China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity
January 7, 2019By Austin Ramzy, Jan. 5, 2019 Read original news here ISTANBUL — As a writer and magazine editor, Qurban Mamut promoted the culture and history of his people, the Uighurs, and that of other Turkic minority groups who live in far western … Continued
Taiwan president calls for international support to defend democracy
January 7, 2019Reuters, 7 January 2019, Read original news here TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy and way of life in the face of renewed threats from China. Tsai’s … Continued
China thinks it can arbitrarily detain anyone. It is time for change | Michael Caster
January 5, 2019The Guardian, Michael Caster, Read original news here Canada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, has called China’s detention of Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor a “worrying precedent” but for many China watchers it is all too familiar. It reminds us of … Continued
Collapsing glaciers threaten Asia’s water supplies
January 5, 2019Nature.com, 02 JANUARY 2019, Read original news here The ‘third pole’ is the planet’s largest reservoir of ice and snow after the Arctic and Antarctic. It encompasses the Himalaya–Hindu Kush mountain ranges and the Tibetan Plateau. The region hosts the world’s … Continued
Nancy Pelosi elected as Speaker of diverse US House of Representatives
January 4, 2019BBC, 4 January 2019 Read original news here California Democrat Nancy Pelosi has again been elected as Speaker – the third most powerful role in Washington – in the US House of Representatives. She reclaimed the gavel after the most … Continued
Taiwan will never accept China’s ‘one country, two systems,’ says President Tsai
January 4, 2019By Teng Pei-ju,Taiwan News, Staff Writer Read original news here TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — During an impromptu press conference called hours after Xi Jinping’s “unification” talk, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) sternly rejected the possibility of a “one country, two system” framework … Continued
ICT hails passage of Asia Reassurance Initiative Act that references Tibet
January 3, 2019International Campaign for Tibet, 2 January 2019 Read original news here The International Campaign for Tibet applauds the passage of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (S.2736) by the United States Congress. The Act was signed into law by … Continued
How China Tamed the Green Watchdogs
January 3, 2019Too many environmental organizations are betraying their ideals for the love of the yuan. By Greg Rushford, May 29, 2017 Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Mischief Reef of the Spratly Islands.PHOTO: REUTERS Scores of … Continued
Where Did American Scholars Go Wrong in Their Study of China?
January 2, 2019News Analysis, Epoch Times, by JENNIFER ZENG, 31 December 2018 Read original news here The year 2018 saw the disillusionment of an entire generation of China specialists, and many former “panda huggers” have begun to admit that they got China wrong. … Continued
Chinese policies damaging the ecology, says Tibetan govt-in-exile
January 2, 2019Hindustan Times, 2 January 2019 Read original news here The Tibetan government-in-exile has contested China’s claim of according top priority to the ecological conservation in Tibet, saying “the ground realities were altogether different”. It noted China’s “weak environment policies” and … Continued