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Pastor Wang Yi Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Subversion

30th December 2019

Pastor Wang Yi, the founder of the underground Early Rain Covenant Church and staunch critic of Xi Jinping’s heavy-handed policies, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for “subversion of state power” and illegal business operations. Wang was one...

President Tsai Calls for Talks on Anti-infiltration Law Before Election

28th December 2019

With the presidential election in Taiwan just two weeks away, President Tsai Ing-wen has called on parliament to resume discussion of a proposed anti-infiltration bill that her government says is essential to guard against Beijing’s political infiltration. The draft law...

Former Hengfeng Bank Chairman Sentenced to Death With Reprieve

27th December 2019

A Shandong court has sentenced Jiang Xiyun, the former chairman of the embattled Hengfeng Bank, to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, destroying records, and illegally issuing financial notes. Jiang’s sentence is likely to be commuted to life...

Charter Changes and Book Burning Underline Party Control of Education

26th December 2019

Recent years have brought a succession of moves to tighten the reins on China’s education system. Authorities have sought to drive out “Western values” and cultivate a new focus on Xi Jinping’s signature Thought, which was enshrined in the Party...