International Relations

Briefing Series: Sino-Pak Organ Trade Thrives Under CPEC Umbrella

By Zili Yang and Amy Ma  A poverty-stricken Pakistani is unlikely to be a globe-trotter, but his heart, liver or kidney can travel across the world when ‘donated’. What is called “transplant tourism”[1] in the World Health Organization (WHO) parlance receives global...
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The American Interest: How Chinese Corruption Spreads Misery Abroad

By Jianli Yang & Peter Biar Ajak September 22, 2020 Chinese mega-projects, both at home and abroad, are not only a vehicle for corruption. They are a deadly public hazard. Over the past few weeks, several regions in southern, eastern, and central China have...
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Newsweek: On Taiwan, Moral Courage from the Czech Republic

By: Aaron Rhoes & Jianli Yang September 16, 2020 Individual acts of moral and civic courage, whether on the local or international level, are indispensable to the struggle against tyranny. Today, democratic Taiwan faces such a struggle, as mainland China threatens...
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Cotton goods from China tainted with Uyghur forced labour

By Jianli Yang and Lianchao Han The Department of Homeland Security announced today that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents would begin turning away products sourced from forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, where more than a million Muslims, mostly of the...
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