China Articles - October 24, 2021
Friends,
This week, Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter, released two videos (see #3) criticizing the Chinese Communist Party for their crimes against the Tibetan and Uyghur people, which immediately resulted in the Party pulling the team’s games from broadcasts in China. In his video on the Uyghur genocide he calls out Muslim national leaders and athletes and demands that they hold Xi Jinping accountable. This is reminiscent of Beijing’s sanctioning of the Houston Rockets when the team’s General Manager, Daryl Morey, tweeted his support for the people of Hong Kong almost two years ago.
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics just over three months away, a new report reveals additional details of the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign of genocide against the Uyghurs. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute released a new report titled, “The Architecture of Repression,” which provides detailed profiles of individuals and organizations that have aided and enabled the Chinese Communist Party’s crimes.
Thanks for reading!
Matt
MUST READ/WATCH
1. The architecture of repression
Vicky Xiuzhong Xu, James Leibold, and Daria Impiombato, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 19, 2021
The Australian Strategic Policy institute released a sweeping new report and interactive platform detailing the structure of Xinjiang’s government and techniques employed by regional officials responsible for overseeing the systematic oppression of Uyghur Muslim and other ethnic and religious minorities in the region.
2. TWO YEARS AGO — The Uyghur Crisis: China's Cultural Genocide
Nury Turkel, Oslo Freedom Forum, June 3, 2019
Lawyer and activist Nury Turkel spoke at the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum to advocate for Uyghurs undergoing genocide in the People’s Republic of China.
3. Enes Kanter raising voice for the Tibetan people inside Tibet
Enes Kanter, YouTube, October 20, 2021
Enes Kanter free the UYGHUR people!
Enes Kanter, YouTube, October 22, 2021
"My message to the Chinese government is free Tibet. I'm here to add my voice and speak out about what is happening in Tibet under the Chinese government's brutal rule. Tibetan people's basic rights and freedoms are nonexistent. They are not allowed to study and learn their language and culture freely. They are not allowed to travel freely. They are not allowed to access information freely. The Tibetan people are not even allowed to worship freely."
4. In U.S.-China Standoff, Is America a Reliable Ally?
Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Policy, October 20, 2021
Following the chaotic United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, Beijing has been quick to raise doubts about the endurance of the American commitment to its allies across Asia. Even as Washington contends with the consequences of its rapid exit, its broader strategy on the Asian continent remains intact, writes Bilahari Kausikan, the former Singaporean Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs. While it is convenient for China to cast recent events as arbiters of long-term geopolitical trends, Washington continues to be a reliable regional partner in the face of increasingly antagonistic Chinese behavior.
5. The Triumph and Terror of Wang Huning
N.S. Lyons, Palladium Magazine, October 11, 2021
In Palladium, N.S. Lyons describes the influence of Politburo Standing Committee Member, Wang Huning, the intellectual leader of China’s “Neo-Authoritarian” movement and the leading voice behind Xi’s push to end the era of nominal economic, cultural and political liberalism in China. Wang’s influence can be seen in countless initiatives within the Chinese Communist Party.
6. China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile
Kathrin Hille and Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times, October 16, 2021
United States intelligence sources revealed to the Financial Times this week that China has tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon. The Chinese hypersonic glide vehicle circled the globe in low-orbit space, ultimately landing within two-dozen miles of its target. The test highlights the significant progress of Chinese hypersonic weapons and may be capable of evading American missile defense systems. Washington, Beijing, and Moscow are all seeking to gain an edge in next-generation hypersonic technology.
7. Reinhard Bütikofer on the Increasing Coherence of Europe’s China Policy
Andrew Peaple, The Wire China, October 17, 2021
Reinhard Bütikofer, a member of European Parliament and former head of the German Green Party, sat down this week with The Wire China to discuss his work as chair of the foreign relations committee’s China delegation. Recently sanctioned by the PRC, Mr. Bütikofer covered a host of issues—from human rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang to emerging potential for a coherent European message towards Beijing.
