Hunter Biden's investment firm helped broker a 2016 deal that gave a Chinese state-backed company control of a massive African mine rich in cobalt - a mineral essential for the production of electric car batteries.

The Chinese government's violent oppression of the primarily Uyghur Muslim population in Xinjiang is no longer a secret. From forced sterilization of Uyghur women to the internment of millions in prison camps to the eradication and destruction of religious institutions, the Chinese Communist Party's actions against the Uyghurs have been deemed worthy of the name genocide to many in the human rights community.

New government documents show that John Kerry's wife, heiress of Heinz Ketchup, has millions of dollars in Chinese investments, leaving Biden's climate change envoy facing an ethical dilemma. Kerry's latest filing with the Office of Government Ethics in March shows his wife benefits from an investment of "at least $1 million" in a hedge fund...

Human rights violations in Xinjiang - where more than one million Uyghurs are estimated to have been detained in 're-education' camps - have been so severe that the UK, US, EU and Canada announced coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials in March. As such, rights groups have been calling for companies to rethink their footprint in China.

Kodak has deleted a photo from its official Instagram account after its content upset Chinese netizens. The photos were of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the linked photographer's personal account contains language that mentions the mass detentions of the Uyghur people there.

Nike chief executive John Donahoe defended his company's presence in China and affirmed its competitive advantage there Thursday. "Nike is a brand that is of China and for China," Donahoe said. Chinese state media circulated a Nike statement in March that expressed concern about reports of forced labor camps in the Xinjiang region.

Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size China is pushing hundreds of thousands of Tibetans into forced labour camps, mirroring a program in the western Xinjiang region, as the International Olympic Committee is urged to strip Beijing of the Winter Olympics.

In 2019, HEQ was contacted by representatives for survivors of the persecution, torture and forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China, hoping to raise awareness of their situation. Practitioners of Falun Gong, a Chinese spiritualist practice which consists of a combination of meditation and Qigong exercise, have been persecuted in China since 1999.