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Xi Jinping: Digital ‘little red book’ tops App Store in China
By Beijing bureau BBC News, 15 February 2019 Read original news here China’s most popular app over the last few days has been one that’s red in face and at heart. With a scarlet logo reading “study” in Chinese, or “study Xi” … Continued
What Valentine’s Day Can Teach Us About Peace
By Marina Yoshimura FEBRUARY 15, 2019 •THE WORLD AT YALE, UNCATEGORIZED “Peace should be the mainstream,” Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration said to the student crowd at Pierson College. “It’s Valentine’s Day, and I’m sure you have … Continued
Chinese students in Canada report Uygur activist’s talk to consulate
Friday, 15 February, 2019, South China Morning Post, Read original news here The news of a talk by a Uygur activist spread quickly on campus, ricocheting across WeChat, the Chinese messaging aE-mail * By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy A … Continued
Tibetan-Canadian student defiant amid nationalist protests
by Viola Zhou and Grace Tsoi, Inkstone, 14 February 2019 Read original news here An incoming Tibetan-Canadian student union president at the University of Toronto has pledged to continue advocating for a “free Tibet” after her support for Tibetan self-determination prompted protests from … Continued
Sweden Investigates Its Ambassador to China After Report of Secret Talks to Free Publisher
By Chris Buckley and Christina Anderson, Feb. 14, 2019 Read original news here BEIJING — Sweden said it was investigating its ambassador to China after she was accused of arranging unauthorized, secret talks between the daughter of a Swedish bookseller detained in China and … Continued
Map of aggression
Claude Arpi, 14 February 2019 | Read original news here Before making any outrageous claims on border issues, Chinese officials are better advised to do their homework well about history and geography Hua Chunying, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign … Continued
President of Tibetan People to share peace lessons for the world at URI
The University of Rhode Island, 12 Feb 2019 Read original news here KINGSTON, R.I. – February 12, 2019 – The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island will host Lobsang Sangay, president of the Central … Continued
China opposes PM’s Arunachal visit, India holds its stand, hits back strongly
Saima Siddiqui February 9, 2019 Read original news here New Delhi: India’s ministry of external affairs reacted sharply after Chinese government “firmly opposed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the sensitive boarder state, Arunachal Pradesh. Taking its stand strongly India reverted back to … Continued
Blizzards in Tibet kill thousands of livestock
Aljazeera, 10 Feb 2019 Read original news here Blizzards in Tibet have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45cm of snow, state media reported. One house collapsed and hundreds of people were left without water … Continued
‘Shame for humanity’: Turkey urges China to close Uighur camps
Aljazeera, 10 February 2019 Read original news here Turkey has condemned China’s treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uighur people as “a great cause of shame for humanity” and asked it to close the “concentration camps”. In a statement on Saturday, Turkish foreign ministry … Continued
Taiwan takes dig at China’s lack of democracy in new year message
Reuters, 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
Daily 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
by 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
BY 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]
Asia 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