The G20 will really be about Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
June 28, 2019Let’s be real, the G20 is, in fact, a G2: America and China. That isn’t to say other countries don’t matter — Germany and Japan are still big advanced economies, India is growing strongly. A middle power like Australia carries … Continued The post The G20 will really be about read more →
Human Rights Organization Calls on Congress to Investigate Genocide in China
June 28, 2019By MAY HAWKINS, Read the original article here. WASHINGTON—A leading human rights organization is calling on Congress to investigate whether the forced organ harvesting practiced in China constitutes genocide. “The systematic, large-scale forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience in … Continued The post Human Rights Organization Calls on Congress read more →
Tibetan Monk Released From Drapchi Prison After Serving Full Term
June 28, 2019A Tibetan monk jailed on suspicion of activities opposing China’s rule in Tibetan areas has been freed after serving his full term in prison, a Tibetan rights group said this week. Ngawang Gyaltsen, who was detained on Feb. 24, 2015, … Continued The post Tibetan Monk Released From Drapchi Prison read more →
Celebration for Exiled Tibetan Religious Figure Kept Low-Key to Avoid Chinese Clampdown
June 28, 2019Singers and artists from across Tibet held a concert on Tuesday to celebrate the 34th birthday of the exiled Gyalwa Karmapa, but the event was kept brief and lightly attended to avoid a clampdown by Chinese authorities. The Karmapa, head of … Continued The post Celebration for Exiled Tibetan Religious Figure read more →
Hong Kong protesters urge world leaders to support them at G20 summit
June 27, 2019(CNN)Hong Kong protesters are appealing for foreign support in their fight for political freedom, calling on world leaders to act ahead of the summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Osaka, Japan, this week. Hundreds of demonstrators rallied … Continued The post Hong Kong protesters urge world leaders read more →
Tibetans ordered to replace Dalai Lama portraits with Chinese party leaders or risk losing aid
June 27, 2019Some families in Tibet are being forced to replace portraits of the Dalai Lamai with those of President Xi Jinping of China in order to continue receiving government aid, as authorities clamp down on efforts to assimilate minorities. Pictures and … Continued The post Tibetans ordered to replace Dalai Lama read more →
‘Save Hong Kong from China!’ Hong Kong Protesters Call for Foreign Backing in Their Struggle for Greater Freedom
June 27, 2019By TIME STAFF, Read the original article here. Protesters in Hong Kong Wednesday directly solicited foreign backing for their push for greater political freedom, in a bold move that is certain to draw the ire of Beijing. Several hundred protesters … Continued The post ‘Save Hong Kong from China!’ Hong read more →
Xinjiang Vice Governor Paints Internment Camps as ‘Vocational Centers’ at UN Rights Council
June 26, 2019The vice governor of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) on Tuesday defended the government’s policy of incarcerating Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in internment camps, repeating for the United Nations Beijing’s claims that the camps are part of … Continued The post Xinjiang Vice Governor Paints Internment Camps read more →
Pomegranate Propaganda: A Chinese Government Official’s UN Speech
June 26, 2019The vice governor of Xinjiang, a region in the northwest of China, made it through the first sentence of a 10-minute speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council today without misrepresenting any facts. He got a few other points right, too … Continued The post Pomegranate Propaganda: A Chinese Government Official’s read more →
China’s Hackers Accused Of ‘Mass-Scale Espionage’ Attack On Global Cellular Networks
June 25, 2019By Zak Doffman, Read the original article here. An Israeli-U.S. cybersecurity firm released a new report on Monday evening, claiming that “nation-state” hackers had compromised the systems of at least ten cellular carriers around the world to steal metadata related to … Continued The post China’s Hackers Accused Of ‘Mass-Scale Espionage’ read more →