Jun 1, 2023 | Op Ed, Tiananmen Anniversaries
San Francisco shouldn’t let Beijing dictate how or where it memorializes the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square massacre. By Jianli Yang, Fengsuo Zhou, Fang Zheng – Jun 1, 2023 On May 30, 1989, pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square erected a large...
May 19, 2023 | COVID-19, International Relations, Op Ed
By Jianli Yang & Austin Lin – May 19, 2023 The 2023 Group of 7 meeting, held this week in Hiroshima, Japan, on the heels of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally announcing an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to seek solutions for issues of...
May 18, 2023 | COVID-19, International Relations, Op Ed, Taiwan
By Jianli Yang & Leslie Fu – May 18, 2023 From May 21 to May 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA). This year’s assembly will serve a vital role as a forum for the global community to consolidate its...
May 18, 2023 | Geneva Human Rights Summit, Rule of Law in China, Speeches
Opening Remarks for the panel “Tyranny, Oppression and Atrocities in China” at the 2023 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy By: Dr. Jianli Yang | May 17, 2023 Back in 2016, on this very stage, I said “Long Live the Troublemakers.” Today I want to say,...
May 1, 2023 | Press Release, Statements
Press Release April 30, 2023 Contact: Jeanette Tong Email: jeanette@initiativesforchina.org Three weeks ago, Citizen Power Initiatives for China made a submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women concerning the State of...
