Has Taiwan Always Been Part of China?
December 3, 2020The historical relationship is more complicated than Beijing would like to admit. By Gerrit van der Wees for The Diplomat. December 01, 2020. Read orginal news here. In early November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo caused quite an uproar, when, … Continued The post Has Taiwan Always Been Part of read more →
The Nazi Inspiring China’s Communists
December 3, 2020A decades-old legal argument used by Hitler has found support in Beijing. Chang Che for The Atlantic. December 2, 2020. Read original news here. When Hong Kong erupted into protest this summer against a national-security law imposed by Beijing, the … Continued The post The Nazi Inspiring China’s Communists appeared read more →
The Wuhan files Leaked documents reveal China’s mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19
December 2, 2020Exclusive by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN | 1 December 2020 | Read the original news here London — A group of frontline medical workers, likely exhausted, stand huddled together on a video-conference call as China’s most powerful man raises his hand in … Continued The post The Wuhan files Leaked documents reveal read more →
Xi’s masterplan for a homogeneous new China
December 2, 2020By BERTIL LINTNER | Asia Times | November 30, 2020 | Read the original news here Officially, it’s all part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s campaign to eradicate absolute poverty in ethnic minority areas by teaching local people new skills to enable … Continued The post Xi’s masterplan for a homogeneous new read more →
Covid-19: Why China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ is not working
December 2, 2020Times of India. Read the original article here.here. NEW DELHI: Amid widespread criticism for its mishandling of the Covid-19 outbreak, China has been trying hard to change the global narrative with “vaccine diplomacy”. However, lack of public data about its … Continued The post Covid-19: Why China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ is read more →
China Should Be “Utterly Ashamed”: Australian PM Seeks Apology Over Photo
December 2, 2020NDTV World, Reuters. November 30, 2020. Read original news here. Scott Morrison said countries around the world were watching how Beijing responded to tensions in Australia’s relationship with China. Scott Morrison said Australia was seeking the removal of the “truly repugnant” image … Continued The post China Should Be “Utterly Ashamed”: Australian read more →
India refuses to support China’s Belt and Road project at SCO meet
December 2, 2020Reported by Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. India has repeatedly said it will not join BRI because it does not offer a level playing ground to the country’s businesses. India on Monday didn’t join other members of … Continued The post India refuses to support China’s Belt read more →
‘The Tibetan community has been persistently targeted by digital espionage operations for over a decade’
December 1, 2020Times of India | 30 November 2020 | Read the original news here For 61 years, the Tibetan diaspora has been a community in waiting. As those from outside Tibet prepare to elect their government-in-exile at a time everything has … Continued The post ‘The Tibetan community has been persistently read more →
China To Build Major Dam On Brahmaputra River: Report
December 1, 2020Proposals for dams on the Brahmaputra have evoked concerns in India and Bangladesh, the riparian states, and China has downplayed such anxieties saying it would keep their interests in mind. NDTV News. November 30, 2020. Read original news here. Beijing: China … Continued The post China To Build Major Dam On read more →
Leadership of U.N. Human Rights Body Becomes Proxy Battle for World Powers
December 1, 2020By Nick Cumming-Bruce | New York Times | 29 November 2020 | Read the original news here GENEVA — The annual choice of who will steer the United Nations’ top human rights organization is usually done quietly and by consensus. For months, … Continued The post Leadership of U.N. Human Rights Body read more →