The Beijing-controlled electoral commission in Macau banned twenty-one candidates (Guardian), including fifteen from pro-democracy groups, from running in September elections. Like Hong Kong, Macau falls under China’s policy of “one country, two systems.”
China: The U.S. government issued a business advisory (SCMP) warning that American firms operating in China’s Xinjiang region “run a high risk of violating U.S. law” given the extent of abuses in the region such as forced labor and mass surveillance.
