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Tens of thousands of people are leaving China on the search for a better future. And they are taking ever greater risks as they try to escape the long arms of Beijing's enforcers. DER SPIEGEL followed Chen Ye on his odyssey to the United States.#AsylumandMigration #China #HumanRightsinChina #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #World
"For Me, There's No Going Back": A Daring Escape from China to the U.S. via the Darién Gap

The fate of Yashar Shohret, a Uyghur rapper and songwriter known by his stage name ‘Uigga,’ is emblematic of the ongoing persecution of the Uyghur people under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A gifted young artist whose ‘crime’ was to preserve his native language through music, Yashar's life has been derailed by the CCP’s campaign of surveillance and oppression. Yashar’s detention following the White Paper Protests—a nationwide outcry sparked by the tragic fire in Urumqi in November 2022—reflects the regime’s broader campaign to erase Uyghur cultural identity and crush resistance.

The Urumqi fire of November 24, 2022 tragically claimed the lives of 10 people who were trapped in a locked-down residential building, including a Uyghur mother and her four children. This tragedy symbolised the inhumanity of Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy, which prioritized enforcement of control over human wellbeing and safety. The protests that followed were unprecedented, uniting Han Chinese and Uyghurs in their shared grief and demand for change. White Paper Protest participants – holding blank sheets of paper to signify their inability to express themselves under the CCP – faced swift retaliation. As a Uyghur who openly mourned his compatriots and challenged cultural erasure through his music, Yashar was targeted twice—first in Chengdu in 2022 and again in 2023—under spurious charges of promoting extremism.

Yashar’s case exemplifies how the CCP weaponizes surveillance, censorship and fabricated legal charges to oppress Uyghurs - a campaign marked by mass detentions, cultural assimilation, and the criminalization of religious and linguistic identity. The suffering of this young musician sheds light on the CCP’s systematic and calculated assault on Uyghur identity. Continued attention from the international community is vital. Please share Yashar's plight with your contacts, and do what you can to keep this issue a topic of discussion amongst your politicians. International solidarity is needed to safeguard human rights in China.

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#china #humanrights #humanrightsinChina #youcanhelp #Stand4Uyghurs #Uyghur #中國 #人權

Volkswagen wanted to prove that its controversial factory in Xinjiang is free of forced labor. But the audit the company ordered to demonstrate that fact is full of methodological shortcomings and was performed by a dubious law firm.#Volkswagen #AutomotiveIndustry #China #HumanRightsinChina #ChineseEconomy #Business
A Questionable Audit in Xinjiang: Volkswagen's Human Rights Bluff

The far-right AfD presents itself as a patriotic party, but revelations about possible monetary payments from Russia and a suspected Chinese spy have exposed its members as traitors to their country. DER SPIEGEL has learned that the Kremlin even drafted a "manifesto" for the party.#AlternativeforGermany #Right-WingExtremism #Right-WingPopulism #Russia #VladimirPutin #China #HumanRightsinChina #Germany
The Alternative Against Germany: How the AfD Became the Long Arm of Russia and China

China's secret police stations abroad have caused outrage around the world. But the idea apparently didn't come from Beijing. The representations came from individual Chinese cities – one of which is Qingtian, a city with many international ties.
Spying on Chinese Living Abroad: A Visit To the City Responsible for China's Police Stations in Europe
#HumanRightsinChina #China #World

China has allegedly established dozens of police stations abroad, including many in Europe. Beijing has sought to play down the reports, but one dissident in Europe recounts how he has been constantly harassed by staff members of one such office.
Beijing’s Long Arm: China’s Secret Police Stations in Europe
#China #HumanRightsinChina #EuropeanUnion #World

Critics like Economy Minister Robert Habeck are warning Germany's industrial giants from becoming too dependent on Beijing. But it seems many haven't the learned the lesson from Russia of the perils of doing business with autocratic countries.
Business As Usual: German Companies Ignore Major Risks in China
#ChineseEconomy #China #HumanRightsinChina #GermanExports #GermanForeignPolicy #Business

He has transformed his country into a surveillance state, isolated it from the rest of the world during the pandemic and expanded his foreign policy. Now, China's Xi Jinping is set to become ruler for life. Why is he so beloved by his people?
"Chairman of Everything": The Omnipotence of China's Xi Jinping
#China #HumanRightsinChina #ChineseEconomy #World

Former U.S. diplomat Winston Lord participated in the momentous 1972 meeting between President Richard Nixon and Chinese leader Mao Zedong. In an interview, he examines the current state of the relationship between the superpowers and discusses what should be done about Taiwan.
A Half Century after Nixon's Visit to China: "Xi Is, Along with Putin, the Most Dangerous Man in the World"
#China #HumanRightsinChina #ChineseEconomy #UnitedStates #UnitedNations #TheColdWar #Russia #World

Former U.S. diplomat Winston Lord participated in the momentous 1972 meeting between President Richard Nixon and Chinese leader Mao Zedong. In an interview, he examines the current state of the relationship between the superpowers and discusses what should be done about Taiwan.
A Half Century after Nixon's Visit to China: "Xi Is, Along with Putin, the Most Dangerous Man in the World"
#China #HumanRightsinChina #ChineseEconomy #UnitedStates #UnitedNations #TheColdWar #Russia #World

Beijing is expanding its authoritarian influence ever deeper into Hong Kong. Many in the city have been arrested, while others are leaving - or going underground. Hopes for a degree of autonomy for the city have been dashed.
Notes from a Changing City: China Tightens Its Grip on Hong Kong
#International #World #China #HumanRightsinChina #Globalization

Wegen der Unterdrückung der Uiguren steht China schon länger in der Kritik. Jetzt hat die EU erstmals seit 30 Jahren Sanktionen gegen die Volksrepublik verhängt.
Uiguren: EU beschließt Sanktionen gegen China
#Politik #Ausland #VolksrepublikChina #Uiguren #Peking #MenschenrechteinChina #HumanRightsinChina

In 2012, Xi Jinping took office as the head of the Communist Party at the same time Bernhard Zand become DER SPIEGEL's correspondent in Beijing. Before leaving the country, he traveled all across the nation to measure how the Chinese people are faring today.
The Dawn of the Dragon: How Xi Jinping Has Transformed China - DER SPIEGEL - International
#International #World #ChineseEconomy #HumanRightsinChina #China

In an interview, Nathan Law, one of the leaders of the democracy movement in Hong Kong, discusses the transformation of the special administrative region into a police state. He also talks about his new life in London and his hopes for German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“We All Know that Danger Is Everywhere” - DER SPIEGEL - International
#International #World #China #HumanRightsinChina

In an interview, Nathan Law, one of the leaders of the democracy movement in Hong Kong, discusses the transformation of the special administrative region into a police state. He also talks about his new life in London and his hopes for German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“We All Know that Danger Is Everywhere” - DER SPIEGEL - International
#International #World #China #HumanRightsinChina

Tensions between the U.S. and China are on the rise, with Germany and Europe stuck in the middle. German Chancellor Angela Merkel would like to find a solution, but plenty of hurdles stand in the way.
A Foreign Policy Conundrum: Merkel and the EU Trapped between China and the U.S. - DER SPIEGEL - International
#International #Europe #GermanForeignPolicy #AngelaMerkel #HumanRightsinChina #China