Some China-related NGOs face imminent closure as a result of the freezing of USAID funds

"In many cases, these organisations provide our last window into what is actually happening in China. They do the painstaking and often personally risky work of tracking Chinese media censorship, tallying local protests, uncovering human rights violations, documenting the Uyghur genocide, and supporting what remains of civil society in China."

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/with-us-funding-freeze-china-nonprofits-are-facing-extinction-they-need-emergency-assistance/

#China #uspol #USAID #NGO #ASPI

With US funding freeze, China nonprofits are facing extinction. They need emergency assistance | The Strategist

An entire ecosystem of vital China-related work is now in crisis. When the Trump administration froze foreign funding and USAID programs last week, dozens of scrappy nonprofits in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States ...

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@davidonformosa Also worth noting that #ASPI themselves are facing significant budget cuts in #Australia. 🤦‍♂️️

For now they're probably the most well-informed organization in the world to shine light on China's global influence operations.

The Chinese regime would naturally like to see them disbanded altogether.

#china #CCP #PRC #UFWD

@demi7en Good point. I hope Australia and other governments see the dangerous gap that is emerging here and boost funding to relevant organisations.
@davidonformosa If only there was a union of nations promoting the ideals enshrined in the... #UnitedNations charter... 🙄🤷🏻‍♂️