Students who were engaged in a peaceful demonstration in support of workers at a factory in Shenzhen were rounded up and have not been seen nor heard from since that time. The workers were fighting for their rights as working conditions at the company were reported as problematic, and they had been attempting to form a union. CCS sent an inquiry to the President of China requesting information on ... Continue Reading>>
Rahile Dawut, Prominent Uyghur Scholar and Anthropologist, Missing
Dr. Rahile Dawut, a prominent Uyghur scholar and anthropologist has been missing since December 2017. She is a professor at Xinjiang University. It has been alleged that she has been detained - whereabouts unknown. No one seems to be aware of anything that she may have done that would lead to incarceration or a criminal charge. CCS has written the President of China requesting an explanation of ... Continue Reading>>
*UPDATED* Chinese American Citizen Who Worked for the Weather Bureau Lost Job for Alledgedly Spying for China. Found To Be Untrue. Commerce Refuses to Hire Her Back. Story on 60 Minutes Sunday, August 29 at 7:00 pm
Several Chinese American citizens have been accused of spying for China. They have been found not guilty and their agencies/organizations have refused to reinstate them into their prior position. Dr. Sherry Chen, on appeal, requested her job back. The judge ruled that the situation was egregious and she was to be reinstated, with full pay and benefits. Now the U.S. Department of Commerce has ... Continue Reading>>
Prominent Chinese Brain Scientist Denied Visa to Attend U.S. Professional Conference
Dr. Rao Yi, a prominent Chinese brain scientist, who studied in the United States, got his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco; his postdoc at Harvard; was on the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis; was a full professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago was denied a visa to attend a conference sponsored by the National ... Continue Reading>>
Wang Yu On Travel Ban, Can’t Visit Son at College in Australia
Wang Yu, one of the Human Rights attorneys who was detained in the round-up of human rights lawyers in China in July 2015 was released after providing a forced confession following two years in detention. They (she and her husband, who was also detained) have been housed in a remote village of Ulanhot and her entire family is under continued surveillance, both live persons and cameras. Recently, ... Continue Reading>>
Committee of 100, the United Chinese Americans, the Ohio Chinese American Association and Nine Additional Community Groups, Demand Justice for Sherry Chen
Numerous organizations were outraged and are demanding justice for a Chinese-American, award-winning hydrologist, Sherry Chen. In 2014, she was falsely accused of spying for China. The charges were dropped in 2015. In 2016, she was fired from her job at the Commerce Department. Sherry appealed her firing to the Merit Systems Protection Board and won. In April 2018, the Chief Administrative ... Continue Reading>>
Uyghur Writer and Scholar Arrested and Sent to Re-Education Camp
Abdulqadir Jalaleddin, a prominent Uyghur writer and scholar who was arrested in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in January has not been seen since that time. It was reported that he was sent to a re-education camp, but there have been no official statements as to his status or whereabouts. CCS has written the President of China requesting that he look into this matter and report Jalaleddin’s ... Continue Reading>>
NOAA Scientist Wins Case – Ordered To Be Reinstated to Job With Back Pay Granted
NOAA scientist, Sherry Chen, was wrongfully arrested and as a result lost her position at NOAA. She was accused by the US government of spying for China. After an investigation it was found by the Justice Department that she was innocent and she was released. But, she was not re-hired by the US Commerce Department. She was accused of stealing sensitive information from a database regarding the ... Continue Reading>>
US Scientist Leaves US After Petty Felony Conviction
Chunzai Wang, an expert on climate change and hurricanes, had been employed at NOAA for the past 17 years. Dr. Wang is a naturalized US citizen. He won the Employee of the Year Award at NOAA in 2012 and a second award at NOAA in 2013. Wang was accused of supplementing his income without notifying his supervisor when he spoke at scientific conferences in China while on annual leave. He was paid a ... Continue Reading>>
Founder of HR Website Detained for Allegedly “Leaking State Secrets”
Huang Qi, a computer engineer in China, has been detained since November 2016. He was arrested allegedly for his role as founder of a human rights focused website, 64 Tianwang. He established the website over 20 years ago but has been recently accused of “leaking state secrets.” He has not, as yet, been charged and legal documents have not been shared with Huang or his lawyer. He reports he is ... Continue Reading>>