People's Republic of China

Hong Kong, mass protests and their fight against autocratization

posted on January 4, 2023 by Eva Luna Rijntjes

Sabanci University Tagged With: british colony, china, COVID-19, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, HongKong, hongkongprotests, human rights, mass mobilization, mass protests, one country two systems, People's Republic of China, protests, student activism, student protests, umbrellamovement, vote-rigging

In Hong Kong, an unusual kind of protesting started in 2014. Marked by singing and yellow umbrellas, quickly the young students that represented Hong Kong’s peaceful resilience against the growing …

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Chinese Spies and the “China Initiative”: How Protection From Foreign Threats Can Harm Our Democracy

posted on February 12, 2022 by Sarah Hoffman

Ohio State University Tagged With: china, espionage, fbi, immigrants, justice department, People's Republic of China, Race, United States

On January 20th of this year, the Justice Department dropped all of its charges against Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gang Chen, conceding that their evidence no longer met the …

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Why the 2022 Winter Olympics Won’t Be a Repeat of 1988

posted on February 5, 2022 by Alex Wang

University of Chicago Tagged With: Asia, china, Olympics, People's Republic of China

Today marks the first day of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which becomes the first city to enjoy the privilege of hosting both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The selection of host cities for the …

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Future of the Republic of China

posted on December 9, 2020 by Sebastian Luu

Suffolk University Tagged With: Asia, china, Cross Strait Relations, East Asia, future, identity, ideology, Military, passport, People's Republic of China, Politics, PRC, Republic of China, ROC, Taiwan

The sign slogan reads "Three Principles of the People Will Unite China" and is located on Dadan Island, facing towards Mainland China. On the 10th of October, 2020, the Republic of China, commonly …

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