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
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Xi’s China dream versus the Olympic dream: Beijing 2022 and the CCP’s ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship with the IOC president
This article originally appeared on the website of Sinopsis (7/7/2021), and is available at "https://sinopsis.cz/en/ioc/". A panel discussion on ‘Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal’ at the UN Human Rights Committee will further the win-win cooperation between the CCP and the International Olympic Council and undermine the principles and values of Olympism. On July … Continue reading Xi’s China dream versus the Olympic dream: Beijing 2022 and the CCP’s ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship with the IOC president
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)
Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Looks to Be a “Win-Win” for China
This co-authored opinion piece (with Rob Berchinski) for Just Security originally appeared here (3/23/20): https://www.justsecurity.org/69323/pompeos-commission-on-unalienable-rights-looks-to-be-a-win-win-for-china/ by Rob Berschinski and Andréa WordenMarch 23, 2020 Having now likely ended its series of public hearings, the State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights largely confirmed the concerns of hundreds of human rights organizations, former government officials, advocates, and scholars who recommended in July 2019 that … Continue reading Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Looks to Be a “Win-Win” for China
The 2019 South-South Human Rights Forum: China Gathers Steam in Its Bid to Redefine the Concept of Human Rights
This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2020/02/19/the-2019-south-south-human-rights-forum-china-gathers-steam-in-its-bid-to-redefine-the-concept-of-human-rights/ Andréa Worden, February 19, 2020 “Thank you, China” –– these words were often said by participants of the South-South Human Rights Forum –– Xinhua, 12/11/19 The Chinese Party-state held the second South-South Human Rights Forum (SSHRF) in Beijing on December 10-11, 2019. Underlying the 2019 SSHRF was the Beijing Declaration, a … Continue reading The 2019 South-South Human Rights Forum: China Gathers Steam in Its Bid to Redefine the Concept of Human Rights
China Pushes ‘Human Rights With Chinese Characteristics’ at the UN
This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2017/10/09/china-pushes-human-rights-with-chinese-characteristics-at-the-un/ Andréa Worden, October 9, 2017 Xi Jinping in Geneva, January 2017. Photo: UN Geneva In January 2017, after his success at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Xi Jinping traveled to Geneva to deliver a rare, invitation-only speech at the UN’s Palais des Nations. Most of the … Continue reading China Pushes ‘Human Rights With Chinese Characteristics’ at the UN
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