
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is stepping up policies that appear designed to get ethnic Mongolians off their ancestral lands, activists say.
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is stepping up policies that appear designed to get ethnic Mongolians off their ancestral lands, activists say.
The schemes operate under the guise of Beijing's "poverty alleviation" programs in the Himalayan region.
Thai authorities say the project will bring thousands of jobs to the impoverished region, but local residents fear environmental destruction and the eventual sale of the land to China.
The charge comes after Lai was remanded in police custody pending a fraud charge linked to his Next Digital media empire.
Detained Chinese publisher Geng Xiaonan wins a human rights award as concerns grow over her treatment in a police detention center.
Baggio Leung says he wants to fight for Hong Kong's freedoms by turning lobbyist in the US.
More work remains to be done, though, with the railway portion of the bridge targeted for completion in June 2024.
Several rights lawyers targeted in a nationwide crackdown begun in July 2015 have been prevented from leaving their homes by state security police.
On Human Rights Day, activists in exile speak out about the pain of leaving and the grueling process of becoming a refugee.
Fluctuating wind speeds and high prices for power may make the project unviable, though, one energy expert says.
Church leaders in Hong Kong say the targeting of a Protestant church under a draconian national security law could spell trouble for the whole community.
A researcher says his comments to Chinese state media were 'censored' to omit the current theory that the coronavirus originated in Wuhan.
Christopher Miller affirms Washington's commitment to helping Indonesia and the Philippines defend against Chinese encroachments in the South China Sea, but Beijing says that the US is the one destabilizing the region.
The 'illegal assembly' charges are linked to a city-wide protest against China's draconian national security law.
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) honors Lai for daring to be openly critical of Beijing amid a crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
Three of the arrestees are being held on suspicion of 'inciting secession' under China's draconian national security law.
The Front uses ‘coercive tactics’ against those who oppose Beijing’s interests, the State Department says.
The flight of former opposition lawmaker Ted Hui to Europe shows that people no longer trust the city's judicial system, a pro-democracy politician says.
The outcome of the case brought by Zhou Xiaoxuan remains in doubt as a powerful elite continues to silence campaigning women, experts say.
Beijing is planning a massive new hydropower project three times the size of the Three Gorges dam in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river.
Lai could still face charges under China's national security law, imposed on Hong Kong since July 1.
Dong Yaoqiong says the authorities are still restricting her freedom, and that she had no mental illness before the incident.
Shaanxi-based rights lawyer Chang Weiping told his father at a recent visit that he doesn't want to live any more.
The three pro-democracy activists are handed jail terms of up to 13-and-a-half months on "illegal assembly" charges.
The US pushes back with sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for restrictions of freedom in Hong Kong and rights abuses against Uyghurs.
The region is looking for Mandarin teachers to work in rural areas, including traditional ethnic Mongolian herding regions.
The sackings also prompt a round of resignations over press freedom at the network.
The Japanese government says it's up to the universities concerned to manage the potential export of sensitive technology to the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
The U.K. rolls out its residency scheme for holders of British National Overseas (BNO) passports.
The authorities are constantly expanding restrictions on what Chinese citizens can do, see or say on line, experts say.