14, will be brief, bland, and meaningless. The guest list. It includes admirable scholars and advocates, but tells the Chinese that the vice president is willing to steer clear of Chinese, Tibetans, or Uyghurs whose struggles for human rights have...

Former president George W. Bush met with Kadeer and other prominent dissidents including Wei Jingsheng and Harry Wu shortly before he visited Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. China last year carried out one of its biggest clampdowns on dissent in years,...

Because of this threat, China has cracked down in a severe fashion on many of the leading voices for democracy, including Yu Jie. On January 18, 2012, the Laogai Research Foundation, founded by Chinese dissident and hero Harry Wu, hosted a press...

In 1976 he wrote country singer Loretta Lynn ’s autobiography, “ Coal Miner’s Daughter ,” which was adapted for film and won Sissy Spacek an Oscar for best actress. He also collaberated with performers Barbara Mandrell and Lorrie Morgan , Chinese...

Prisoners often labour 12 hours per day or more, [making] a wide array of products for foreign and domestic markets.” According to Harry Wu products coming out of the Laogai factories include: tee shirts, sweaters, Christmas lights, and toys. The...