Leaked Chinese documents show details of Xinjiang crackdown: NYT
November 19, 2019Aljazeera, 19 November 2019 Read original news here. A trove of leaked government documents details China‘s clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country’s western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times reported. United Nations experts and activists say at … Continued The post Leaked Chinese documents show details of read more →
Interview: Beijing should respect human rights of Tibetans and democracy in Hong Kong, says exiled leader Lobsang Sangay
November 18, 2019Shri Ram Shaw, Hong Kong Free Press, 17 November 2019 Read original news here. For the last 60 years, there have been uninterrupted protests. There has been a clampdown, but the protests have continued for the last six decades. That shows that … Continued The post Interview: Beijing should respect human rights read more →
An inquiry into a post-death Buddhist meditative practice
November 17, 2019Seethalakshmi S. , Rahul Nandan, Livemint, Read original news here. It’s a rainy morning in the picturesque Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Karnataka’s Bylakuppe town, about 70km from Mysuru and home to one of the largest Tibetan settlements in India. Six Russian scientists … Continued The post An inquiry into a post-death Buddhist read more →
Shanxi: 135 Church of Almighty God Members Arrested in 2 Days
November 16, 2019by Zhang Feng, BitterWinter, 15 November 2019 Read original news here. Captured during an operation against China’s largest Christian new religious movement on September 9-10, 98 believers remain in detention and are indoctrinated. Shanxi police are interrogating in a detention … Continued The post Shanxi: 135 Church of Almighty God read more →
Pompeo: No US response ruled out in Hong Kong
November 16, 2019BY LAURA KELLY, The Hill, 15 November 2019 Read original news here. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said all options are on the table for U.S. intervention in Hong Kong if China uses military action against protestors. Extreme anti-government protesters … Continued The post Pompeo: No US response ruled out read more →
Australia issues guidelines for universities on foreign meddling amid China fears
November 15, 2019South China Morning Post, 14 November 2019 Read original news here. A supporter of Hong Kong’s anti-government protests posts a note on a makeshift ‘Lennon Wall’ at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. Photo: AFP Australia unveiled new guidelines for universities … Continued The post Australia issues guidelines for universities on read more →
Australia Universities Adopt Guidelines to Foil Foreign Interference Amid Concerns Over China’s Activities
November 14, 2019By Colin Packham, The Epoch Times, 14 November 2019 Read original news here. SYDNEY—Australia laid out new guidelines on Nov. 14 to counter foreign powers exerting influence in its universities, amid mounting concerns over China’s activities. Universities committed to the … Continued The post Australia Universities Adopt Guidelines to Foil read more →
For Tibetans, 60 years of Chinese rule has been a story of repression and occupation: Tsewang Gyalpo Arya
November 14, 2019By Shri Ram Shaw, Daily Hunt, Read original news here. New Delhi, Nov 13 (HS) : “For Tibetans, the sixty years of Chinese rule has not been a story of progress, development and religious freedom. On the contrary, it has been a … Continued The post For Tibetans, 60 years of Chinese read more →
Dreams and Infrastructure – Common Destiny, the first Belt and Road movie
November 14, 2019PandaPawDragonClaw, 13 November 2019 Read original news here. Common Destiny, a movie-documentary about the modern Silk Road, tells the story of lives transformed by dreams realised through persistence and the enabling power of infrastructure development. In many ways the movie … Continued The post Dreams and Infrastructure – Common Destiny, read more →
Hong Kong university under ‘siege’ from police as violence spreads
November 13, 2019James Griffiths for CNN. Read the article here. Hong Kong (CNN)Hong Kong woke to a third consecutive day of travel chaos and debris littering the streets Wednesday, following fiery clashes across the city overnight and a prolonged and violent standoff at a university … Continued The post Hong Kong university under ‘siege’ from read more →