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Experts say Xu Zhiyong’s fate symbolises the rise and fall of China’s ill-fated rights movement
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Experts say Xu Zhiyong’s fate symbolises the rise and fall of China’s ill-fated rights movement
Forty-seven defendants, including well-known figures like Joshua Wong, are charged with subversion under the national security law that China imposed in 2020.
Chow Hang-tung, 37, is facing two national security charges, including inciting subversion, a new offense in Hong Kong that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison
The UK government is set on shutting down Confucius Institutes on 30 university campuses across the country, but legal roadblocks, opposition in Scotland, financial shortfalls, and wider threats to university-China ties stand in the way. The institutes are funded by the Chinese government to promote its language and culture, but are increasingly seen as Trojan horses for spreading Communist Party influence and monitoring Chinese students studying abroad.
Multiple governments have launched investigations in recent weeks after the discovery of Chinese police