AUTHORITARIANISM
8. Beijing sets journalists 90 hours of lessons to learn the party line
Didi Tang, Beijing, Sunday Times, October 17, 2021
9. Seven Hong Kong democrats jailed for up to 12 months over banned protest against security law
Kelly Ho, Hong Kong Free Press, October 18, 2021
10. Democracy According to Xi Jinping
Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter, October 19, 2021
11. A triple shock slows China’s growth
Economist, October 18, 2021
12. Game Over
Katrina Northrop, The Wire China, October 17, 2021
13. Evergrande crisis leaves Chinese developers shut out of global debt markets
Hudson Lockett and Thomas Hale, Financial Times, October 14, 2021
14. In Tackling China’s Real-Estate Bubble, Xi Jinping Faces Resistance to Property-Tax Plan
Lingling Wei, Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2021
15. China’s Factory-Gate Prices Rise at Record Pace
Stella Yifan Xie, Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2021
16. How China Broke Up with Its Internet Companies
Juro Osawa and Shai Oster, The Information, October 14, 2021
17. China’s Economy Continues to Slow, Rattled by Real Estate and Energy
Keith Bradsher, New York Times, October 18, 2021
18. Sculptor calls in lawyer to save Hong Kong Tiananmen statue
Rachel Wong, The Telegraph, October 13, 2021
19. The man who knew too much of Xi's power plays is out
Katsuji Nakazawa, Nikkei Asia, October 14, 2021
20. China’s antitrust watchdog gets more power
Shen Lu, Protocol, October 15, 2021
21. Factional Strife Intensifies as Xi Strives to Consolidate Power
Willy Wo-Lap Lam, Jamestown Foundation, October 14, 2021
22. China Considers Punishing Parents for Their Children’s Behaviors
Ni Dandan and Zhu Jingyi, Sixth Tone, October 20, 2021
23. Tutoring Companies Stop Taking Payments as Nonprofit Deadline Looms
Ni Dandan, Sixth Tone, October 13, 2021
24. What’s Off-Limits in China’s Newly Revised ‘Negative List’ for Investment
Cheng Siwei and Han Wei, Caixin Global, October 10, 2021
ENVIRONMENTAL HARMS
25. 'Cement mountain': China's rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy UN summit
David Stanway, Reuters, October 18, 2021
26. Chinese power sector reforms mean more coal now, less coal later
David Fishman, SupChina, October 18, 2021
27. China coal and natural gas imports surge as energy crisis bites
Primrose Riordan and William Langley, Financial Times, October 13, 2021
28. China’s Overseas Coal Pledge Is Not a Climate Change Gamechanger
Mathias Lund Larsen, The Diplomat, October 18, 2021
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE AND COERCION
29. Top English private schools put Chinese communists on boards
Jacob Dirnhuber, Ben Ellery, Sunday Times, October 17, 2021
30. U.S. FCC commissioner wants new restrictions review for Chinese dronemaker DJI
David Shepardson, Reuters, October 19, 2021
31. China warns UK’s Truss not to imperil ties over Taiwan spat
Stuart Lau, Politico, October 14, 2021
32. Government defeat as peers demand action to bolster future telecoms security
Nick Lester, The Independent, October 19, 2021
33. China condemns U.S., Canada for sending warships through Taiwan Strait
Reuters, October 17, 2021
34. China and Central Europe: The View from Warsaw
Mercy A. Kuo, The Diplomat, October 19, 2021
35. ‘It Was Like Having the Chinese Government in the Room with Us’
Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy, October 20, 2021
36. The WHO has a bold new plan to find covid-19’s origins. China could get in the way.
Adam Taylor, Washington Post, October 14, 2021
37. Hong Kong’s ex-leader calls for boycott of Mayer Brown over Tiananmen dispute
Primrose Riordan and Chan Ho-him, Financial Times, October 17, 2021
38. New bipartisan bill to counter China's economic coercion
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Axios, October 15, 2021
39. Will Europe Ever Really Confront China?
Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy, October 20, 2021
HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
40. Apple takes down several religious apps in China
David Wertime, Protocol, October 18, 2021
41. China issues “inadequate” and “misleading” response to UN correspondence on forced organ harvesting
International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China, September 24, 2021
42. Protestors disrupt flame lighting for Beijing Winter Games
Nicholas Paphitis and Thanassis Stavrakis, Washington Post, October 18, 2021
43. En Chine, la religion fait de la résistance [In China, Religion is Resisting]
Frédéric Lemaître, Le Monde, October 15, 2021 — ORIGINAL IN FRENCH
44. Uygur man awaits Morocco ruling as China seeks extradition after Interpol snub
Linda Lew, South China Morning Post, October 14, 2021
45. Beijing Winter Olympics: IOC vice-president says China human rights ‘not within’ its remit
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2021
46. UN experts urge review of Hong Kong security law; say arrests ‘incompatible’ with human rights and int’l law
Rhoda Kwan, Hong Kong Free Press, October 14, 2021
47. Apple takes down Quran app in China
James Clayton, BBC, October 15, 2021
48. Xinjiang officials overseeing detention camps studied at Harvard
James Kynge, Financial Times, October 19, 2021
49. Kazakh Imam Sentenced to 23 Years
Ma Guangyao, Bitter Winter, October 16, 2021
50. Sustainable investors ponder Chinese opportunities
Hudson Lockett and Thomas Hale, Financial Times, October 18, 2021
51. China Is Forcing Fashion to Mute Itself Over Dirty Cotton
Angelina Rascouet, Deirdre Hipwell, and Lisa Pham, Bloomberg, October 14, 2021
INDUSTRIAL POLICIES AND ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE
52. China's Energy Conundrum
Eliot Chen, The Wire China, October 17, 2021
53. How China Is Planning for a Tech Decoupling
Alex Stone and Peter W. Singer, Defense One, October 12, 2021
54. Despite the tough rhetoric, ministers are handing Britain's electric car production to China
Juliet Samuel, The Telegraph, October 16, 2021
55. Tensions spike over new research-security proposals targeting China
Brendan Bordelon, Center for Security and Emerging Technology, September 17, 2021
56. Alibaba Unveils One of China’s Most Advanced Chips
Coco Liu and Debby Wu, Bloomberg, October 18, 2021
57. China faces severe talent shortage as its semiconductor ambitions grow
Che Pan, South China Morning Post, October 18, 2021
CYBER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
58. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai calls for federal tech regulation, investments in cybersecurity
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch, October 18, 2021
59. Microsoft Folds LinkedIn Social-Media Service in China
Liza Lin and Stu Woo, Wall Street Journal, October 14, 2021
60. China Is Watching You
Jonathan Hillman, The Atlantic, October 18, 2021
61. What really brought down LinkedIn’s China play
David Pierce, Protocol, October 14, 2021
62. At least 13 phone firms hit by suspected Chinese hackers since 2019, say experts
Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian, October 19, 2021
63. WeChat promises to stop accessing users’ photo albums amid public outcry
David Pierce, Protocol, October 15, 2021
MILITARY AND SECURITY THREATS
64. NATO to expand focus to counter rising China
Roula Khalaf and Henry Foy, Financial Times, October 18, 2021
65. China tested new space capability with hypersonic missile, report says
The Japan Times, October 17, 2021
Brent Sadler, The Heritage Foundation, October 12, 2021
67. Taiwan asks US to speed up F-16 delivery
Wu Su-wei and Jake Chung, Taipei Times, October 17, 2021
Amrita Nayak Dutta, News 18 India, October 20, 2021
69. China is launching equivalent of Royal Navy every four years
Dominic Nicholls, The Telegraph, October 15, 2021
70. Washington Hears Echoes of the ’50s and Worries: Is This a Cold War With China?
David E. Sanger, New York Times, October 17, 2021
71. China tests unmanned warships at secret base
Michael Evans, Sunday Times, October 13, 2021
72. Bellicose Xi tests West’s mettle over Taiwan
Edward Lucas, Sunday Times, October 15, 2021
73. China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait
Reuters, October 19, 2021
74. Chinese military newspaper calls for ‘people’s war’ to counter US spies
Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post, October 17, 2021
75. China tests civilian ferry as military transport for possible invasion of Taiwan
Didi Tang, Sunday Times, October 18, 2021
ONE BELT, ONE ROAD STRATEGY
76. Piraeus port deal intensifies Greece’s unease over China links
Eleni Varvitsioti, Financial Times, October 19, 2021
77. US investment drive to take on China in Latin America
Michael Stott, Financial Times, October 18, 2021
78. Energy pact sees Cuba sign up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Stephen Gibbs, Sunday Times, October 18, 2021
OPINION PIECES
79. Has Interpol become the long arm of oppressive regimes?
Josh Jacobs, The Guardian, October 17, 2021
80. America must double down on democracy
Daniel Twining, The Hill, October 10, 2021
81. China’s Hypersonic Wake-Up Call
The Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal, October 18, 2021
82. The Party and Private Business: Lessons from History
Tony Saich, The Wire China, October 17, 2021
83. Sen. Marco Rubio: It's time to fire John Kerry, Biden's ethically challenged climate czar
Senator Marco Rubio, Fox News, October 14, 2021
84. China Only Has the Energy For One Crisis at a Time
Anjani Trivedi, Bloomberg, October 14, 2021
85. ‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ and China’s New View of War
Carice Witte, The Diplomat, October 14, 2021
86. After Corona, Can We Get Our Data Back?
Shen Weiwei, Sixth Tone, October 18, 2021
Richard N. Haas, Project Syndicate, October 18, 2021