What China’s Foreign Minister Should Expect in Europe
August 29, 2020Beijing’s Growing Repression Needs a Global Response Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch. August 27, 2020. Read original news here. Click to expand Image Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ meeting on the Novel Coronavirus … Continued The post What China’s Foreign Minister Should Expect read more →
PM Narendra Modi urges industry to play a larger role in defence
August 29, 2020Ajai Shukla | New Delhi | 28 August 2020 | Read the original article here In an unscheduled appearance at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) webinar that even caught Defence Minister Rajnath Singh by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an 18-minute speech … Continued The post PM Narendra Modi urges industry to read more →
Beijing’s Asian bank violating human rights, harming the environment
August 29, 2020NGOs accuse the AIIB of not respecting its social and environmental pledges. In India and Bangladesh, entire communities have been forcibly relocated to build new infrastructures. The European Union calls for respect for international standards. AsiaNews. August 27, 2020. Read … Continued The post Beijing’s Asian bank violating human rights, read more →
Podcasting provides a space for free thought in China
August 29, 2020Amid a broader media clampdown, there are still a few corners where discussion is welcome The Economist | China | Aug 27th 2020 edition | Read the article here Muxi makes cables that charge smartphones in a factory near Shanghai. The work is boring, … Continued The post Podcasting provides a space for free read more →
Report: China fires ‘carrier killer’ missile in disputed sea
August 28, 2020AP | 27 August 2020 | Read the news here BEIJING (AP) — China’s military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a “carrier killer” military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper … Continued The post Report: China fires ‘carrier killer’ missile read more →
China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase
August 27, 2020Brahma Chellaney | The Hill | 25 August 2020 | Read the original article here China’s expansionist drive, from the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and the southern Pacific, is making the Indo-Pacific region more volatile and … Continued The post China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase appeared read more →
Tibetan Crowds at Lhasa Festival Smaller This Year, With Officials Citing ‘COVID’ Fears
August 27, 2020RFA | 20 August 2020 | Read the original news here A major religious festival is being held this week in Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa under heavy security, with fewer numbers of Tibetans allowed to attend this year because of … Continued The post Tibetan Crowds at Lhasa Festival Smaller read more →
China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur Oppression
August 26, 2020By Aykan Erdemir and Philip Kowalski | The Diplomat |August 21, 2020 | Read the news here A child from the Uyghur community living in Turkey participates in a protest in Istanbul on November 6, 2018, against oppression by the Chinese … Continued The post China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur read more →
Anxiety grows as China’s Three Gorges dam hits highest level
August 26, 2020Lily Kuo in Beijing | The Guardian | Thu 20 Aug 2020 | Read the news here Extreme floods have hit China’s Three Gorges dam, which recorded the largest inflow of water in its history, prompting officials to assure the public it … Continued The post Anxiety grows as China’s Three Gorges read more →
The Chinese Trojan Horse That Distorted Tibetan History
August 25, 2020For years, Tibetans have hoped that CCP’s Trojan Horse would stop its treachery, only to realise nothing’s changed. NAWANG PHUNTSOG for The Quint. 23 August 2020. Read original news here. On a recent 8 July press briefing at the US … Continued The post The Chinese Trojan Horse That Distorted read more →