In Light of Lai Ching-te’s Warning: A Look at the Institutional Divide Across the Taiwan Strait
According to reports, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te issued an appeal at the Democratic Progressive Party’s national congress, call…
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Civil Rights Watch
Focus on livelihood issues, public safety, environmental pollution, education and healthcare, housing and labor, and grassroots governance in Chinese society, documenting ordinary people's rights claims amid real-world challenges, and advancing civic awareness, transparency, and public accountability.
2026
July
The End of Hong Kong’s Autonomy and Its Institutional Pathologies, Seen Through the United States’ Lifting of the “State of Emergency” Regarding Hong Kong
It was reported that the United States has ended the “state of emergency” concerning Hong Kong that had been in effect for six yea…
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Mixue Bingcheng—is it a cold drink or a bewitching potion?
Recently, I passed by a newly opened Mixue Bingcheng, and the scene before me was truly astonishing. In the sweltering summer heat…
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Bookstore Becomes a Crime Scene: When Reading Itself Becomes a Risk
On July 15, Hong Kong’s national security police once again took action, conducting surprise searches of two independent bookstore…
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China’s Great Firewall: The Totalitarian Logic Behind Technology for Detecting Firewall Circumvention
According to reports, a screenshot of a “VPN circumvention identification intelligence database” allegedly from the Shenzhen-based…
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