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U.S., Britain raise Hong Kong at U.N. Security Council, angering China
Michelle Nichols| Reuters| 29 May 2020| Read original news here NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States and Britain raised China’s plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday, prompting China and … Continued The post U.S., Britain raise Hong Kong at read more →
Hong Kong security legislation backed by China’s parliament
BBC| 28 May 2020| Read the original news here China’s parliament has backed security legislation for Hong Kong which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing’s authority in the territory. The resolution – which now passes to China’s senior … Continued The post Hong Kong security legislation backed by read more →
No, China will not conquer the world
Ramachandra Guha, NDTV. May 28, 2020. Read original news here. Indians readily associate the term ‘military offensive’ with China. Think of the border war of 1962, or, as we speak, of the Galwan Valley incursion in Ladakh. On the other hand, we … Continued The post No, China will not conquer the read more →
Coronavirus: Inside the pro-China network targeting the US, Hong Kong and an exiled tycoon
By Benjamin Strick, Olga Robinson and Shayan SardarizadehBBC Africa Eye and BBC Monitoring| 28 May 2020| Read the original news here Hundreds of fake or hijacked social media accounts have been pushing pro-Chinese government messages about the coronavirus pandemic on … Continued The post Coronavirus: Inside the pro-China network targeting read more →
The Dalai Lama’s simple advice to navigating COVID-19 isolation
By Lauren Effron| ABC News| 25 May 2020| Read the original post here As millions of people around the world continue to live with quarantine lockdowns, stay-at-home orders and other similar restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dalai Lama is no exception. … Continued The post The Dalai Lama’s simple advice to read more →
China has two paths to global domination
And a lot is riding on whether Washington can figure out which strategy Beijing has chosen. BY HAL BRANDS AND JAKE SULLIVAN| Foreign Policy| MAY 22, 2020| Read the original post here Xi Jinping’s China is displaying a superpower’s ambition. Only a … Continued The post China has two paths to global read more →
The Next Pandemic Crisis Is Mental Health
The psychological harm of lockdown hits people with existing conditions hardest. BY HARRIET WILLIAMSON| Foreign Policy|| |MAY 18, 2020| Read the original post here A health psychologist works at a temporary hospital in Madrid on April 25 to provide better support to … Continued The post The Next Pandemic Crisis Is Mental read more →
Let’s disengage from China … slowly and carefully
Shaun Carney for Sidney Morning Herald. Read the original article here. Let’s hark back to a rosier time. It’s not that long ago but it seems a world away. Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership was in its early bloom. His upbeat … Continued The post Let’s disengage from China … slowly read more →
Patten-led group of 210 Parliamentarians from 23 countries decry ‘flagrant breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration’
Hong Kong Watch| 24 May 2020| Read the original post here A cross-party international coalition of 210 parliamentarians and policymakers from 23 countries today issued a statement decrying Beijing’s ‘unilateral introduction of national security legislation in Hong Kong,’ and calling for … Continued The post Patten-led group of 210 Parliamentarians from read more →
China Is Its Own Worst Enemy
BRAHMA CHELLANEY| Project Syndicate| 22 May 2020| Read the original post here Had Chinese President Xi Jinping’s communist regime been wise, it would have sought to repair the pandemic-inflicted damage to China’s image by showing empathy and compassion to other … Continued The post China Is Its Own Worst Enemy read more →
I Criticized My University’s Ties to the Chinese Government. Now I Face Expulsion.
Australian institutions’ financial ties to China mean ditching values. BY DREW PAVLOU| |MAY 14, 2020| Read original news here Supporters of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters gather ahead of a march as part of the global anti-totalitarianism movement in Sydney on Sept. 29, … Continued The post I Criticized My University’s Ties to read more →
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen inaugurated for a second term
Johnson Lai / AP, Time. May 21, 2020. Read original news here. (TAIPEI, Taiwan) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has been inaugurated for a second term amid increasing pressure from China on the self-governing island democracy it claims as its … Continued The post Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen inaugurated for read more →
China launches new Twitter accounts, 90,000 tweets in COVID-19 info war
Anna Schecter, NBC News. May 21, 2020. Read original news here. China has pushed out 90,000 tweets since the start of April from 200 diplomatic and state media accounts in a COVID-19 information war offensive. China has launched a Twitter … Continued The post China launches new Twitter accounts, 90,000 read more →
Xi Jinping Uses Coronavirus Pandemic to Strengthen His Rule in China: Live Coverage
The New York Times. Read the original article here. President Xi Jinping of China has seized on the pandemic as an opportunity in disguise — a chance to redeem the party after early mistakes let infections slip out of control, … Continued The post Xi Jinping Uses Coronavirus Pandemic to read more →
World should give recognition to Taiwan and Tibet
Source: https://www.wionews.com Delhi May 20, 2020, 05.20 PM(IST) Written By: N S Venkataraman The Chinese government considers any country as it’s number one enemy, which recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign nation. Similarly, if any one country would demand that Tibet should be recognized as a sovereign country, China would protest very strongly. As read more →