The lead story in the Winter 2010 issue of Dialogue analyzes growing tension in US-China relations, which began to sour at the climate conference in Copenhagen and only worsened in January. The article is accompanied by a piece on the so-called Tiananmen Sanctions put into US law nearly two decades ago after the events of June Fourth. Although their enforcement has changed over time, the sanctions still have significant impact on US-China partnerships today.
A piece on the death penalty in Asia explores the evolution of capital punishment in the region, and looks at recent developments among China’s neighbors for potential models for the death penalty's future on the mainland.
The research and prisoner section focuses on the unrelenting increase in recent years in arrests and prosecutions for “endangering state security” (ESS) crimes. The high number of ESS cases in 2008 is due in part to the crackdown in Tibetan areas in March 2008. Following the ethnic unrest in Urumqi last year, numbers are expected to be large again for 2009.
News About Dui Hua describes Executive Director John Kamm’s recent advocacy missions—stretching from October 2009 to January—including his keynote speech at a seminar organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The section also notes launch in December of the foundation’s Twitter feed.
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