China’s human rights abuses: 321 NGOs call for UN investigation into violations by Beijing
September 11, 2020International community ‘can no longer sit back and allow the Chinese authorities to trample on human rights’, deputy regional director for Amnesty International says Signatories decry the ‘racist treatment of people in China, or by Chinese state actors in other … Continued The post China’s human rights abuses: 321 NGOs read more →
Xi’s new approach to Tibet will affect India
September 11, 2020Manoj Kewalramani for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. Xi’s comments on border security along with those about digging up historical facts will impact the boundary dispute Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent remarks at the seventh Central Symposium on … Continued The post Xi’s new approach to Tibet will read more →
Over 160 rights groups call on IOC chief to revoke 2022 Beijing Winter Games
September 11, 2020Reuters | 9 September 2020 | Read the news here BEIJING (Reuters) – Over 160 human rights advocacy groups have delivered a joint letter to the chief of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calling for it to reconsider its choice … Continued The post Over 160 rights groups call on read more →
China to launch initiative to set global data-security rules: WSJ
September 10, 2020Reuters | 7 September 2020 | Read the news here (Reuters) – China is launching an initiative to set global standards on data security, countering U.S. efforts to persuade countries to ringfence their networks from Chinese technology, the Wall Street … Continued The post China to launch initiative to set read more →
Horrific Reality of Serving in People’s Liberation Army
September 10, 2020Soldiers share the memories of serving their country they wish to forget: hunting down Uyghurs, killing Tibetan monks, “selective” rescue of earthquake victims. by An Xin | Bitter Winter | 8 September 2020 | Read the news here Table of … Continued The post Horrific Reality of Serving in People’s read more →
Why Calls to Boycott ‘Mulan’ Over Concerns About China Are Growing
September 10, 2020The latest backlash over Disney’s remake of the movie centers on how it was partly filmed in Xinjiang, where Uighurs live under repression. By Amy Qin and Edward Wong, The New York Times. Sept. 8, 2020. Read original news here. Disney’s live-action remake of … Continued The post Why Calls to Boycott ‘Mulan’ Over read more →
Earth’s ‘lost species’ only the tip of the iceberg
September 9, 2020By Helen Briggs, BBC Environment. 5 September 2020. Read original news here. Scientists have calculated how many mammals might be lost this century, based on fossil evidence of past extinctions. Their predictions suggest at least 550 species will follow in the footsteps … Continued The post Earth’s ‘lost species’ only the tip read more →
China Delves into Past to Police Tibet’s Future
September 9, 2020Policing Becoming Pervasive in Villages Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch. September 7, 2020. Read original news here. Click to expand Image Since the 2008 protests in Tibetan areas of China, Chinese authorities have often been at the forefront when it comes … Continued The post China Delves into Past to Police read more →
India becomes country with second highest number of Covid cases
September 9, 2020Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent | The Guardian | Read the news here India has surpassed Brazil to become the country with the second highest number of coronavirus cases, as the virus continues to spread through the country of 1.3 billion at the … Continued The post India becomes country with second highest read more →
China refuses to renew press cards for US journalists as media row deepens
September 8, 2020Lily Kuo in Beijing | The Guardian | 7 September 2020 | Read the original article here Chinese authorities have refused to renew the press credentials for at least five reporters for US news organisations based in China, in the latest deterioration … Continued The post China refuses to renew press cards read more →