Taiwan takes dig at China’s lack of democracy in new year message
February 4, 2019Reuters, 4 Feb 2019 Read original news here TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took a dig at China’s lack of freedom in a message to mark Tuesday’s start of the Lunar New Year, saying she hoped ethnic Chinese … Continued
New website shows how Apple cooperates with Chinese government to censor VPN apps, Western news and human rights magazines
February 4, 2019Daily Mail, Read original news here A new website shows how much Apple allows the Chinese government to censor what people are allowed to download from the iOS App Store. The site was created by the non-profit organization GreatFire, which … Continued
Will Xi Lose This Poker Match? – The US-China Trade Conflict
February 2, 2019by Grant Newsham February 1, 2019, Read original news here Trump has changed the game. Chinese negotiators, led by Vice Premier Liu He, are in Washington D.C. hoping to reach a deal on trade matters before higher tariffs on Chinese imports kick-in … Continued
Xi’s China Is Steamrolling Its Own History
February 1, 2019BY PAMELA KYLE CROSSLEY, Foreign Policy, JANUARY 29, 2019 The Chinese Communist Party sees the past as a resource to be plundered by the present. Chinese President Xi Jinping is directing a vast ideological war across multiple theaters—politics, culture, ethics, economy, strategy, … Continued
Course Correction: Toward an Effective and Sustainable China Policy [Washington, DC Report Launch]
February 1, 2019Asia Times, 1 Feb 2019 Read original news here Two years into the Trump administration, the United States and the People’s Republic of China find their bilateral relationship at a dangerous crossroads. As more stresses and strains beset their relationship, … Continued
UN Human Rights Council urged to pass resolution on China’s human rights violations
January 31, 2019International Campaign for Tibet, 30 Jan 2019 Read original news here The International Campaign for Tibet is among several NGOS that sent a letter to the UN Human Rights Council urging it to pass a resolution at its upcoming session … Continued
When will China stop harassing foreign reporters?
January 31, 2019Reporters Without Borders, 29 Jan 2019 Read original news here Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its appeal to the Chinese government to stop harassing foreign reporters and their sources after the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) revealed in its … Continued
China: Tibetan Children Banned from Classes
January 30, 2019Human Rights Watch, 30 Jan 2019, Read original news here (New York) – Chinese authorities in Qinghai province should immediately lift their ban on Tibetan children attending classes in local monasteries, Human Rights Watch said today. Informal classes taught by monks during … Continued
Imprisoned Tibetan Language Advocate Refuses to Plead Guilty, Denied Right to Appeal
January 29, 2019Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, 29 Jan 2019 Read original news here In arbitrary detention for over three years for advocating Tibetan language education, Tashi Wangchukcontinues to maintain his innocence and seeks to appeal against his five-year conviction on … Continued
“Reconsidering the Classification of Tibetan Dialects” By Thubten Phuntsok
January 29, 2019High Peaks Pure Earth, 28 Jan 2019 Read original news here High Peaks Pure Earth present an English translation of a talk given by Professor Thubten Phuntsok presented at the 2nd Conference on Tibetan Language at Nankai University, Tianjin, in … Continued