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Special Report: Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’
By Greg Torode, James Pomfret, Anne Marie Roantree, Reuters, 2 September 2019 Read original article here. HONG KONG (Reuters) – Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would … Continued The post Special Report: Hong Kong leader says read more →
Changes on the Indo-Pacific’s geopolitical chessboard
BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY, Japan Times, 2 September 2019 Read original article here. NEW DELHI – The Indo-Pacific region’s geopolitical flux is being highlighted by several developments. The escalating U.S.-China trade war is setting in motion a gradual “decoupling” of the world’s top … Continued The post Changes on the Indo-Pacific’s geopolitical chessboard read more →
China’s Forced Sterilization of Uighur Women Is Cultural Genocide
By Olivia Enos, The Daily Signal, 29 August 2019, Read the original article here. Unknown pills and forced injections. Those are not fictional horrors from scary movies, but the reality many Uighurs in mass arbitrary internment are faced with today … Continued The post China’s Forced Sterilization of Uighur Women read more →
China Intercepts WeChat Texts From U.S. And Abroad, Researcher Says
By Emily Feng, 29 August 2019, Read the original article here. The popular Chinese messaging app WeChat is Zhou Fengsuo’s most reliable communication link to China. That’s because he hasn’t been back in over two decades. Zhou, a human rights … Continued The post China Intercepts WeChat Texts From U.S. read more →
Jailed dissident economist Ilham Tohti nominated for top European human rights prize
By Stuart Lau, SCMP, 29 August 2019, Read the original article here. Prize co-sponsor says Tohti is an example of courage and determination in standing up for basic principles of justice and fairness China says giving him the award would … Continued The post Jailed dissident economist Ilham Tohti nominated read more →
China’s Disregard for the Rule of Law Strikes Too Close to Home
By Yaqiu Wang, HRW 27 August, Read the original article here. As more and more Canadians are being plunged into the black hole of China’s criminal justice system, Canada’s ‘meddling’ is past due. It is ironic, albeit unsurprising, that the … Continued The post China’s Disregard for the Rule of read more →
China should respect human rights, freedom in Hong Kong: Tibetan government-in-exile
ANI, 28 August, Read the original article here. Tibetan government-in-exile on Tuesday said that China should respect human rights and democracy in Hong Kong and called for peaceful resolution of the issue through dialogue. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Spokesperson … Continued The post China should respect human rights, freedom read more →
Photo Shows Dramatic Demolition of Yachen Gar Buddhist Complex
Reported by Kunsang Tenzin for RFA’s Tibetan Service on 28-08-2019. Translated by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Paul Eckert. Read the article here. Rapid demolition at the Yachen Gar Tibetan Buddhist centre in western China’s Sichuan province has raised … Continued The post Photo Shows Dramatic Demolition of Yachen read more →
China exacting ‘revenge’ on Australia with its treatment of Yang Hengjun, experts warn
By Sam Clench, New.com.au, 28 August 2019, Read the original article here. China is trying to “intimidate” Australia by conducting “hostage diplomacy” with one of its citizens, experts have warned amid growing tensions. China’s formal arrest of Australian citizen Yang … Continued The post China exacting ‘revenge’ on Australia with read more →
Angering China Can Now Get You Fired
MICHAEL SCHUMAN, The Atlantic, 28 August 2019 Read original article here Not too long ago, China “taking your job” meant its wages were far lower than Western alternatives, thus allowing it to “steal” blue-jean and iPhone factories. But what if … Continued The post Angering China Can Now Get You read more →
U.S. needs to respond to rising Chinese influence in the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer, Read the original article here. Chinese influence is on the rise within the United Nations system. Qu Dongyu became director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization this month, raising the number of Chinese nationals leading a U.N. specialized agency … Continued The post U.S. needs to respond to rising read more →
China’s Global War on Terrorism
By Colin P. Clarke, Read the original article here. Beijing is using language that seems lifted from the U.S. playbook to justify repression at home and abroad. Chinese President Xi Jinping listed terrorism—alongside extremism and separatism— as one of “three evils” his … Continued The post China’s Global War on Terrorism appeared read more →
China ramps up ‘pressure tactics’ as Hong Kong protests push on
By Casey Quackenbush, Read the original article here. Beijing accused of intensifying arbitrary detentions and phone inspections at the border to contain weeks-long protests. As anti-government protests in Hong Kong push on into their 12th week, Beijing is intensifying “intimidation tactics” on … Continued The post China ramps up ‘pressure tactics’ as read more →
Tibetan Community Leaders Hold Rally to Support Hong Kongers’ Fight for Freedom
HENRY JOM, Epoch Times. Read the article here. Melbourne Australia—Tibetan community leaders in Melbourne, including religious and pro-democracy community leaders, rallied on the steps of Victoria’s state library on Aug. 25 in support of Hong Kong’s mass protests. The rally … Continued The post Tibetan Community Leaders Hold Rally to read more →
Why China is eyeing Ladakh
Claude Arpi, India Today. Read the article here. Special Representative Wang already announced that China was looking at ‘early harvest’ in the negotiations and that he had sent some ‘proposals’ to the Indian government, it is difficult to envisage a … Continued The post Why China is eyeing Ladakh appeared read more →