William Nee

@williamnee

Senior Manager for East Asia at @NEDemocracy. posts on China/中国, human rights, IR, Catholicism, trail running. Views expressed are my own.

Washington, DC

Joined September 2009

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William Nee
@williamnee
Aug 17, 2021
My op-ed in the @Diplomat_APAC is now opt! In the piece, I analyze some recent cases involving suppression of #Christianity in China, and try to make sense out of the logic behind China's governance of religions more broadly.
In China, ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Is the Only Accepted Religion
From thediplomat.com
William Nee
@williamnee
13h
North Korea foreign trade shifts to state control Personal networks in China, once a trader's biggest asset, are losing their value dailynk.com/english/north-… @The_Daily_NK
William Nee
@williamnee
14h
It is wonderful to see Yalqun Rozi win this award! I wrote about how the #UN criticized the Chinese government’s handling of the case in this op-ed: “As the WGAD notes that in Yalkun Rozi’s case, “there is nothing to suggest that Mr. Rozi engaged in or incited violence.”
Campaign For Uyghurs
@CUyghurs
Aug 24
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) welcomes the recognition of Uyghur scholar Yalqun Rozi with the 2026 Graciela Fernández Meijide Award, presented by CADAL in Argentina. CFU Executive Director @RushanAbbas joined fellow advocates in Buenos Aires to accept the award on Mr. Rozi’s
William Nee
@williamnee
Aug 25
For context, see: Chinese authorities must investigate torture claims by detained web designer nchrd.org/2021/05/chines… UN Body Finds China’s Detention of Programmer “Arbitrary” nchrd.org/2026/07/un-bod…
李老师不是你老师
@whyyoutouzhele
Aug 25
牛腾宇被捕七周年，他的照片出现在中国驻德国大使馆外墙。 8月22日晚10时30分左右，“中国行动·光覆之路”成员及志愿者在柏林，将两幅与牛腾宇案有关的巨型画面投向中国驻德国大使馆。第一幅是牛腾宇的照片，写着： “FREE NIU TENGYU” （释放牛腾宇）第二幅写着： “WANNA KNOW HOW XI PROTECTS HIS
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William Nee
@williamnee
Aug 24
Incredible shot of human rights activist Chow Hang-tung’s resilience — despite the #HongKong authorities trying to decrease her visibility — literally (!) — with inflatable balloons at her trial as she gets into a vehicle. See her profile by @amyhawk_ : theguardian.com/world/2026/aug…
Tom Grundy
@tomgrundy
Aug 23
Rare shot of #HongKong Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung entering a police van: instagram.com/p/DcTjG4vE-NC/… captured by Shiu Cheong Lee, despite the efforts of Correctional Services with inflatable tunnels...