Tag: Power of the Powerless in China

Human rights in China on a ‘downward trajectory’ under Xi

DemDigest October 11, 2018

Protection of human rights in China has been on a “downward trajectory, by virtually every measure” since President Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, a U.S. congressional study concluded Wednesday…. Read more »

Did trade war help dissident Liu Xia win freedom?

DemDigest September 28, 2018

Writer and human rights advocate Liao Yiwu says the US president’s trade war with China may have helped Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, win her release,… Read more »