They have become Xi Jinping’s showcase for thumbing his nose at Western critics, from athlete rights and human rights to international doping rules and the truth...
“The job of a teacher became exclusively to raise patriots. Only foreign countries were allowed to be criticized,” says a Hong Kong teacher of 20 years
Xi Jinping has promised a “splendid spectacle” with the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. No-one will be allowed to use the event to criticize him or...
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are about to begin and the stage is set for all the stars to shine, but global warming is casting its...
What’s keeping Prime Minister Kishida and the Liberal Democratic Party from expressly condemning China’s human rights violations?
Disguised as phantom Americans or Europeans, the fake accounts attempt to influence the foreign public on many issues in line with Chinese government positions.
Associate Professor Masatoshi Murakami discusses military expansionism, human rights concerns, and the epic clash of democracies facing off against authoritarianism through the boycott.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson threatened that “Lithuania would be swept into the trash bin of history” just for recognizing Taiwan’s office.
To boycott or not? While trade with China represents nearly a quarter of Japan’s market, customers and investors are concerned about human rights issues, too.
A strong leader speaks clearly and explains his decision. Trying to please Beijing by taking a wishy-washy stance on human rights is doomed to fail from...
The LDP and Komeito water down, then shelve, the Diet resolution condemning China’s serious human rights violations. Shameful.
China hopes Japan will be swept up into its propaganda campaign. Athletes face a dilemma, but it's not the government's job to impose a sporting ban.
