Chinese president Xi Jinping is transforming his country into a “nightmare” for anyone who dares to oppose the Communist party, members of a US congressional committee claimed after a prominent free speech advocate was put on trial in Beijing amid scenes of violence. Members of the US congressional-executive commission on China added their voices to a growing chorus of criticism, using a statement to slam Beijing’s treatment of dissident Pu Zhiqiang, who is a survivor of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. Read more
