User:Shadowboxer2005/Criticism of the Chinese government

Criticism of the Chinese government refers to the negative journalistic critique around the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC), commonly shortened to just China. Since its formal proclamation on 1 October 1949, the government and ruling party has received international criticism in regards to a variety of topics; included among these is the high levels of censorship and mass surveillance of citizens, ongoing human rights abuses including the Uyghur genocide, protesters during the Hong Kong protests, suppression of religion, and suppression of LGBT ideas. Other topics that have been criticized are the implementation of a Social Credit System, the government's anti-democratic practices and suppression of democracy movements, and hard stance on One China.

Criticism of the Chinese government primarily comes from outside the country due to its strict censorship laws, including the Republic of China (Taiwan), the United Nations and non-governmental organizations including mass media and the European church.