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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
UN Human Rights Council urged to pass resolution on China’s human rights violations
International Campaign for Tibet, 30 Jan 2019 Read original news here The International Campaign for Tibet is among several NGOS that sent a letter to the UN Human Rights Council urging it to pass a resolution at its upcoming session … Continued
When will China stop harassing foreign reporters?
Reporters Without Borders, 29 Jan 2019 Read original news here Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its appeal to the Chinese government to stop harassing foreign reporters and their sources after the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) revealed in its … Continued
China: Tibetan Children Banned from Classes
Human Rights Watch, 30 Jan 2019, Read original news here (New York) – Chinese authorities in Qinghai province should immediately lift their ban on Tibetan children attending classes in local monasteries, Human Rights Watch said today. Informal classes taught by monks during … Continued
Imprisoned Tibetan Language Advocate Refuses to Plead Guilty, Denied Right to Appeal
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, 29 Jan 2019 Read original news here In arbitrary detention for over three years for advocating Tibetan language education, Tashi Wangchukcontinues to maintain his innocence and seeks to appeal against his five-year conviction on … Continued
“Reconsidering the Classification of Tibetan Dialects” By Thubten Phuntsok
High Peaks Pure Earth, 28 Jan 2019 Read original news here High Peaks Pure Earth present an English translation of a talk given by Professor Thubten Phuntsok presented at the 2nd Conference on Tibetan Language at Nankai University, Tianjin, in … Continued
George Fernandes, former Defence Minister, passes away
The Hindu, 29 Jan 2019 Read original news here The 88-year-old political stalwart was a former Indian trade unionist, journalist, agriculturist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. Former Defence Minister in the Vajpayee government George Fernandes passed away on … Continued
THE ‘MORTAL DANGER’ OF CHINA’S PUSH INTO AI
TOM SIMONITETOM SIMONITE, 24 Jan 2019, Read original news here GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES worldwide are investing heavily in artificial intelligence in hopes of new profits, smarter gadgets, and better health care. Financier and philanthropist George Soros told the World Economic Forum in Davos Thursday … Continued
Tibetan leader calls for dialogue with China
NHK, 25 Jan 2019 Read original news here A Tibetan political leader has urged the Chinese government to resume dialogue, saying that is the only way Beijing can guarantee true autonomy for the Tibetan people. The prime minister of the … Continued
China’s lonely rise: After decades of heady growth, Beijing is suddenly facing resistance at home and abroad
Brahma Chellaney, The National.ae, Read original news here As the People’s Republic of China prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding later this year, the limits of its Communist Party-led model are becoming apparent. And more than ever, … Continued
China’s Media Forecast is Bleak and Stormy
BY SARAH COOK, Foreign Policy, JANUARY 24, 2019, Read original news here The Year of the Dog saw Chinese journalists and bloggers kept on a tighter leash than ever. President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party moved aggressively to control reporting on threats to … Continued
GOOGLE FACES RENEWED PROTESTS AND CRITICISM OVER CHINA SEARCH PROJECT
Intercept, 19 January 2019 Read original news here GOOGLE IS FACING a new campaign of global protests over its plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China. On Friday, a coalition of Chinese, Tibetan, Uighur, and human … Continued