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China and India’s road to peace blocked as both sides build in border region
Keegan Elmer in Beijing | South China Morning Post | 29 Aug, 2020 | Read the news here Border talks between China and India have stalled, with road-building in the remote Himalayan region a key sticking point, according to analysts. Foreign ministry officials … Continued The post China and India’s road to peace read more →
What China’s Foreign Minister Should Expect in Europe
Beijing’s Growing Repression Needs a Global Response Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch. August 27, 2020. Read original news here. Click to expand Image Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ meeting on the Novel Coronavirus … Continued The post What China’s Foreign Minister Should Expect read more →
PM Narendra Modi urges industry to play a larger role in defence
Ajai Shukla | New Delhi | 28 August 2020 | Read the original article here In an unscheduled appearance at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) webinar that even caught Defence Minister Rajnath Singh by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an 18-minute speech … Continued The post PM Narendra Modi urges industry to read more →
Beijing’s Asian bank violating human rights, harming the environment
NGOs accuse the AIIB of not respecting its social and environmental pledges. In India and Bangladesh, entire communities have been forcibly relocated to build new infrastructures. The European Union calls for respect for international standards. AsiaNews. August 27, 2020. Read … Continued The post Beijing’s Asian bank violating human rights, read more →
Podcasting provides a space for free thought in China
Amid a broader media clampdown, there are still a few corners where discussion is welcome The Economist | China | Aug 27th 2020 edition | Read the article here Muxi makes cables that charge smartphones in a factory near Shanghai. The work is boring, … Continued The post Podcasting provides a space for free read more →
Report: China fires ‘carrier killer’ missile in disputed sea
AP | 27 August 2020 | Read the news here BEIJING (AP) — China’s military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a “carrier killer” military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper … Continued The post Report: China fires ‘carrier killer’ missile read more →
China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase
Brahma Chellaney | The Hill | 25 August 2020 | Read the original article here China’s expansionist drive, from the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and the southern Pacific, is making the Indo-Pacific region more volatile and … Continued The post China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase appeared read more →
Tibetan Crowds at Lhasa Festival Smaller This Year, With Officials Citing ‘COVID’ Fears
RFA | 20 August 2020 | Read the original news here A major religious festival is being held this week in Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa under heavy security, with fewer numbers of Tibetans allowed to attend this year because of … Continued The post Tibetan Crowds at Lhasa Festival Smaller read more →
China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur Oppression
By Aykan Erdemir and Philip Kowalski | The Diplomat |August 21, 2020 | Read the news here A child from the Uyghur community living in Turkey participates in a protest in Istanbul on November 6, 2018, against oppression by the Chinese … Continued The post China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur read more →
Anxiety grows as China’s Three Gorges dam hits highest level
Lily Kuo in Beijing | The Guardian | Thu 20 Aug 2020 | Read the news here Extreme floods have hit China’s Three Gorges dam, which recorded the largest inflow of water in its history, prompting officials to assure the public it … Continued The post Anxiety grows as China’s Three Gorges read more →
The Chinese Trojan Horse That Distorted Tibetan History
For years, Tibetans have hoped that CCP’s Trojan Horse would stop its treachery, only to realise nothing’s changed. NAWANG PHUNTSOG for The Quint. 23 August 2020. Read original news here. On a recent 8 July press briefing at the US … Continued The post The Chinese Trojan Horse That Distorted read more →
Unlock 3.0: Inter-state movement of goods, people can’t be restricted, Centre tells states
Press Trust of India | August 22, 202 | Read the news here New Delhi: The Centre has asked all states to ensure that there should be no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods during the ongoing unlocking … Continued The post Unlock 3.0: Inter-state movement of goods, read more →
China Alone
BRAHMA CHELLANEY | Project Syndicate | August 21, 2020 | As long as the costs of expansionism remain manageable, Chinese President Xi Jinping will stay the course, seeking to exploit electoral politics and polarization in major democracies. The Indo-Pacific’s major democratic powers … Continued The post China Alone appeared first on Central read more →
The Coming Russian-Chinese Clash
The Kremlin, so ready to identify slights from Washington, has been willing to accept junior partner status in its relationship with Beijing. But how long will that last? by John Herbst | Nationa Interest | 21 August 2020 | Read the … Continued The post The Coming Russian-Chinese Clash appeared first read more →
China is Desperate to Stop Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement
Government Blames Foreign Groups Kenneth Roth for Human Rights Watch. 21 August 2020. Read original news here. kenroth Click to expand ImageHong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, center, who founded newspaper Apple Daily, is arrested by police officers at his … Continued The post China is Desperate to Stop Hong read more →