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IFJ Criticises China’s Move to Ban Self-Publishing by Journalists, Censor Online Content
The Wire. January 29, 2021. Read original news here. “The vaguely defined new rule comes at a time when ‘self-media’ has gained huge popularity in China,” the journalists’ body said. New Delhi: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed ‘grave … Continued The post IFJ Criticises China’s Move to Ban read more →
Analysis: China tests Biden on Taiwan, with eye on another island
South China Sea’s Pratas becomes the latest front in the Beijing-Washington battle KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer. JANUARY 28, 2021. Read original news here. TOKYO — On Monday evening, as Chinese people were looking at their smartphones, watching their leader … Continued The post Analysis: China tests Biden on Taiwan, read more →
Hong Kong’s Present Echoes Tibet’s Past
Simon Shen for The Diplomat. Read the article here. The current socio-political re-engineering in Hong Kong — called the “Second Handover” by some — is following a script reminiscent of the happenings in Tibet in 1959. Per Beijing’s official accounts, … Continued The post Hong Kong’s Present Echoes Tibet’s Past read more →
Two-track Xi reveals China is in no mood for reconciliation
Two-track Xi reveals China is in no mood for reconciliation By Eryk Bagshaw | The Age | 26 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here January 26, 2021 The 25-minute speech was a masterclass in double-speak. China’s President Xi Jinping told … Continued The post Two-track Xi reveals China is in read more →
The blunt force of China’s mobilisation campaigns
Beijing relies on the extraordinary deployment of people and resources to achieve some of its aims KRISTEN LOONEY | Financial Times | Read the original news here China’s President Xi Jinping last month declared a remarkable victory, stating that “absolute and … Continued The post The blunt force of China’s mobilisation read more →
China’s intrusion in Ladakh is rooted in Beijing’s Middle Kingdom mentality: Lobsang Sangay
Economic Times | 25 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here New Delhi, Chinas intrusion into Ladakh is rooted in Beijings Middle Kingdom mentality and the five-finger strategy of Mao Zedong for the region, says Lobsang Sangay, President of the Central Tibetan Authority (CTA). … Continued The post China’s intrusion in Ladakh is rooted read more →
India, China Troops Clash At Sikkim Border, 4 Indian, 20 Chinese Soldiers Injured
Outlook Web Bureau, The Outlook. 25 January 2021. Read original news here. As many as 20 Chinese soldiers were injured in the clash at Naku La in Sikkim. On the Indian side, four soldiers’ sustained injuries, sources added. India has … Continued The post India, China Troops Clash At Sikkim read more →
US reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanes
Associated Press, republished in Channel News Asia. 25 January 2021. Read original news here. BEIJING: The US has reaffirmed its support for Taiwan following China’s dispatch of warplanes near the island in an apparent attempt to intimidate its democratic government … Continued The post US reaffirms Taiwan support after China read more →
China’s Foreign Policy Weapons: Technology, Coercion, Corruption
Hal Brands for Bloomberg News. Read the article here. China’s drive for dominance combines timeless ambitions with 21st-century methods. Look no further than Beijing’s growing quest for spheres of influence. Like countless great powers before it, China aims to shape … Continued The post China’s Foreign Policy Weapons: Technology, Coercion, read more →
19-year-old Tibetan Monk Tenzin Nyima Dies From Injuries After Police Detention
FreeTibet.org | 22 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here Relatives and local villagers raised funds to try to keep Tenzin Nyima alive after police violence left him a coma Free Tibet has learned that Tenzin Nyima, a 19-year-old … Continued The post 19-year-old Tibetan Monk Tenzin Nyima Dies read more →
Bengaluru: Tibetan students top commerce, management classes three years in a row
Sruthy Susan Ullas | TNN | Jan 23, 2021 | Read the original news here BENGALURU: While Dayananda Sagar University held its fourth convocation on Friday, faculty members of commerce and management sections were pleasantly surprised by the curious case of their class toppers. For … Continued The post Bengaluru: Tibetan students top commerce, management read more →
India’s vaccine diplomacy in south Asia pushes back against China
By Sanjeev Miglani, Gopal Sharma | Reuters | 21 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (Reuters) – India will give millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to South Asian countries in the next few weeks, government sources said … Continued The post India’s vaccine diplomacy in south Asia read more →
US: China ‘committed genocide against Uighurs’
BBC | 21 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here China has committed genocide in its repression of the Uighurs and other mainly Muslim peoples, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for … Continued The post US: China ‘committed genocide against Uighurs’ read more →
Twitter locks account of China’s U.S. embassy over its defence of Xinjiang policy
By Brenda Goh for Reuters | 21 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Twitter has locked the account of China’s U.S. embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policy towards Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang, which … Continued The post Twitter locks account of China’s U.S. read more →
China’s attempt to set up dam on Brahmaputra will be encroachment on rights of India: Govt
The Times of India. January 21, 2020. Read original news here. NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said any attempt by China to set up a hydropower station on the Brahmaputra river will act as an encroachment on the entitled rights of … Continued The post China’s attempt to set up dam read more →