China’s AI industry has drawn increasing media attention as its progress generates excitement and trepidation about a global future fueled by Chinese AI. One dimension of this success is the ability ...

At The New York Times on Monday, columnist Li Yuan describes how, as "wages stagnate and jobs disappear, the promise of ...

Joshua Wong faces new charges under Hong Kong’s national security law that could significantly extend his time in prison. Wong was sentenced last November, alongside 45 other pro-democracy figures, to ...

Numerous public opinion surveys from around the world have highlighted a significant shift in global attitudes towards China.

Safeguard Defenders published a new report on the practice of "forced travel," by which politically targeted individuals are removed from their home regions during sensitive periods. The report, ...

Several reports over the past two weeks have shed light on the ongoing human rights issue of Uyghur forced labor and its impact on global supply chains. The most recent report was published on ...

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Vague descriptor that is often used as code for towing the Party line. “Positive energy” was meme-ified in China during the 2010 trial of Song Shanmu, the founder of a well-known vocational ...

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礼萨·巴列维（Reza ...

如果我们把所有的管制都当成神圣不可侵犯的法律，那这些不合理的制度就永远不会被改变。所以，那尔那茜这个事情，给我们提了个醒：要学会分辨法律和管制，要学会判断哪些规定是合理的，哪些是不合理的。对于不合理的管制，不要盲从，要敢于质疑，要支持那些受不合理管制 ...

虽说生育率下降是一个全球现象，但东亚国家普遍落入了人口学家定义的"最低生育率"（Lowest-low fertility，指总和生育率≤1.3）范畴，比更早完成现代化进程的西欧国家还低 [2]。