Fear grips China as the government’s iron fist crushes civil society, per a bombshell report amid global outcry. Autonomist spaces are vanishing, replaced by a chilling regime of surveillance and subjugation that brooks no challenge to state power.
Myanmar-based Mizzima News uncovers how workers, protesters, attorneys, worshippers, and netizens are systematically ensnared. Civil liberties plummet to historic depths, with opaque detentions and rigged trials enforcing compliance.
Henan labor campaigner Xing Wangli’s ordeal is emblematic: a three-year sentence under the vague ‘quarrel-provoking’ clause was upheld, followed by instant incarceration without family or lawyer contact. Over a decade in prisons across stints, his targeting exposes Beijing’s relentless vendetta against activists.
‘Repression has been routinized,’ the report states, citing advocates on the weaponization of law against dissent. This orchestrated clampdown hides in plain sight, eroding justice and fostering coerced unity.
With international warnings ignored, China’s path toward absolute control imperils regional stability and human rights standards worldwide. The onus falls on global actors to amplify pressure and support those daring to resist.