Angering China Can Now Get You Fired
August 28, 2019MICHAEL SCHUMAN, The Atlantic, 28 August 2019 Read original article here Not too long ago, China “taking your job” meant its wages were far lower than Western alternatives, thus allowing it to “steal” blue-jean and iPhone factories. But what if … Continued The post Angering China Can Now Get You read more →
U.S. needs to respond to rising Chinese influence in the United Nations
August 27, 2019By Brett D. Schaefer, Read the original article here. Chinese influence is on the rise within the United Nations system. Qu Dongyu became director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization this month, raising the number of Chinese nationals leading a U.N. specialized agency … Continued The post U.S. needs to respond to rising read more →
China’s Global War on Terrorism
August 27, 2019By Colin P. Clarke, Read the original article here. Beijing is using language that seems lifted from the U.S. playbook to justify repression at home and abroad. Chinese President Xi Jinping listed terrorism—alongside extremism and separatism— as one of “three evils” his … Continued The post China’s Global War on Terrorism appeared read more →
China ramps up ‘pressure tactics’ as Hong Kong protests push on
August 26, 2019By Casey Quackenbush, Read the original article here. Beijing accused of intensifying arbitrary detentions and phone inspections at the border to contain weeks-long protests. As anti-government protests in Hong Kong push on into their 12th week, Beijing is intensifying “intimidation tactics” on … Continued The post China ramps up ‘pressure tactics’ as read more →
Tibetan Community Leaders Hold Rally to Support Hong Kongers’ Fight for Freedom
August 26, 2019HENRY JOM, Epoch Times. Read the article here. Melbourne Australia—Tibetan community leaders in Melbourne, including religious and pro-democracy community leaders, rallied on the steps of Victoria’s state library on Aug. 25 in support of Hong Kong’s mass protests. The rally … Continued The post Tibetan Community Leaders Hold Rally to read more →
Why China is eyeing Ladakh
August 26, 2019Claude Arpi, India Today. Read the article here. Special Representative Wang already announced that China was looking at ‘early harvest’ in the negotiations and that he had sent some ‘proposals’ to the Indian government, it is difficult to envisage a … Continued The post Why China is eyeing Ladakh appeared read more →
China’s yuan slumps to 11-year low, stocks fall as U.S. trade war escalates
August 26, 2019Reuters, 26 August 2019 Read original article here. SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s yuan slumped to a fresh 11-year low against the dollar on Monday and stocks fell as the Sino-U.S. trade war sharply escalated, threatening to inflict more damage … Continued The post China’s yuan slumps to 11-year low, read more →
UN chief urges world to stamp out religious persecution
August 23, 2019By Associated Press, Read the original article here. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world on the first international day to remember the victims of religious persecution to “step up to stamp out anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred, the … Continued The post UN chief urges world to stamp read more →
Their marriage of convenience: With Pakistan the springboard for China’s containment of India, J&K helps cement that axis
August 23, 2019Brahma Chellaney, Times of India, 22 August 2019 Read original article here Like a typical school bully, China doesn’t have a lot of friends. Having joined with the US to impose international sanctions on its former vassal, North Korea, China … Continued The post Their marriage of convenience: With Pakistan read more →
NSW schools to scrap Confucius Classroom program after review Jordan Baker
August 22, 2019By Jordan Baker, The Sydney Morning Herald, August 22, 2019, Read original article here. A Chinese government-funded language and culture program will be removed from NSW public schools and replaced with one run by the NSW Department of Education. The Confucius Classroom … Continued The post NSW schools to scrap Confucius Classroom read more →