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University of Kansas Will Close Confucius Institute
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content 17 December 2019, Read original news here. LAWRENCE, KAN. (AP) — The University of Kansas plans to close its Confucius Institute in January, in part because federal funding for universities that host the China-linked facilities has been reduced. An … Continued The post University of Kansas Will Close Confucius read more →
Learning about compassion from the Dalai Lama
The Courier Herald, 20 December 2019, Read original news here. For the majority of people, India is not high on their list of countries to visit, and admittedly, it wasn’t for me either. But now, it is on the top … Continued The post Learning about compassion from the Dalai read more →
Senators Urge NBC to Refuse to Air 2022 Beijing Olympics Over Human Rights Concerns
The Epoch Times, 22 December 2019, Read original news here. Two U.S. senators have called on NBC Universal to “put human rights over profits” by not broadcasting the 2022 Olympic Games to be held in communist China, citing the regime’s “abysmal record on human … Continued The post Senators Urge NBC to Refuse to read more →
China Sets New Restrictions on Tibetan Religious Festival in Lhasa
Reported by RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Richard Finney. Link to the original article here. Chinese authorities in Tibet have tightened restrictions on a major annual festival in the regional capital Lhasa this year, … Continued The post China Sets New Restrictions on Tibetan read more →
2020 Democrats Promise To Get Tough On China Over Human Rights
Akbar Shahid Ahmed, The Huffington Post US. December 20, 2019. Read original news here. Top Democratic presidential candidates pledged to pressure China over its crackdown on Muslim minorities and protesters during Thursday night’s presidential debate, with front-runner Joe Biden going as far as accusing Beijing … Continued The post 2020 Democrats Promise To Get Tough read more →
China replicates Tibet repression in Xinjiang: Expert
Vakkas Doğantekin for Anadolu Agency. Read the original article here. China considers its policies in Tibet a success and replicates the same repressive playbook in Xinjiang against Uighurs, said an American expert. Speaking at a panel at the Washington-based think-tank … Continued The post China replicates Tibet repression in Xinjiang: read more →
Bill to Support Tibet Moves Forward in the US Congress
Richard Finney for Radio Free Asia. Read the original article here. A new bill to strengthen U.S. policy in support of Tibet moved forward in the U.S. Congress this week, with unanimous approval given on Wednesday by the House Foreign … Continued The post Bill to Support Tibet Moves Forward read more →
China’s Fudan University students in flash mob for freedom of thought
Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post. December 19, 2019. Read the original news here. Dozens of students at a prestigious university in Shanghai, eastern China, took part in a singing flash mob demonstration on Wednesday against changes to its charter … Continued The post China’s Fudan University students in flash read more →
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, Read the special report here. Helsinki, Finland (CNN) – On a recent afternoon in Helsinki, a group of students gathered to hear a lecture on a subject that is far from a staple in most community college curriculums. … Continued The post Finland is winning the war on read more →
The EU condemn China on International Human Rights Day
Freetibet.org. December 19, 2019. Read the article here. Brussels: The European Union (EU) condemned China on 10 December 2019, the 71st anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration was adopted by the United Nations … Continued The post The EU condemn China on International read more →
China’s ambassador to Australia says reports of detention of 1m Uighurs ‘fake news’
The Guardian, Read the original article here. China’s ambassador to Australia has labeled reports that one million Uighurs are being held in detention “fake news”, seeking to excuse mass incarceration as a deradicalisation measure. At a rare press conference at the Chinese … Continued The post China’s ambassador to Australia says reports read more →
End the culture of silence
Calude Arpi for The Pioneer. Read the original article here. It is surprising that successive Indian Governments preferred to remain, mum, even as China kept on making advances towards the border. If this continues, a new disaster may unfold Recently, … Continued The post End the culture of silence appeared read more →
Congress on China: Don’t trust, and verify
By Josh Rogin, The Washington Post, 18 December 2019 Read original news here. The Trump administration last week struck a trade deal with Beijing that heavily relies on trusting the Chinese government to improve its behavior and uphold a range of … Continued The post Congress on China: Don’t trust, and read more →
Xi Jinping’s China is losing its propaganda war left, right and centre this year
Chauncey Jung, South China Morning Post. Read the original article here. If President Xi Jinping’s team carries out annual job appraisals, China’s overseas propaganda team will surely be found to have performed catastrophically. Whether it is Hong Kong or Xinjiang, Huawei or the trade war … Continued The post Xi Jinping’s China is losing its read more →
Mesut Ozil vs. China: Arsenal star makes human rights stand
By Ravi Ubha, CNN. December 17, 2019. Read the original news here. With an hour gone and a sorry Arsenal trailing 3-0 to Manchester City Sunday, Mesut Ozil was substituted. He trudged from the pitch and as he approached the Arsenal bench … Continued The post Mesut Ozil vs. China: Arsenal star read more →