Public Health
The issue of the systematic, widespread, and nonconsensual removal of human organs for transplantation, or “organ harvesting,” in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) is a global concern that has grown since the publication of the final judgment of the Independent Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience in China in 2020.
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In observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this report examines the People’s Republic of China’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, focusing on the government’s capacity to provide public services and on institutional obstacles that contribute to disparities in access to healthcare and assistance.
The People’s Republic of China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has featured entrenched patterns of authoritarian control characterized by top-down governance and harsh local implementation, secrecy around scientific data, rigid adherence to policy protocols that have jeopardized vulnerable communities, and pervasive censorship and criminalization of criticism. The Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly touted the zero-COVID policy as a Party success story. At the 20th National Party Congress in October 2022, Xi described it as the “people’s war to stop the spread of the virus,” and signaled its continuation.
The following Chinese text was retrieved on November 30, 2016, from the website of Shanghai Administration of Work Safety.
Refer to this page for a prior version of the PRC Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases Law, passed on October 27, 2001, and effective on May 1, 2002.
Recently major pet stores have announced they would stop selling dog and cat treats made in China following the deaths of 1,000 dogs which may be linked to pet treats from China. Chickens raised in the United States may now be shipped to China for processing before being sold in the United States. Researchers are also exploring the connection between the domestic outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus with China. These developments have highlighted concerns over the effectiveness of China’s food safety regulation, the effectiveness of U.S. government regulation of imported foods from China, and the overall safety of such foods.