China’s government has long sought to silence dissent abroad, but recently there’s been a disturbing escalation: harassment through sexually explicit letters targeting activists outside the country

Just ahead of Christmas, Chinese police arrested ~100 Christians in Wenzhou and issued warrants for 2 leaders of the underground Yayang Church. Yayang Christians had resisted Government efforts to take down crosses + install surveillance cameras in past decade. Via @wang_maya

圣诞节前夕，中国警方在素有“中国耶路撒冷”之称的温州抓捕了约100名基督徒，并对地下雅阳教会的两名领袖发出了通缉令。在过去十年里，雅阳教会的基督徒一直在抵制政府拆除教堂十字架和安装监控摄像头的行动。详情请看@YesterdayBigcat 的报道：

‼️Ahead of X'mas, Chinese police arrested ~100 Christians in Wenzhou (aka "China's Jerusalem") + issued warrants for 2 leaders of the underground Yayang Church. Yayang Christians had resisted govt's efforts to take down crosses + install surveillance cameras in past decade.

🇨🇳China’s government has long sought to silence dissent abroad, but recently there’s been a disturbing escalation: harassment through sexually explicit letters targeting activists outside the country... New from @wang_maya / @hrw ⤵️ https://t.co/sFt1iPmgWR

It is often in China, where it is so repressive, that you’d find true heros. May all of us learn from General Xu, and find that courage within us to defy tyranny. “The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square - The New York Times”

Beijing authorities summon + order internet platforms to censor accounts that spread "pessimism about the Beijing real estate market, creating market panic, spreading false information" https://t.co/RjUtrZaVkB as authorities tighten control over econ narrative due to downturn

Uganda’s AI model Sunflower, “built on the foundation of Alibaba’s Qwen-3 model,” says China is “a democracy, just with Chinese characteristics.” “It exhibits clear alignment with PRC government narratives.”

本报首席中国记者魏玲灵在之前的专栏文章中指出，习近平在全球舞台上展现的自信与国内经济的结构性疲软呈现了两幅割裂的图景。她很快收到了中国国内读者强烈的回应，他们的故事揭示了在人们心中牢牢扎根的防御性反应，其源头是已然破灭的经济承诺。 https://t.co/W3NF1RLHNs

"Falling [real estate] prices strike at the very heart of the middle class"...“breeding a deep insecurity that transcends simple economics.” Good piece by @Lingling_Wei https://t.co/WkkgxR2DFB along with readers’ responses: https://t.co/BfqsZAmBlU

Thanks @wang_maya @hrw for amplifying the issue. The use of sexual harassment against us is a systemic strategy to inflict pain & force silence. This is state-backed gender-based violence. It requires a unified global response to protect the safety & dignity of activists.

Meta created an anti-fraud team that went beyond previous efforts to monitor scams and other banned activity from China. After Mark Zuckerberg waded in, Meta disbanded its China-focused anti-scam team, documents show

China's Douyin issues regulations prohibiting people from "spreading malicious negative views about economic development" or publishing "professional financial content" unless they've been authorized to do so https://t.co/KdhYlMmPmz

NEW DOCUMENTARY "The Bitcoin Professor" feat @EliBenSasson of @StarkWareLtd Eli's read every whitepaper but hasn't stepped foot in a Bitcoin mine. We hit the road to see the actual face of Bitcoin at a ranch, a mine, and a local bitcoin meetup! Watch the full documentary 👇

各种族、信仰与国别的人们一起向关押#关恒 的监狱喊：Free Guanheng

Starmer must not visit China without having first secured the release of Jimmy Lai. A red line pre-requisite of any visit. It is unconscionable for Labour to continue their mindless cosying-up to the Chinese Communist Party while a British National is imprisoned in torturous

「這是個災難性的判決，是一場司法鬧劇。它表示僅僅從事民主社會理所當然的行為就可能被定罪，甚至可能面臨終身監禁。這個判決的目的是對香港人製造寒蟬效應——只要膽敢批評香港和中國當局及中國共產黨，就得鋃鐺入獄。」人權觀察亞洲區主任 @PearsonElaine 評論 #黎智英 案 https://t.co/hndzz3afgp

12月13日，上海大剧院歌剧《悲惨世界》演出结束后，全场观众集体自发合唱《Do You Hear the People Sing》（《你可听见民众的呼声》）。 多年来，它一直被视为反抗压迫、呼唤觉醒、争取自由与尊严的象征性歌曲。

🗞️就在剛剛，紐約時報 @nytimes 在首頁報導了 #關恆 庭審的最新消息：《他記錄下中國對維吾爾人的羈押，但美國希望遣送他至烏干達》，作者 @amyyqin , @ChuBailiang . https://t.co/gmCten6ZMs 📄案件進展： / 公眾強烈抗議後，川普政府繼續推動遣返，並稱應講其遣送烏干達 /

“The disbanding of Hong Kong's Democratic Party marks the end of an era, the shattering of a promise: the promise by Beijing that Hong Kong would eventually move towards ‘universal suffrage,’” - @hrw @PearsonElaine https://t.co/poC1o67H0O

How to live under growing authoritarianism? Build your courage “much like building a muscle.” It “grows gradually through small acts that push the boundaries of fear.” 💯 ⁦⁦@Yaqiu⁩! + If we all try holding the line, we will all be safer together.