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China’s Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims
The Guardian | Lily Kuo in Beijing | 18 August 2020 | Read the news here A former professor at China’s elite Central Party School has issued an unprecedented rebuke of the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, accusing him of “killing a country” and … Continued The post China’s Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition read more →
How fake award for a tycoon left Oxford University open to Chinese influence
Emma Graham-Harrison | The Guardian | 16 Aug 2020 | Read the news here An Oxford academic handed out a “meaningless” university qualification to a Hong Kong businessman with ties to the Chinese authorities at a high-profile ceremony in Shanghai last year, in … Continued The post How fake award for a tycoon read more →
Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry, taking forests and fish with it
BY STEFAN LOVGREN | National Geographic | PUBLISHED AUGUST 17, 2020 | Read the original article here HUN SOTHARITH RECALLS when he moved to Cambodia’s Tonle Sap to become a fisherman. It was the early 1990s, and the lake’s freshwater swamp forest where … Continued The post Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry, read more →
India-China working mechanism meet likely on Aug 20 as PLA refuses to disengage in Finger areas, Depsang
Times Now. Read the original article here. India and China on July 5 decided to mutually disengage from the several friction points along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. New Delhi: As Chinese troops refusing to vacate from Finger … Continued The post India-China working mechanism meet likely on read more →
Slovakia: A New Challenger of China’s Human Rights Record?
A small state in Central Europe is emerging as a loud critic of China’s human rights violations. By Matej Šimalčík for The Diplomat. August 18, 2020. Read original news here. In November 2017, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico quipped that the country “must … Continued The post Slovakia: A New Challenger of China’s read more →
China’s facial-recognition surveillance secrets revealed in major leak
SHARRI MARKSON | INVESTIGATIONS WRITER | The Australian | Read the original news here The Chinese government’s surveillance of ethnic minority groups in their own homes, in their cars and via their mobile phones has been exposed in a major security … Continued The post China’s facial-recognition surveillance secrets revealed in read more →
‘Made in China’ label ruling hits a raw nerve in Hong Kong
By Ryan Ho Kilpatrick | August 14, 2020 | Read the original article here HONG KONG — This city’s leaders have insisted repeatedly that Hong Kong is an “inalienable” part of China. They have banned school students from singing Hong Kong’s protest anthem. … Continued The post ‘Made in China’ label ruling hits read more →
PM Modi’s Address To Nation On 74th Independence Day: Highlights
NDTV | 15 August 2020 | Read the original news here New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the majestic Red Fort on the occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day today. This is PM Modi’s second Independence Day Speech since he … Continued The post PM Modi’s Address To Nation On read more →
Chinese Communist Party Calls for Protecting Xi Jinping as Difficulties Mount
Jayadeva Ranade | The Wire | 13 August 2020 | Read the news here China’s domestic politics has witnessed important developments in recent weeks. There has been a pronounced attempt to bolster President Xi Jinping’s status within the Chinese Communist Party … Continued The post Chinese Communist Party Calls for Protecting read more →
PLA still at LAC, India plans new ways to counter China’s wolf-warrior diplomacy
Shishir Gupta for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. With the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) holding out on de-esclataion at some points of its transgressions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh — Gogra-Hot Springs as well … Continued The post PLA still at LAC, India plans read more →
The Tangled History of the ‘Tibet Card’
By Ben Hales | The Diplomat | August 13, 2020 | Read the news here An Indian official greets the Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet, on the latter’s arrival at a military camp on the frontier of Assam April … Continued The post The Tangled History of the ‘Tibet read more →
China increases military pressure on Taiwan: The view from Taipei
Experts in Taipei expect China to intensify military pressure on Taiwan, but say an invasion is unlikely any time soon. Erin Hale for South China Morning Post. 13 August 2020. Read original news here. Taipei, Taiwan – Two Chinese jets briefly … Continued The post China increases military pressure on Taiwan: read more →
Chinese envoy says onus ‘not on China’ to resolve border standoff
Rezaul H Laskar for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. The onus for resolving the border standoff in the Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control is “not on China”, the Chinese envoy has said, even as he accused Indian … Continued The post Chinese envoy says onus ‘not on read more →
Japan must curb Chinese aggression surrounding the Senkaku Islands
Brahma Chellaney | Nikkei Asian Review | August 12, 2020 | Read the news here Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and author of nine books, including “Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan.” Beijing’s stealth aggression against India along … Continued The post Japan must curb Chinese aggression surrounding read more →
Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record as climate crisis accelerates
Oliver Milman | The Guardian | 12 August 2020 | Read the news here The past decade was the hottest ever recorded globally, with 2019 either the second or third warmest year on record, as the climate crisis accelerated temperatures upwards … Continued The post Last decade was Earth’s hottest on read more →