Senior Manager for East Asia at @NEDemocracy. posts on China/中国, human rights, IR, Catholicism, trail running. Views expressed are my own.
Joined September 2009
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17 Aug 2021
My op-ed in the @Diplomat_APAC is now opt!
In the piece, I analyze some recent cases involving suppression of #Christianity in China, and try to make sense out of the logic behind China's governance of religions more broadly.
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📢: The International Labour Organization agreed on Friday to adopt the first binding employment standards for gig workers in sectors such as ride-hailing and food delivery, potentially giving them rights on pay, safety and social benefits.
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William Nee retweeted
Jun 13
#GulshanAbbas is a hostage, detained by the #CCP to silence her family’s efforts to expose atrocities in the Uyghur region. This is her 8th birthday spent in unjust detention; she should not spend another in jail. #FreeGulshanAbbas and reunite her with her family in the U.S.. Learn more▶️ bit.ly/3S40EAk
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Jun 5
“Simply put, the Chinese party-state has become the world’s most important external supporter of authoritarian standards and behaviors. Beijing affords a full-spectrum approach that makes repression cheaper, more technologically sophisticated, & more resistant to outside pressure
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RT @RushanAbbas: Today, my sister, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, turns 64. This day should be a day of celebration — instead, today is a somber and gr…
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Jun 11
Protests have sprung up in one of China’s largest cities — Chongqing — in outrage over animal cruelty.
See @whyyoutouzhele’s recent posts, or this piece below:
China erupts in fury as man is accused of killing adopted dogs
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How the CCP tries to punish, harass, and co-opt prominent influencers 👇
Jun 10
最近中共确实改变打法了
之前中共骚扰我家里人，都是恐吓之类的
再发就把你如何如何，即使在国外也逃不出我的控制之类
但是最近思路变成劝我回国了，甚至给出了非常清晰的条件
把骂习近平的都删了，再也不骂习近平了
父母就能放一个出来
只要我不骂中共，单纯聊经济问题，顺带天天骂美国，骂台湾，骂日本，我父母就都可以出国
而如果没事我能夸夸中共，做到小骂大帮忙，国安保证我能回国
国安为了增加公信力，还给我家人看了一堆“大V”的发言，作为正面合作案例
当然考虑到国安有可能在挑拨离间，我就不点名了
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RT @IUFforum: A special thank you to @RepTomSuozzi for taking the time to send a video message to the International Uyghur Forum 2026.
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RT @IUFforum: During today’s opening ceremony, we were also honored to hear a message from @DamonMacWilson, President and CEO of the @NEDem…
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Jun 10
Who buys Rwanda’s smuggled coltan? The global journey of conflict #coltan from DRC to the world's electronics
A must-read investigation from @Global_Witness for anyone tracking critical minerals and business and human rights due diligence
globalwitness.org/en/campaig…
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“Global Witness has identified eight smelters that processed the bulk of the coltan exported from Rwanda from 2023 to September 2025:”
Note that 6 out of the 8 smelters are in China.
globalwitness.org/en/campaig…
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William Nee retweeted
Jun 11
中国抖音现身防自杀审讯室广告
6月11日，人权组织"保护卫士"发布报告，该机构在调查中国黑监狱时，意外发现多家B2B企业在抖音公开宣传"留置"专用防自杀软包设施。
相关视频展示全灰色调审讯兼起居一体化房间，配备软包墙面、防撞桌椅、全天候灯光及隔音装置。视频旁白直言"这种环境下能坚持下去的真不多"，印证了被关押者长期遭受单独监禁、全程监视、剥夺睡眠等精神折磨的证词。留置制度设立于2018年，仅2025年已有逾4.7万人被关押，最长羁押期达14个月。
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“This window [in the lead up to the 🇺🇸- 🇨🇳 Sept. Summit] is critical, not only for trade negotiations and economic priorities, but also for the family members of political prisoners across China wanting to be reunited with their family members.” - @michaelsobolik & @OliviaEnos
Jun 11
Consider this our stake in the ground. @michaelsobolik & I argue in @dcexaminer that Xi must release several high-priority political prisoners, including Jimmy Lai, Gulshan Abbas, and Pastor Jin, as a precondition to his visit to Washington. washingtonexaminer.com/op-ed…
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RT @SafeguardDefend: A new Safeguard Defenders’ investigation has unearthed videos on #China’s Tiktok, #Douyin, from B2B firms that supply…
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William Nee retweeted
Jun 10
A trip down memory lane for Xi, who served as President of China's Central Party School from 2007 to 2012.
Jun 10
Korean Central Television (KCTV) aired footage Wednesday showing Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping touring the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang.
Video: KCTV (June 11, 2026)
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Jun 10
I raised the appalling violation of human rights in Cuba. Asked Ministers to press the regime to allow access to Cuba’s prisons by the International Committee of the Red Cross - where journalists, pro democracy and labour rights activists are jailed. I urged support for the groups like the courageous Ladies in White.
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“According to petitions filed to the MAC by family members, 221 Taiwanese who traveled to China were reported missing, were detained and interrogated or otherwise had their personal freedom restricted last year [2025], up from 55 in 2024.”
Jun 10
Twenty Taiwanese apparently detained in China since last year over religious reasons
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Thank you @frances_hui for your powerful remarks!
🕯️@frances_hui was 10 years old when she first stood in Victoria Park with a candle in her hand. She was surrounded by thousands of Hong Kongers gathered to remember June 4.
Thirty-seven years later, at the National Endowment for Democracy @NEDemocracy, she spoke about the power of memory and the impact the Tiananmen Massacre had on the next generation of Hong Kongers.
“The power of memory isn’t in how many speak of it. It’s in how much we are willing to give — to defend it, to pass it on, and to walk with one another.”
From one generation to the next, the torch of memory is carried through courage, solidarity, and the refusal to forget.
Watch the full event: youtube.com/live/yh4offMhno4
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William Nee retweeted
Jun 9
Wang himself, who stepped down as state vice president three years ago, has been spared so far. But the demise of his inner circle reflects a much broader pattern more than a decade into Xi’s rule.
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Jun 10
Today, The Guardian published a report on how I was targeted with AI-generated sexual abuse after speaking out around Tiananmen commemoration.
This is not only about me. It is about transnational repression, gendered harassment, and how X failed to respond when such abuse is reported.
theguardian.com/technology/2…
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