The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals will be played for the first time in Fort Worth, Texas, starting on Monday, October 31. The year-end tournament was among those the WTA relocated from China in the aftermath of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s (彭帅) sexual assault allegations against retired Chinese Communist Party official, Zhang Gaoli (张高丽), and her … Continue reading What does the 20th Party Congress Mean for Peng Shuai and the Future of the WTA in China?
Human Rights
On this International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances – #FreePengShuai
“We must not stay silent” (Serena Williams via Twitter 11/18/21) August 30 is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. It also happens to be the second day of the 2022 US Open. Tennis fans and players, along with human rights supporters everywhere, should continue to ask “Where is Peng Shuai?” and call for her … Continue reading On this International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances – #FreePengShuai
The Gaslit Games: Xi Jinping, Thomas Bach, and António Guterres are Driving the Olympic Movement Toward a Shared Authoritarian Future
By Andréa Worden Originally published on China Change, February 2, 2022 “The Olympics and Paralympics send a fantastic message of ‘peace and of mutual respect between people of all cultures, all civilizations and all ethnicities,’ said Guterres, days before his trip to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics... It is … Continue reading The Gaslit Games: Xi Jinping, Thomas Bach, and António Guterres are Driving the Olympic Movement Toward a Shared Authoritarian Future
The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee: A new tool in China’s anti-human rights strategy
Andréa Worden, August 6, 2019 Paper presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Published by Sinopsis. Introduction and background In the first two resolutions the PRC sponsored and shepherded through to adoption in the Human Rights Council (June … Continue reading The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee: A new tool in China’s anti-human rights strategy
Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up–On China’s Perilous Situation and Future Options
By Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), translated by Andréa J. Worden (1/7/2019) Last week, Dr. Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), a law professor at East China University of Politics and Law in Shanghai, posted an article on WeChat titled “Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up –– On China’s Perilous Situation and Its Future Options” (《告别改革开放 –– 论当今中国的危局和前路》). The … Continue reading Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up–On China’s Perilous Situation and Future Options
Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the Fourth Anniversary of the ‘709 Incident’
Translated from Chinese by Andréa Worden for China Change (7/09/2019) The world was shocked by the mass detention of Chinese human right lawyers on July 9, 2015 –– in what became known as the “709 Incident.” Following the secret sentencing of “709” lawyer Wang Quanzhang (王全璋), who was tried for the crime of “subversion of … Continue reading Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the Fourth Anniversary of the ‘709 Incident’
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Will Be a Glorification of Xi Jinping and the CCP’s Global Agenda; We Must Counter With a Diplomatic Boycott
By Andréa Worden Originally published on China Change, April 21, 2021 https://chinachange.org/2021/04/21/the-beijing-2022-winter-olympics-will-be-a-glorification-of-xi-jinping-and-the-ccps-global-agenda-we-must-counter-with-a-diplomatic-boycott/ A screenshot from Xinhua’s 8-minute promotion video The Story of President Xi and Winter Olympics. There are many reasons why rights-respecting governments should stay far away from Xi Jinping’s Winter Olympics. To name just a few: the Uyghur genocide, the crushing of political and civil … Continue reading The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Will Be a Glorification of Xi Jinping and the CCP’s Global Agenda; We Must Counter With a Diplomatic Boycott
The CCP at the UN: Redefining development and rights
How the Belt and Road Initiative threatens to undermine the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This article originally appeared on the "Sinopsis" website: https://sinopsis.cz/en/the-ccp-at-the-un-redefining-development-and-rights/ This article is also available for download. Human rights and civil society — essential for the success of the 2030 AgendaThe PRC’s view: Right to (state-led) development is sufficient to achieve the SDGsChina (and … Continue reading The CCP at the UN: Redefining development and rights
How China is gradually dominating the world: We are losing the battle for what we want, says American expert (interview)
Title (in Slovak): Ako Čína postupne ovláda svet: Súboj o to, aký ho chceme my, prehrávame, tvrdí americká expertka (rozhovor). Interview by Pavol Štrba, Reporter/Editor Foreign Affairs Desk, Acktuality.sk (2/28/2021) Nemali by sme dovoliť Číne porušovať ľudské práva, aj keď na tom nič nezmeníme, hovorí v rozhovore pre Aktuality.sk americká expertka na Čínu Andrea Wordenová. … Continue reading How China is gradually dominating the world: We are losing the battle for what we want, says American expert (interview)
China at the UN Human Rights Council: Conjuring a “Community of Shared Future for Humankind”? (August 2020)
This article originally appeared on the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) website: https://www.nbr.org/publication/china-at-the-un-human-rights-council-conjuring-a-community-of-shared-future-for-humankind/ China at the UN Human Rights Council: Conjuring a “Community of Shared Future for Humankind”? by Andréa Worden August 25, 2020 This essay examines China’s engagement with the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and the methods and tactics the party-state is using to … Continue reading China at the UN Human Rights Council: Conjuring a “Community of Shared Future for Humankind”? (August 2020)
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