Communist Party Of China

Luo Huining’s Mission Impossible

tw — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:35:00 +0000

January 8, 2020

Communist Party Of China

[Translation by Human Rights in China] Just as the New Year begins, a long-simmering rumor of Beijing replacing the chief of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has finally been confirmed. Why would Beijing change horses at this...

The People's Republic of China at 70: The Final Insanity

tw — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:34:52 +0000

October 7, 2019

The People's Republic of China at 70: The Final Insanity

HRIC Commentary

Communist Party Of China

The military parade and celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China have finally ended. As the boss of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping can finally breathe a sigh of relief. He managed to break the “Russell’s curse” that had haunted the CPC,...

Gao Wenqian

The Two Killing Scenes I Witnessed during June Fourth

tw — Wed, 22 May 2019 19:29:32 +0000

May 22, 2019

The Two Killing Scenes I Witnessed during June Fourth

China Rights Forum

Citizen Participation

In the 30 years that have passed since the bloody June Fourth crackdown, many events have faded from my memory. But the two killing scenes I witnessed on June 4, 1989 have been etched in my mind, impossible to erase. I am writing to share my experience to mark June Fourth, the day of national...

Gao Wenqian

Mourning Our Families and Compatriots Killed in the June Fourth Massacre: A Letter to China’s Leaders

tw — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:34:34 +0000

March 15, 2019

Mourning Our Families and Compatriots Killed in the June Fourth Massacre: A Letter to China’s Leaders

Press Release

Communist Party Of China

Members of the Tiananmen Mothers with photos of their loved ones killed in June Fourth. [English Translation by Human Rights in China] I We are a group of citizens who lost our loved ones in the June Fourth Massacre. Thirty years ago, along Chang'an Avenue in front of the Tiananmen Gate in the...

Quiet at Weiming Lake: Visiting Mr. Edgar Snow’s Grave

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:16:06 +0000

February 21, 2018

Quiet at Weiming Lake: Visiting Mr. Edgar Snow’s Grave

Citizens' Square

Communist Party Of China

[Translation by Human Rights in China] 1 The Chinese Spring Festival in 2018 came late. February 15 was the anniversary of Mr. Edgar Snow's death, also Lunar New Year’s Eve. This happened to be a time of long holidays, when people were either busy preparing meals for family reunions at home or out...

Ding Zilin

Sino-U.S. Relations: Engagement or Hostility?

tw — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:02:00 +0000

February 12, 2018

Sino-U.S. Relations: Engagement or Hostility?

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

In his essay, “Sino-U.S. Relations: Engagement or Hostility?” Gao Wenqian, HRIC’s Senior Policy Advisor, questions key assumptions by Western observers about President Xi Jinping’s grip on power and highlights an important opportunity—and the imperative—for the U.S. to stand firm on human rights in...

Urging the 19th Party Congress to Oust Xi Jinping and Fully Implement Structural Political Reform

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 22:16:08 +0000

October 18, 2017

Urging the 19th Party Congress to Oust Xi Jinping and Fully Implement Structural Political Reform

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

Since the 18th Party Congress in 2012, human rights have deteriorated, the rule of law has regressed, torture has increased, and the number of wrongful incarcerations has grown dramatically—Beijing rights defender Yu Wensheng states in an open letter. Yu says that since Xi Jinping came to power...

Yu Wensheng

Continuing the Party’s Absolute Leadership Over the Army is Paradoxical—An Octogenarian Once Again Sends an Open Letter to Xi Jinping

phb — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:34:34 +0000

July 23, 2017

Continuing the Party’s Absolute Leadership Over the Army is Paradoxical—An Octogenarian Once Again Sends an Open Letter to Xi Jinping

Citizens' Square

Communist Party Of China

On the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Wang Xiuying, a woman in her 80s from Beijing, published an open letter to Xi Jinping arguing that “continuing the Party’s absolute leadership over the army is paradoxical.” The open letter states that the army’s...

On the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 21:01:33 +0000

August 18, 2017

On the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

The functions and operation of the congress of the CPC According to the provisions of the CPC constitution, the Party Congress, held every five years, is the highest authority of the Party and its tasks are to elect the highest leadership and determine major policies. This is determined by China's...

Commentary by Gao Wenqian: Human Rights and the U.S.-China Diplomatic Chessboard

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 22:46:34 +0000

January 19, 2017

Commentary by Gao Wenqian: Human Rights and the U.S.-China Diplomatic Chessboard

China Rights Forum

HRIC Senior Policy Advisor Gao Wenqian shares his views on U.S.-China relations reshaped under Donald Trump and some surprising implications for the human rights situation in China. Human Rights and the U.S.-China Diplomatic Chessboard Gao Wenqian Human rights have always been a piece on the U.S.-...

Communist Party Of China

Gao Wenqian

Xi’s “Core Leader” Status: A Blessing or A Curse?

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 22:00:38 +0000

November 3, 2016

Xi’s “Core Leader” Status: A Blessing or A Curse?

China Rights Forum

[Translation by Human Rights in China] A Short Commentary on the 6th Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China The 6th Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China officially established Xi Jinping’s “core” status in the Party. The process leading...

Communist Party Of China

Gao Wenqian

Open Letter by Octogenarian Urging CPC to Register

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:01:46 +0000

June 23, 2016

Open Letter by Octogenarian Urging CPC to Register

China Rights Forum

Citizen Participation

Dear Mr. Xi Jinping: Hello! I am an old woman from Beijing, more than 80 years old. My name is Wang Xiuying. On the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party China (CPC), I would like to discuss the issue of the CPC’s legitimacy. As everyone knows, the CPC was established under the...

China Must Dispel Mao’s Ghost* (Commentary)

tw — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:19:55 +0000

January 28, 2014

China Must Dispel Mao’s Ghost* (Commentary)

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

Editor’s note : Gao Wenqian is the author of Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary . The original Chinese version, 《晚年周恩来》 , was published in 2003, and is banned in China. In October 2013, Li Jie ( 李捷 ), Vice Director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the chief official policy think...

Gao Wenqian

The Doors of Chairman Mao (Commentary)

tw — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:15:26 +0000

December 30, 2013

The Doors of Chairman Mao (Commentary)

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

Like layers of haze and smog, Mao Zedong's ghost continues to linger over China today. Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), [1] Mao’s Western confidante, using her feminine intuition, noticed that there was a door of Mao's that was never open to anyone. As a matter of fact, Mao had more than one door. Let us...

Wang Kang

My First Trip to China

tw — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:28:27 +0000

December 30, 2013

My First Trip to China

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

My first trip to China was in May 1972, just three months after Nixon’s visit! I accompanied my husband, Jerome Cohen, who was the China adviser to a small delegation of the Federation of American Scientists invited on the first scientific exchange after 23 hostile years between the two countries...