement that public transport will be free for all citizens next Sunday a “gesture of collective responsibility”. The idea is to get people to vote, Lam said. This incentive is unlikely to be of much significance, as most polling stations are close to where voters live. But […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) likes to see itself in the role of the great string puller of the good cause. In the Peng Shuai case, they are relying on “quiet diplomacy”. IOC Vice President Dick Pound also praises the organization’s exclusive access to the tennis player who is probably being held. In fact, no […]
Li Hongtao will join investment company Stratos as Head of Greater China. Li previously worked at Airbus, where he most recently held the position of Sales Director China. His expertise is in demand at Stratos because the company specializes in investments in the aviation industry.
Today’s technological standards do not yet possess the political significance that they will have in 20 years’ time. Simply because many future technologies have not yet reached broad market maturity. But Europe must be prepared for the People’s Republic of China to turn the development of standards into geopolitical power. The experience made during the […]
The central Chinese province of Henan wants to place journalists and foreign students under close surveillance. This is revealed by documents analyzed by Reuters. The plan is to precisely track the movement profiles of members of the two groups, among other “suspicious persons” in Henan in the future.A corresponding announcement on the provincial government’s website […]
The drive along the six- and in places eight- and ten-lane Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai offers a fascinating insight into the birth of a city from the vial. At a maximum speed of 100 km/h, there is plenty of time to marvel at the bulky facades of the skyscrapers to the left and right. […]