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An Open Letter to President Obama

Dear Mr. President: We strongly hope that, in your talks this week with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, you will forcefully and publicly raise the issue of human rights in China. It is increasingly clear to the world that the problem of human rights in China is not...
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Your Pain is My Pain and Your Freedom is My Freedom

By: YANG Jianli Speech at the Tibetan Rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Feb. 8 ,2012 Last Friday, three Tibetans set themselves ablaze within a single day in eastern Tibet. This comes shortly after four Tibetans immolated themselves and others were...
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The Chinese Government's Untrustworthy Diplomacy

By: YANG Jianli February 5, 2012 On February 4, 2012, the Chinese permanent representative to the U.N. Li Baodong, together with the representative of the Russian government, vetoed the UN Security Council's Syrian resolution. This dramatically increases the...
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IFC Statement on China's Brutality against Ethnic Uyghurs

In reaction to China's recent brutality against ethnic Uighurs, Initiatives for China issued the following statement: IFC strongly condemns the brutal tactics used by the Chinese police against a group of ethnic Uighurs in Hotan, Xinjiang Province, resulting in seven...
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