Publications

Yang Jianli’s Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis

I am deeply saddened by the passing of Representative John Lewis.  The life of John Lewis is a testament to the power of nonviolence in achieving justice.  We will not only remember Rep. Lewis for his remarkable contributions to the American civil rights, but for his...
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Vancouver Sun: Marcus Kolga and Yang Jianli: Canada must take measures to end foreign attacks on human rights activists in Canada

Marcus Kolga and Yang Jianli In May of this year, the Coalition for Human Rights in China published a report exposing incidents of Chinese government harassment against human rights activists in Canada that have taken place between July 2019 and March 2020. The report...
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The Hill: Economic slump: The ‘China Dream’ shattered

By Jianli Yang and Lianchao Han This year, for the first time since 1990, China did not announce a GDP growth target during the annual National People's Congress in May. Prior to that, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced on April 17 that the country's...
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IranWire: Behind the Smokescreen: What are China’s Anti-EU Pandemic Narratives Really About?

In a weekly series for IranWire, Jianli Yang analyses Chinese disinformation around the origin of coronavirus and its handling to date, and other recent affairs. It's been exactly a month since the European Union hardened its position against Chinese disinformation,...
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