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83 major Chinese brands implicated in report on forced labour of ethnic minorities from Xinjiang (www.business-humanrights.org)

UK orders China to close secret police stations in Britain (www.thetimes.co.uk)

The Chinese embassy has been forced to close several unofficial police stations operating in the UK after a government investigation into their “unacceptable”

Worker rights in PRC

i'm curious to get some concrete data wrt to worker rights/labour legislation in prc: is it as bad as it's often perceived in the west? has anything changed recently? there's a weird duality to it in my perception, on one side it's a relatively happy nation, but on the other side there is the crazy 996 work schedule, poor safety...

Hong Kong Government seeks to remove protest anthem from the entire internet (www.scribd.com)

I think it’s about this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXGoN6xBeD0

China’s economy had a miserable year. 2024 might be even worse (beehaw.org)

China locks down city of 11 million people close to Beijing in bid to contain coronavirus flare-up (www.cnn.com)

Why China is STUPENDOUSLY Well Designed. (www.youtube.com)

PLA Purges! What does it all mean for Xi and Taiwan Risk? (www.chinatalk.media)

Is veganism a thing in China?

Obviously I'm not asking if there's something like the Western version of veganism, although I'm curious if that's the case too....

Why does China seem insatiable with trees? The Development of China's Tree Planting Policy (beijingchannel.substack.com)

Huawei completes switch from US products to in-house system in 88 overseas units (www.globaltimes.cn)

Diablo immortal release delayed in China. Come read some redditors wildly speculating to give yourself brain damage (old.reddit.com)

Desperately trying to find a song from a Chinese movie. I hope someone here can help!

The movie was about gangs, and near the end of the movie, a lot of people die in a warehouse. Sorry I can’t remember more. It was years ago....

De-dollarization efforts see China expand its gold reserves for 6 straight months (archive.ph)

The Great China Unwind: Foreign Investors Pull $29B Out Of Chinese Equity Markets In 2023 despite the People’s Bank's efforts at making China an attractive opportunity for foreign investment (markets.businessinsider.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10627551...

The Average Chinese City (www.chinatalk.media)

Does Anybody Have Good Sources on Policy Around Religion in The PRC?

As the Western world grows more intolerant and various nations continue to favor their preferred religions over others, I’ve become more critical of the Western claim of superior religious freedom. But inevitably, I get into it with liberal online who, having bad sources or none at all, claim that China is worse when it comes...

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