William Nee

My op-ed in the @Diplomat_APAC is now opt! In the piece, I analyze some recent cases involving suppression of #Christianity in China, and try to make sense out of the logic behind China's governance of religions more broadly. thediplomat.com/2021/08/in-chi…

#ICYMI - similar in Brazil: They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery’ The electric carmaker #BYD was hailed as a job creator in a struggling 🇧🇷 city. Then authorities started investigating an improbable tip wapo.st/4fojED8

#ICYMI: @Tesla’s biggest competitor is caught in a labor rights scandal: The #BYD factory being built in Szeged, Hungary, is facing scrutiny after reports of EU labour laws being violated among the Chinese migrant workforce theguardian.com/global-develop… @chinalaborwatch

@ancerj Indeed. They found similar issues in Brazil: wapo.st/4fojED8

more BYD slavery issues, first in Brazil now in Europe. lovely folks those Chinese. I'm sure they'll be nicer global leaders than those nasty Americans.

Stellantis, Dongfeng Ink $1.17 Billion Deal to Make Peugeot, Jeep EVs in China—Production of the China-made Peugeot and Jeep vehicles is set to start from 2027 @ivy_jiahuihuang wsj.com/business/autos… wsj.com/business/autos…

NEWS: Trump tells reporters Xi said he's giving "very serious consideration" to Pastor Ezra Jin's release. Trump said Xi said the case surrounding Jimmy Lai "is a tough one."

Joshua Wong’s national security case has been transferred to a higher court, where the pro-democracy activist faces up to life imprisonment, following the conclusion of committal proceedings. hongkongfp.com/2026/05/14/jai…

📰Issue 23 of the #UyghurReader is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting & analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including the Trump-Xi Summit, transnational repression, and enforcement of forced-labor laws. uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/…

📢 Good TNR news: “Trial evidence revealed that a Chinese security official urged Lu to help track a prominent US-based pro-democracy dissident in March 2022, just a month after Lu established the “station” inside the Manhattan headquarters of the America Changle Association”

The letter cited higher taxes and royalties, planned foreign-exchange retention rules, stricter forestry enforcement, work-visa ​restrictions and suspensions of major projects. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

In a letter ​to President Subianto, copied to China’s embassy and seen by Reuters, the China Chamber ​of Commerce in Indonesia said Chinese firms faced "excessively stringent regulation, over-enforcement” & alleged corruption and extortion by authorities reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

“constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability 中美建设性战略稳定关系” seems like a new formulation 提法 from Xi, and he recognizes the competition, something the orc side pushed back on for many years, at least publicly - “Xi Jinping emphasized that China is committed to the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations. President Trump and I have agreed to make building a “constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability” the new positioning for China-U.S. relations, which will provide strategic guidance for the relationship over the next three years and beyond, and I believe it will be welcomed by the peoples of both countries and the international community. “Constructive strategic stability” should be a positive stability anchored mainly in cooperation, a benign stability with competition kept within bounds, a normalized stability in which differences are kept manageable, and an enduring stability in which peace can be expected. A “constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability” is not a slogan but should be embodied in actions where both sides move toward each other. 习近平强调，中方致力于中美关系稳定、健康、可持续发展。我同特朗普总统赞同将构建”中美建设性战略稳定关系”作为中美关系新定位，将为未来3年乃至更长时间的中美关系提供战略指引，相信会受到两国人民和国际社会的欢迎。“建设性战略稳定”应该是合作为主的积极稳定，应该是竞争有度的良性稳定，应该是分歧可控的常态稳定，应该是和平可期的持久稳定。“中美建设性战略稳定关系”不是一句口号，而应该是相向而行的行动。

Timely reminder on the global nature of the PRC’s initiative to set up illegal overseas police service stations on collab with United Front affiliates across the world. See @SafeguardDefend 2022 “Patrol & Persuade” 👉 safeguarddefenders.com/en/publication… [And… Stay tuned ;-)]

I am pleased to see the Senate unanimously pass @SenTedCruz & my resolution urging China to release Dr. Gulshan Abbas, Pastors Jin Mingri & Gao Quanfu, Pang Yu, Ekpar Asat, Jimmy Lai, & other political prisoners. I urge President Trump to address their timely release with President Xi this week in China.

Thank you for standing so firmly with us! Truly means so much! H.Res.1259 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People's Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping. @SpeakerJohnson @RepMoolenaar @RepTomSuozzi @RepYoungKim Rep. Chris Smith @ziba116 @GaoPu1231 #FreePastorJin #FreeJimmyLai #FreeGulshanAbbas #FreeGaoQuanfu #FreePangYu

A monumental day for justice! Thank you @SpeakerJohnson, @RepMoolenaar, @RepTomSuozzi, @RepYoungKim, and Rep. Chris Smith for passing H.Res.1259—and thank you to the 414 members of the House of Representatives for voting unanimously. This resolution demands the release of my sister, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, Jimmy Lai, Pastor Jin, and others wrongfully detained by the CCP. Your stand for humanity means everything to our families and our people. #HumanRights #FreeGulshanAbbas #FreePastorJin #FreeJimmyLai #FreeGaoQuanfu #FreePangYu

I’m fighting alongside @CUyghurs @RushanAbbas to free Dr. Gulshan Abbas, who is wrongfully imprisoned in the Xinjiang region of China for the “crime” of being a practicing Muslim.

I want to show you this video of legendary civil rights leader John Lewis giving advice to Jimmy Lai and protesters in Hong Kong back in 2019. With President Trump in China this week, my fight continues to free human rights advocates wrongfully imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party, and I urge the President to join me in my fight for their release: Jimmy Lai, human rights defender; Pastor Jin Mingri, religious freedom advocate; Dr. Gulshan Abbas, a Uyghur imprisoned for the “crime” of religious difference; and every other person who has been wrongfully imprisoned by the CCP.

7-day weeks and ‘debt bondage’: China’s first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse The BYD factory being built in Szeged, 🇭🇺 , is facing scrutiny after reports of EU labour laws being violated among the 🇨🇳 migrant workforce theguardian.com/global-develop…

This is spot on. People should not read too much into Trump not being on the front page today. For Chinese media, Xi is the protagonist, not others. Trump got a Page 3 pic and announcement like other leaders prior to their visit.