These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage | United Nations

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has accelerated a profound shift in the global order, according to new analysis. A report from Focal Data, which analyses UN voting records, reveals how... Read more »

The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: what Britain’s caution says about its relationship to Beijing’s power | Editorial

If the sentence handed to the media mogul Jimmy Lai was meant to surprise, it would have been shorter. Twenty years behind bars is not a burst of rage. It is a... Read more »

China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban | Rivers

The Yangtze River in China, which has been in ecological decline for 70 years, is showing signs of recovery thanks to a sweeping fishing ban. The ban was made more effective by... Read more »

China Exit Bans for Foreign Executives: The Commercial Dispute Risk Nobody Plans For

You are at the airport with a boarding pass in hand, heading home after meetings. The China immigration officer scans your passport, pauses, types, and asks you to step aside. A few... Read more »

EU leaders to clash over ‘Buy European’ push at Belgium summit | European Union

EU leaders are expected to diverge on whether “Buy European” is an answer to Europe’s waning economic fortunes, at a summit on how to secure the continent’s future in a more volatile... Read more »

‘Wake-up call’ for Greece as air force officer accused of spying for China | Greece

A Greek air force officer arrested on suspicion of spying for China has been detained pending trial after appearing before a military judge in a case that is seen as exposing Beijing’s... Read more »

Father of activist Anna Kwok convicted under Hong Kong national security law | Hong Kong

A Hong Kong court has found the father of a wanted activist guilty of a national security violation, after he tried to end her insurance policy and withdraw the funds, drawing international... Read more »

Deleted Sixth Anniversary Tributes to COVID Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang

This weekend marked the sixth anniversary of the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, the courageous young ophthalmologist who, along with seven others, was branded a “rumormonger” and punished for attempting to warn... Read more »

On Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence for Running “That Newspaper” in “That City”

Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday on charges of sedition and foreign collusion. Six other Apple Daily staff... Read more »

Eight Censored Views on the Detentions of Investigative Reporters Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao

On February 1, public security officers from Chengdu detained investigative reporter Liu Hu as he was en route to Beijing, and his colleague Wu Yingjiao, who was in Hebei at the time.... Read more »