Incidents/Cases

National Interest: Why the Richest Man in China Is Terrified of Xi Jinping

By: Bradley Thayer & Lianchao Han Jack Ma, the richest man in China and founder of Alibaba, oddly vanished from public view for nearly three months only to reappear recently on a homemade video, promising “to meet again after the pandemic is over.” This indicates...

Washington Post: California plaintiffs sue Chinese tech giant Tencent, alleging WeChat app is censoring and surveilling them

Seeking class-action status, they argue suing will be more effective than Trump’s proposed ban By: Jeanne WhalenJan. 20, 2021 at 3:43 p.m. EST A group of California plaintiffs has filed a lawsuit against Chinese tech giant Tencent in state court, alleging that the...

Press Release: Lawsuit over politically motivated censorship and surveillance on WeChat filed in California today by Citizen Power Initiatives for China

Citizen Power Initiatives for China (CPIFC)Contact: Daniel GongTel: +1 (202) 827-5762Email: dcoffice@initiativesforchina.org WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2021 Citizen Power Initiatives for China (“CPIFC”) filed a lawsuit today in the Superior Court for the State of...

Newsweek: The Biden Administration Must Fix the WHO’s China Obsession

By: Jianli Yang & Lianchao Han | Dec 17, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden would surely like to break away from his predecessor's legacy, but there is one thing he should build on instead of dismantling—the United States' tough approach towards China. Beijing's...