Foreign NGO Law Publicity in Gansu, Training for Domestic NGOs in Shanghai, University Meetings in Hubei and Jiangsu

Ministry of Public Security WeChat Posts—August 8, 2017

on August 14, 2017

The Fujian and Sichuan Public Security Bureau (PSB) Foreign NGO Management Offices granted registration certificates to foreign NGOs in their respective jurisdictions. Fujian gave certificates to The Chinese Art of Tea Craft Union, the Chinese Youth Volunteer Exchange Association, and the China-Taiwan Business and Trade Exchange Association. Sichuan gave a certificate to The Salvation Army.

China is Forcing Uighurs Abroad to Return Home. Why Aren’t More Countries Refusing to Help?

By Jessica Batke on August 14, 2017

The campaign began quietly. Students studying abroad were told to return home. Many did, and their classmates didn’t hear from them afterwards. For those who needed extra incentive to get moving, police detained their families back home. Finally, the ones who refused to comply were rounded up by force.

China Bans North Korea Iron, Lead, Coal Imports as Part of U.N. Sanctions

on August 14, 2017

China announced a ban on imports of iron ore, iron, lead and coal from North Korea on Monday, increasing economic pressure on the Pyongyang regime while moving to implement a package of sanctions put together by the U.N. Security Council.

Law, Military, Politics
Coal, Sanctions, North Korea, China-North Korea Relations

Facebook’s Secret Chinese App Is a Dud in China So Far

on August 14, 2017

Over the weekend the New York Times reported (paywall) that Facebook had stealthily released a photo-sharing app in the Chinese iOS App Store translated as “Colorful Balloons.” The news spread rapidly around English-language media, as it marked the first sign that the company is indeed attempting to make a product specifically for Chinese consumers after years of being shut out of the country.

Business, Law, Media
Facebook, Censorship, Internet Censorship, The Great Firewall

What a Standoff on a Small Himalayan Plateau Says about the Rivalry between the Two Most Populous Nations

on August 14, 2017

In a tense standoff between nuclear-armed nations that threatens to destabilize Asia, both sides are digging in, with one warning of unspecified “countermeasures” and the other saying it won’t be bullied.

History, Military, Politics
China-India Relations, Territorial Disputes, Himalayas, North Korea

China Must Stop Forcing U.S. Firms to Share Intellectual Property: Trump Trade Official

on August 14, 2017

President Trump is scheduled to sign an executive action Monday directing the United States Trade Representative to determine whether to investigate any of China’s acts, policies or practices that may be harming American intellectual property, innovation and technology by encouraging or requiring the transfer of American technology to China.

Law, Technology
Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, Donald Trump, Copying, Copyright