Category: China News Updates
Selected and verified China-related news passing the P5 filter.
-
Free China Movement (FCM) Statement: Jimmy Lai’s Choice — Business Success, Freedom and the Responsibility to Build a Free China
FCM honors Jimmy Lai as a successful entrepreneur who placed liberty and democratic values above personal comfort and calls on Chinese business leaders to defend freedom and rule of law.
-
Pacific Leaders Raise China Missile-Test Concerns as Taiwan Alleges Pressure at Regional Forum
Pacific leaders call for missile-test transparency and advance warning as Taiwan alleges pressure at the regional forum. FCM supports sovereignty, transparency and independent verification.
-
Zion Church Lawyer Ruth Wang Seeks Safe Resettlement After Pressure on Her Firm
Verified current development — September 3, 2026. Associated Press reported that Chinese lawyer Ruth Wang (王夏红), a partner at VDoor Law Firm / 北京凯门律师事务所, was temporarily in Taiwan while seeking international resettlement after pressure connected with the firm’s…
-
Hong Kong Court Upholds 612 Fund Registration Convictions; Appeal to Top Court Planned
Verified current development — September 3, 2026. A Hong Kong appeals court dismissed appeals by Cardinal Joseph Zen, Denise Ho, Hui Po-keung, Margaret Ng and Cyd Ho against their 2022 convictions for failing to register the now-defunct 612…
-
Imprisoned Pastor Sun Chenghao Reportedly Lost Consciousness as Family Raises Health Concerns
September 2, 2026 — ChinaAid reported on September 1 that the wife of imprisoned house-church pastor Sun Chenghao released an August 25 open letter describing deterioration in his health. According to the report, the family was recently informed…
-
U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Acting as a PRC Agent: What the Pauken Case Shows About Democratic Resilience
September 2, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Justice says Thomas Weir Pauken II, an American citizen who lived and worked in China, was sentenced September 1 to two years in federal prison followed by 36 months of…
-
From a Death in a Xinjiang Prison to the Abduction of Dr. Wang Bingzhang: The World Must Confront Repression at Home and Across Borders
Free China Movement calls for international scrutiny of Luo Chuanmei’s reported death in Xinjiang custody, renewed action for Dr. Wang Bingzhang, and coordinated protection against transnational repression.
-
Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty in Second Hong Kong National-Security Case; Sentencing Pending
Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on September 2 in a second Hong Kong national-security case. Sentencing remains pending; Free China examines the case against Hong Kong’s promised constitutional freedoms.
-
El pastor David Tang y seis trabajadores de iglesia detenidos; la base legal sigue sin estar clara
ONG informan que David Tang y seis miembros de una iglesia están detenidos en Shanghái; no se halló una notificación oficial pública de cargos.
-
Pastor David Tang und sechs Kirchenmitarbeiter festgehalten – Rechtsgrundlage bleibt unklar
Organisationen berichten, dass David Tang und sechs Kirchenmitarbeiter in Shanghai festgehalten werden; eine öffentliche offizielle Anklagemitteilung wurde nicht gefunden.