Jianli Yang

4 Articles

China’s Definition of an ‘Evil Cult’ Is Expanding Beyond Religious Groups

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently added the Chinese group “Create Abundance” to its Victims List, identifying…

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Inside China’s Surveillance and Propaganda Industries: Where Profit Meets Party

China’s surveillance and propaganda industries are often depicted as a seamless extension of state power, directed by the Chinese Communist…

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The Human Cost of Progress: The Yarlung Tsangpo Dam and the Future of Tibet

In the eastern reaches of the Himalayas, where the Yarlung Tsangpo River carves the world’s deepest canyon beneath the snow-crowned Namcha Barwa, a…

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War in Iran: China’s Short- and Long-term Strategic Calculations

Since Israel began its aerial strikes on Iranian territory, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and top leaders have repeatedly voiced…

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