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China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity
By Austin Ramzy, Jan. 5, 2019 Read original news here ISTANBUL — As a writer and magazine editor, Qurban Mamut promoted the culture and history of his people, the Uighurs, and that of other Turkic minority groups who live in far western … Continued
Taiwan president calls for international support to defend democracy
Reuters, 7 January 2019, Read original news here TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy and way of life in the face of renewed threats from China. Tsai’s … Continued
China thinks it can arbitrarily detain anyone. It is time for change | Michael Caster
The Guardian, Michael Caster, Read original news here Canada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, has called China’s detention of Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor a “worrying precedent” but for many China watchers it is all too familiar. It reminds us of … Continued
Collapsing glaciers threaten Asia’s water supplies
Nature.com, 02 JANUARY 2019, Read original news here The ‘third pole’ is the planet’s largest reservoir of ice and snow after the Arctic and Antarctic. It encompasses the Himalaya–Hindu Kush mountain ranges and the Tibetan Plateau. The region hosts the world’s … Continued
Nancy Pelosi elected as Speaker of diverse US House of Representatives
BBC, 4 January 2019 Read original news here California Democrat Nancy Pelosi has again been elected as Speaker – the third most powerful role in Washington – in the US House of Representatives. She reclaimed the gavel after the most … Continued
Taiwan will never accept China’s ‘one country, two systems,’ says President Tsai
By Teng Pei-ju,Taiwan News, Staff Writer Read original news here TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — During an impromptu press conference called hours after Xi Jinping’s “unification” talk, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) sternly rejected the possibility of a “one country, two system” framework … Continued
ICT hails passage of Asia Reassurance Initiative Act that references Tibet
International Campaign for Tibet, 2 January 2019 Read original news here The International Campaign for Tibet applauds the passage of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (S.2736) by the United States Congress. The Act was signed into law by … Continued
How China Tamed the Green Watchdogs
Too many environmental organizations are betraying their ideals for the love of the yuan. By Greg Rushford, May 29, 2017 Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Mischief Reef of the Spratly Islands.PHOTO: REUTERS Scores of … Continued
Where Did American Scholars Go Wrong in Their Study of China?
News Analysis, Epoch Times, by JENNIFER ZENG, 31 December 2018 Read original news here The year 2018 saw the disillusionment of an entire generation of China specialists, and many former “panda huggers” have begun to admit that they got China wrong. … Continued
Chinese policies damaging the ecology, says Tibetan govt-in-exile
Hindustan Times, 2 January 2019 Read original news here The Tibetan government-in-exile has contested China’s claim of according top priority to the ecological conservation in Tibet, saying “the ground realities were altogether different”. It noted China’s “weak environment policies” and … Continued
Xi Jinping says Taiwan “must and will be” reunited with China
BBC, 1 January 2018 Read original news here Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the people of Taiwan to accept it “must and will be” reunited with China. In a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties, … Continued
An ‘atheist’ empire? Trump aides rally evangelicals in China fight
The Politico, 31 December 2018 Read original news here Vice President Mike Pence infuriated Beijing when he gave a speech in October warning that China had become a dangerous rival to the United States. While he focused on familiar issues … Continued
Report from the Dalai Lama’s pep talk for young peacekeepers
Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY Dec. 27, 2018 DHARAMSALA, India — For a few days this fall, more than two dozen educated and articulate young peacekeepers from some of the most dangerous countries in the world gathered at the feet of the Dalai Lama eager for … Continued
Calling on countries to work together to protect the “third pole” of the planet
CNE Paper, 26 December 2018 Read original news here A few days ago, at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the agreement on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the publication of the Katowice Climate Publicity, the research … Continued
Award-Winning Film Warns Communist Chinese Propaganda Has Spread to the West
BY EPOCH TIMES AUSTRALIA STAFF, December 26, 2018 Read original news here The award-winning documentary In The Name of Confucius premiered in Western Australia in the state library in early December. The film explores the controversy surrounding the operation of the China-administered Confucius … Continued