Rule of Law in China

Politico: China’s international students and a tale of two fears

Concerned about facing discrimination abroad and being persecuted in their home country, Chinese students are reluctant to engage in open dialogue. By: Jianli Yang & Leslie Fu Sep 1, 2023 Jianli Yang is founder and president of Citizen Power Initiatives for China...

The Messenger: China’s Young People Still Want Freedoms and Democracy

By Yuki Zhang and Jianli Yang - Jun 4, 2023 On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops equipped with tanks and rifles fired at political demonstrators, including college students and other civilians, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Students at the square pleaded with soldiers,...

Long Live the Freedom Fighters – Dr. Jianli Yang at the 2023 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy

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,...

Daily Beast: The Specter of the Chinese Communist Party Diaspora Haunts the Chinese Diaspora

China’s authoritarian government is brazenly stalking and attacking its citizens abroad—even in America. By Jianli Yang - April 21, 2023 The FBI on Monday arrested and charged two American citizens of Chinese descent with illegally operating a “police station” on...