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China Director, Human Rights Watch. Views expressed are my own. Re-tweets not endorsement.

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    7 Sep 2017

    .! Thx for invitation to visit, investigate ! Packing now! . . .

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  2. 52 minutes ago

    Minor typo, . You mean “charm offensive.” Or maybe just “offensive”?

    govt "soft power," again: "Take this down and take it to your leaders!" shouted Saixian Cao, media affairs chief at China's embassy in Canberra via
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    3 hours ago

    Hi Twitter! 🏳️‍🌈 I’m going to be taking over ’s Instagram account this coming Sunday for New York City pride to showcase our rights work as we march — make sure you’re following us:

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    1 hour ago

    Every time that Pres. Trump & his enablers tear apart a family, it weakens our nation’s social fabric, & it betrays our principles. This week it was heartening to see the power of citizen engagement as concerned Americans successfully demanded an end to this inhumane policy.

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    18 hours ago

    【美国脱口秀涮习近平被中国封杀 约翰.奥利弗意外走红】 英国喜剧演员约翰.奥利弗嘲讽习近平治下的中国政治现状：中国修宪取消国家主席任期限制，把习近平思想写入宪法，一带一路项目，习近平借反腐打击异己，加强网络审查、打压人权等系列问题...他知道得不少啊！

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    5 hours ago

    The Supreme Court's decision requiring a warrant for your phone's location data is a game changer. The Court knows what police, Stingray manufacturers, and data brokers have been doing with your information -- and it sees the dangers. A much-needed victory for checks & balances.

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  7. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    Read my statement to the Human Rights Council here:

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    13 hours ago

    The Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Interference Operations: How the U.S. and Other Democracies Should Respond - by Jonas Parello-​Plesner

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    59 minutes ago

    "人权观察认为 面临苏联解体后最大的人权危机。俄罗斯项目主任 说： '俄罗斯公民被剥夺了自由发言、自由抗议的权利。我们给球迷们的讯息是：花一点时间多了解一点俄罗斯当今的人权危机，看到在大赛风采遮盖下发生的事实。'” (美国之音)

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    8 hours ago

    The US withdrawal from the UNHRC is a gift to Xi Jinping, says . It is also an opportunity (and imperative) for other States - within the EU and beyond - to step up.

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    Jun 20

    When doctors looked at ICE records of people who died in immigration detention, they were appalled. Poor medical care contributed to more than half of the deaths: extreme delays, botched emergency response, failure to treat symptoms of serious illnesses

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    22 hours ago

    Looking forward to this

    The “People’s War on Terror” in Xinjiang. in conversation with Rachel Harris at on 2nd July at 5.00pm. This promises to be worth a special trip.
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  13. 1 hour ago

    Fantastic!

    Dialogue China Seeks to Speak at Confucius Institutes
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    12 hours ago

    Some friends of mine just launched this new platform (supported by ) for multilingual reporters and filmmakers producing stories on Chinese culture. They're trying to do the opposite of "what are those blobs in your tea?" stories. Check them out:

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    ✨ GOLDTHREAD ✨ WE OUT HERE
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    17 hours ago

    The scolding probably often works. Look at the airlines. Threats that worked are not usually exposed. The ones made to the airlines got exposed because the drop-down menus have to be public. Think about the private concessions companies and orgs made as a result of CCP bullying.

    The interesting question for me here is whether the individual doing the scolding knows it's useless. If yes--which, to be honest, I think is likely--then it means they're having to put on a performance to ensure their position within the system remains secure. Which: yikes.
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    7 hours ago

    Japanese-Americans imprisoned at Texas internment camp in 1940s watch border crisis unfold with heavy hearts - by via

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    13 hours ago

    Incredible details in lawsuit of how a Fujian govt-backed chipmaker allegedly stole secrets from Micron. Then Micron gets sued for patent infringement in...Fujian. Fantastic read by on where rubber meets road in US-China competition, espionage

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    19 hours ago

    This ought to make Chinese leaders rethink their increasingly hardline policy over , but I fear they will not.

    Choosing from 6 identities, people identify themselves ever more as primarily ' people', ever less as 'Chinese' & least of all as 'PRC citizens'. In fact, they feel more 'Asian' than 'Chinese'.
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  19. 1 hour ago

    And plenty of us from said country enthusiastically welcome that input, in no small part because so many of our politicians have failed us on these issues. Huge thanks for your input, .

    My view is that when one of the world’s wealthiest countries does very little about the fact that 40 million of its citizens live in poverty, it is entirely appropriate for the reasons to be scrutinized.
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    3 hours ago

    Respect but verify: Supreme Court declines to give conclusive deference to Chinese government statements about Chinese law

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    2 hours ago

    Supreme Court Cell Phone Decision Is a Victory for Reality

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