Marco Rubio: Investing in China Is Not a Good Deal
January 20, 2020By Marco Rubio, New York Times, 17 January 2020, Read original news here. Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) is a Republican senator from Florida. It’s no secret that Wall Street hated President Trump’s aggressive trade tactics toward China. But its executives are very happy … Continued The post Marco Rubio: Investing in China Is read more →
Jailed Tibetan activist appeals for second trial
January 19, 2020Free Tibet. January 18, 2020. Read the original article here. Tibetan activist, A-Nya Sengdra and his lawyer prepare to fight seven-year prison sentence. Chinese human rights lawyer Lin Qilei has told Free Tibet that he has appealed for his Tibetan … Continued The post Jailed Tibetan activist appeals for second read more →
Mainland’s persecuted human rights lawyers draw hope from events in Hong Kong
January 19, 2020By Francine Chan and Brian Dooley, Hong Kong Free Press. January 18, 2020. Read the original article here. Last month, about a dozen human rights lawyers and activists in mainland China sent Christmas messages of support to counterparts in Hong … Continued The post Mainland’s persecuted human rights lawyers draw read more →
US State department report on Tibet a month overdue, congressional sources say
January 19, 2020Owen Churchill for the South China Morning Post. Read the article here. When the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act became law 13 months ago, it held the Trump administration to a stringent commitment: block any Chinese official who was involved … Continued The post US State department report on Tibet read more →
China’s new regulations rolled out to culturally oppress Tibet
January 18, 2020Chris Chang for Taiwan News. Read the article here. TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A new law passed by China’s leaders in Tibet that systemizes ethnic unity in the region has drawn concerns about the future of Tibetan culture and identity. … Continued The post China’s new regulations rolled out to read more →
China must ‘face reality’ of Taiwan’s independence: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
January 18, 2020By Stacy Chen, ABC, 17 January 2020, Read original news here. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for China to respect Taiwan’s sovereignty and its commitment to democracy, just days after she won reelection in a landslide victory. Tsai — who is the … Continued The post China must ‘face reality’ of Taiwan’s read more →
When Chinese hackers declared war on the rest of us
January 18, 2020Many thought the internet would bring democracy to China. Instead it empowered rampant government oppression, and now the censors are turning their attention to the rest of the world. by James Griffiths, MIT Technology Review, 10 January 2029 Read original report … Continued The post When Chinese hackers declared war on read more →
China’s Global Threat to Human Rights
January 17, 2020Human Rights Watch, Read the original report here. It doesn’t matter where I am, or what passport I hold. [Chinese authorities] will terrorize me anywhere, and I have no way to fight that. —Uyghur Muslim with European citizenship, Washington, September … Continued The post China’s Global Threat to Human Rights read more →
Tibet sees 27.7 percent fall in glacier ice coverage, research finds
January 17, 2020Free Tibet. January 16, 2020. Read the original article here. China has lost around a fifth of its glacier ice coverage between 1970 and 2010, the national newspaper Guangming Daily and Chinese state news organisation The Global Times reported in December, citing … Continued The post Tibet sees 27.7 percent fall in read more →
China poses an ‘Existential Threat’ to International Human Rights, says rights group after Director barred from Hong Kong
January 17, 2020Suyin Haynes and Sanya Mansoor, Times. January 15, 2020. Read original article here. China poses an “existential threat” to the international human rights system, according to a new report released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW) after the organization’s executive … Continued The post China poses an ‘Existential Threat’ to read more →