100 Years of Suppression

2021 marks the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of China. In the past several decades, the Chinese government has perpetrated some of the worst human rights abuses the world has ever witnessed. The CCP’s worsening crackdown on fundamental freedoms and growing au- thoritarian influence worldwide are of major concern to foreign leaders, concerned global citizens, and international human rights advocates.

In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the CCP’s ambitions, it is important to analyze both the historical and current injustices perpetrated by the Chinese government, particularly in Tibet, Xinjiang1, and Hong Kong — three regions where the CCP’s state-sanctioned policies appear to be the most widespread and concerning.