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A new rule on clans, hometown associations infringes upon basic human rights and is another tool for the CCP’s transnational repression, experts say.
Complainants say the July 1 measure forces them to get provincial paperwork before challenging local officials at central petition offices.
Critics warn the law could target overseas activists and ethnic minorities, drawing condemnation from lawmakers and rights groups.
Sen. Todd Young and Rep. Pat Ryan linked America’s 250th anniversary to religious freedom as a Senate bill targeting CCP’s organ harvesting cleared committee.
Chinese authorities arrested Ezra Jin and several other Christian pastors and congregants in October 2025.
His 2016 account of eight months in secret Chinese custody became one early warning that Beijing’s reach extended past Hong Kong’s borders.
Protesters denounced Beijing’s rule and a new ‘ethnic unity’ law they say expands the Chinese regime’s transnational repression.
Police are still investigating the incident.
Scholars say China’s new ethnic unity law institutionalizes assimilation policies and opens the door to pursuing critics overseas.
Scalpers and 45-hour queues greet Chinese seeking justice at the state petition office—where almost no grievance is ever resolved.
The EU voices concerns about the law’s extraterritorial application, while Taiwan warns it presents an escalation of the CCP’s transnational repression.
The death underscores the Chinese regime’s ongoing brutal persecution of Falun Gong.
‘Beijing’s message is chilling: Abandon your faith, forget your language, obey the Party—or face punishment, even abroad,’ Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey said.
The letters cite potential ethical and national security risks but say the panel has no evidence of company wrongdoing.
Rights experts say the law codifies tighter control over minorities, religion, and language while widening overseas repression.
The former police officer and Tiananmen advocate arrived in Toronto one month after surviving a rubber-boat escape across open sea from China to South Korea.
A former senior Xinjiang official is under investigation, marking the latest casualty in Beijing’s relentless anti-corruption campaigns.
Serikzhan Bilash said his sister’s arrest in Kazakhstan was retaliation for his activism, carried out under pressure from China.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Taiwan is strengthening prevention, protection, and response measures as 29 countries meet in Taipei.
