Politics

Video commentaries: 18th Party Congress Watch

noc — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:14:02 +0000

July 3, 2012

Video commentaries: 18th Party Congress Watch

Censorship

What is happening at the highest level of Chinese politics as the Party prepares for the most important leadership transition in a decade? HRIC senior policy advisor Gao Wenqian sheds some light on this usually opaque blackbox.

Gao Wenqian

Court Upholds Policeman Wang Dengchao’s Embezzlement Conviction

tw — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:42:34 +0000

November 14, 2013

Court Upholds Policeman Wang Dengchao’s Embezzlement Conviction

Case Update

Rights Defense

On November 13, 2013, the Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court upheld the “embezzlement” conviction of police officer Wang Dengchao ( 王登朝 ) and overturned the “obstructing official business” conviction, which had carried a one-year prison term. On the embezzlement conviction, the court...

Dancing in Shackles: On Xi Jinping and the 18th Party Congress

noc — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:16:45 +0000

November 30, 2012

Dancing in Shackles: On Xi Jinping and the 18th Party Congress

China Rights Forum

Chinese Law

Human Rights in China (HRIC) : Please share your thoughts and comments with us on the 18th Party Congress, now that it has concluded.

Gao Wenqian

The Poverty of China’s Civil Opposition: On the 13th Anniversary of June Fourth

noc — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:00:13 +0000

November 30, 2012

The Poverty of China’s Civil Opposition: On the 13th Anniversary of June Fourth

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

May 14, 2002 [English translation by Human Rights in China]

Liu Xiaobo

China’s Stability Maintenance System Faces Financial Pressure

noc — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:56:54 +0000

November 30, 2012

China’s Stability Maintenance System Faces Financial Pressure

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

Increasingly frequent social conflicts and economic downturn have not only presented China’s regional governments with overwhelming financial pressure, but also caused the central government a serious funding problem for its stability maintenance system.

A Book Review by Andrew J. Nathan

noc — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:20:59 +0000

November 26, 2012

A Book Review by Andrew J. Nathan

China Rights Forum

Rights Defense

Liu Xiaobo

The Tea Drinker’s Guide

noc — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:26:25 +0000

July 3, 2012

The Tea Drinker’s Guide

China Rights Forum

Democratic And Political Reform

In a country without freedom and democracy, drinking tea is the only way to become a real citizen. “Drinking tea” usually refers to interviews with the police or state security because of your citizen actions or things you’ve said.

Tufu (Wu Gan)

The Crises of Party Culture

noc — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:43:42 +0000

July 8, 2012

The Crises of Party Culture

China Rights Forum

Politics

Generally, “culture” refers to those human behaviors and actions which are significantly different from and superior to those of animals and primitive peoples, namely, things that produce a sense of identity, belonging, honor, solemnity, morality, sanctity, or beauty in the members of a group. They...

Unexpected Opportunities for NGO Work

noc — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:38:55 +0000

February 1, 2012

Unexpected Opportunities for NGO Work

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

There are two main points I would like to make, which are based on my own experience in running an en

Changing the Regime by Changing Society

noc — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0000

April 9, 2010

Changing the Regime by Changing Society

China Rights Forum

Democratic And Political Reform

Liu Xiaobo 2006 Translation by HRIC, based on a translation by J.

Liu Xiaobo

Further Questions about Child Slavery in China’s Kilns

noc — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0000

April 9, 2010

Further Questions about Child Slavery in China’s Kilns

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

Liu Xiaobo 2007 Translated by J. Latourelle It has been nearly two months since the shocking news of the “black kilns” run on slave labor in Shanxi came to light. But consider the storm of public opinion at home and abroad demanding greater accountability; or the numerous instructions, the staff,...

Liu Xiaobo

Václav Havel on Liu Xiaobo, “Charter 08”, and the Struggle for Democratic Reform

noc — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0000

April 9, 2010

Václav Havel on Liu Xiaobo, “Charter 08”, and the Struggle for Democratic Reform

China Rights Forum

Democratic And Political Reform

HRIC Interview On January 19, 2010, Václav Havel—playwright and former dissident who became the last president of Czechoslovakia and later the first president of the Czech Republic—spoke with HRIC executive director Sharon Hom about Liu Xiaobo, Charter 08 , and the difficult process of democratic...

Liu Xiaobo

The CPC’s Dictatorial Patriotism

noc — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000

April 9, 2010

The CPC’s Dictatorial Patriotism

China Rights Forum

Rights Defense

Liu Xiaobo 2005 Translation by HRIC, based on a translation by Wen Huang. A nation is composed of its people. People are the mainstay of a nation; they are also the source of national sovereignty and the owners of national interests. In a rational political system, the political power is conferred...

Liu Xiaobo

The Many Aspects of CPC Dictatorship

noc — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000

April 9, 2010

The Many Aspects of CPC Dictatorship

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

Liu Xiaobo 2006 Translation by HRIC, based on a translation by Paul Frank. Although the CPC regime of the post-Mao era is still a dictatorship, it is no longer fanatical, but rather, a rational dictatorship that has become increasingly adept at calculating [its] interests. Particularly after the...

Can It Be that the Chinese People Deserve Only “Party-Led Democracy”?

noc — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0000

April 9, 2010

Can It Be that the Chinese People Deserve Only “Party-Led Democracy”?

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

Liu Xiaobo 2006 Translation by HRIC. On October 19, 2005, the Information Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China released the white paper, “Building Democratic Politics in China.” Although this was the first white paper on democracy building issued by the Communist government...

Liu Xiaobo