Authorities regularly detain those who do not conform to CCP ideology. Those brave enough to speak out are often subject to prolonged and secret detention without access to legal counsel or the ability to communicate with their families. Lawyers, human rights activists, intellectuals, journalists, religious leaders, religious adherents, and ethnic and religious minorities are frequent targets, accused of vaguely worded charges that imply treason and subversion.
The Chinese people lack access to dissenting views, and the fear of severe punishment deters those who want to speak out, imposing a nationwide culture of self-censorship. video | The Surveillance State: Uighur Suppression in Xinjiang, China | July 31, 2019 speech Communist China and the Free World’s Future Michael r. pompeo | july 23, 2020 article In China, You Can’t Say These Words share america | june 3, 2020 Why Is China So Afraid of a Free Press? share america | december 19, 2019 Chinese Censorship Is a Global Problem share america | december 13, 2019 Forced Labor Labor laws in China do not allow for freedom of association, which is a core labor standard.