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25
April 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Book Event: Tackling the China Challenge with Strength
Featured Speakers:
Michael Sobolik
Olivia Enos
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the podium at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
25
April 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Book Event: Tackling the China Challenge with Strength

Join Hudson for a conversation with author Michael Sobolik about Countering China’s Great Game.

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the podium at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Sobolik
Olivia Enos
13
February 2024
Past Event
The Repression of Hong Kong and Heroism of Jimmy Lai
Featured Speakers:
William McGurn
Frances Hui
Nina Shea
Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is escorted by the police to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Shelter Cove Clubhouse for evidence collection as part of the ongoing investigations on August 11, 2020, in Hong Kong, China. (Anthony Kwan via Getty Images)
13
February 2024
Past Event
The Repression of Hong Kong and Heroism of Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is escorted by the police to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Shelter Cove Clubhouse for evidence collection as part of the ongoing investigations on August 11, 2020, in Hong Kong, China. (Anthony Kwan via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
William McGurn
Frances Hui
Nina Shea
15
December 2023
Past Event
Targeted: Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists under Threat in the US
Featured Speakers:
Frances Hui
Piero Tozzi
Moderator:
Olivia Enos
Hundreds gather in Times Square to rally in support of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" on October 1, 2014, in New York. (Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images)
15
December 2023
Past Event
Targeted: Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists under Threat in the US
Hundreds gather in Times Square to rally in support of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" on October 1, 2014, in New York. (Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Frances Hui
Piero Tozzi
Moderator:
Olivia Enos
15
November 2023
Past Event
Sell Out My Soul: The Impending Threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Hong Kong
Featured Speakers:
Benedict Rogers
Nina Shea
Nury Turkel
Olivia Enos
Moderator:
Miles Yu
St John's Cathedral in Hong Kong. (Getty Images)
15
November 2023
Past Event
Sell Out My Soul: The Impending Threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Hong Kong

Join Hudson Institute’s China Center for an expert panel with Benedict Rogers, cofounder and chief executive of Hong Kong Watch, to discuss his latest report on the impending threats to freedom of religion or belief in Hong Kong.

St John's Cathedral in Hong Kong. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Benedict Rogers
Nina Shea
Nury Turkel
Olivia Enos
Moderator:
Miles Yu
17
August 2023
Past Event
The Chinese Communist Party’s Cognitive Warfare Campaign on American College Campuses
Featured Speakers:
Ian Oxnevad
Cynthia Sun
Nina Shea
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17
August 2023
Past Event
The Chinese Communist Party’s Cognitive Warfare Campaign on American College Campuses
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Featured Speakers:
Ian Oxnevad
Cynthia Sun
Nina Shea
20
July 2023
Past Event
China’s “Transnational Repression” against Americans’ First Amendment Freedoms
Featured Speakers:
Levi Browde
Ying Chen
Olivia Enos
Ian Oxnevad
Moderator:
Nina Shea
A Chinese flag hangs over a pedestrian in Hong Kong. (Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
20
July 2023
Past Event
China’s “Transnational Repression” against Americans’ First Amendment Freedoms

Join Hudson Center for Religious Freedom Director Nina Shea for a discussion on China’s transnational repression.

A Chinese flag hangs over a pedestrian in Hong Kong. (Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Levi Browde
Ying Chen
Olivia Enos
Ian Oxnevad
Moderator:
Nina Shea
08
March 2023
Past Event
The Continued Fight for Religious Freedom in China
Featured Speakers:
Nina Shea
Jeremy Hunt
Uyghur rights activists stage a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in London, England, on January 5, 2020. (David Cliff/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
08
March 2023
Past Event
The Continued Fight for Religious Freedom in China

Please join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Nina Shea and Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt as they discuss the implications of the CCP's atrocities against religious minorities.

Uyghur rights activists stage a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in London, England, on January 5, 2020. (David Cliff/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Nina Shea
Jeremy Hunt
30
June 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Continues
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Jessica Russo
Nury Turkel
Nina Shea
Falun Gong protestor holding a placard that says 'stop organ harvesting in China,' during a demonstration in London, United Kingdom on August 28, 2021. (Getty Images)
30
June 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Continues

This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, June 30. Register for the event here.

Falun Gong protestor holding a placard that says 'stop organ harvesting in China,' during a demonstration in London, United Kingdom on August 28, 2021. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Jessica Russo
Nury Turkel
Nina Shea
17
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series – Part 4: Organ Harvesting as an Instrument of Religious Repression
Featured Speakers:
David Kilgour
David Matas
Nina Shea
Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
17
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series – Part 4: Organ Harvesting as an Instrument of Religious Repression

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, February 17. Register for the event here.

Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
David Kilgour
David Matas
Nina Shea
10
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series - Part 3: The New Threat to Religious Freedom in Hong Kong
Featured Speakers:
Reverend L
Nina Shea
Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
10
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series - Part 3: The New Threat to Religious Freedom in Hong Kong

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, February 10. Register for the event here.

Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Reverend L
Nina Shea
08
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series – Part 2: Beijing’s Coverup of Human Rights Abuses
Featured Speakers:
Gordon G. Chang
Gulchehra A. Hoja
Ethan Gutmann
Nina Shea
Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
08
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series – Part 2: Beijing’s Coverup of Human Rights Abuses

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, February 8. Register for the event here.

Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Gordon G. Chang
Gulchehra A. Hoja
Ethan Gutmann
Nina Shea
03
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series - Part 1: Inside the US Decision to Call Out the Uyghur Genocide
Featured Speakers:
Miles Yu
Nina Shea
Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
03
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Olympics Boycott Series - Part 1: Inside the US Decision to Call Out the Uyghur Genocide

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, February 3. Register for the event here.

Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Miles Yu
Nina Shea