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China invokes 1962 memories to put India on a defensive. It won’t work
Shishir Gupta for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. While both India and China, through their foreign ministers have decided to disengage from Ladakh, the exercise is very complicated and will take time despite the best efforts of both … Continued The post China invokes 1962 memories to put read more →
How India and China bought peace – for now
Vikas Pandey | BBC | 12 September 2020 | Read the news here After months of worsening tensions on their contested Himalayan border, India and China surprised many by announcing that troops are to quickly disengage. The joint announcement followed a … Continued The post How India and China bought peace read more →
U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns
The potential move, which could come as soon as Tuesday, comes amid reports of the use of forced labor in Xinjiang, where China has carried out a crackdown against mostly Muslim minorities. The Xinjiang region of China is a major … Continued The post U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang read more →
California wildfires growing bigger
Experts say fire behaviour is driven by drought and warming temperatures AP. SEPTEMBER 10, 2020. Read original news here. When it comes to California wildfires, it now takes days, not decades, to produce what had been seen as a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. … Continued The post California wildfires growing bigger appeared first read more →
‘RS Interview: Special Edition’ With the Dalai Lama
Rolling Stone | 10 September 2020 | Read the article here The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people discusses his debut album, Inner World, and how to ignore destructive emotions of anger, fear, and jealousy His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke about his … Continued The post ‘RS Interview: Special Edition’ With the read more →
Exclusive: China bars media coverage of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ after Xinjiang backlash – sources
Reuters | 10 September 2020 | Read the news here BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co’s release of “Mulan”, in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film’s … Continued The post Exclusive: China bars media coverage of read more →
China’s human rights abuses: 321 NGOs call for UN investigation into violations by Beijing
International community ‘can no longer sit back and allow the Chinese authorities to trample on human rights’, deputy regional director for Amnesty International says Signatories decry the ‘racist treatment of people in China, or by Chinese state actors in other … Continued The post China’s human rights abuses: 321 NGOs read more →
Xi’s new approach to Tibet will affect India
Manoj Kewalramani for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. Xi’s comments on border security along with those about digging up historical facts will impact the boundary dispute Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent remarks at the seventh Central Symposium on … Continued The post Xi’s new approach to Tibet will read more →
Over 160 rights groups call on IOC chief to revoke 2022 Beijing Winter Games
Reuters | 9 September 2020 | Read the news here BEIJING (Reuters) – Over 160 human rights advocacy groups have delivered a joint letter to the chief of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calling for it to reconsider its choice … Continued The post Over 160 rights groups call on read more →
China to launch initiative to set global data-security rules: WSJ
Reuters | 7 September 2020 | Read the news here (Reuters) – China is launching an initiative to set global standards on data security, countering U.S. efforts to persuade countries to ringfence their networks from Chinese technology, the Wall Street … Continued The post China to launch initiative to set read more →
Horrific Reality of Serving in People’s Liberation Army
Soldiers share the memories of serving their country they wish to forget: hunting down Uyghurs, killing Tibetan monks, “selective” rescue of earthquake victims. by An Xin | Bitter Winter | 8 September 2020 | Read the news here Table of … Continued The post Horrific Reality of Serving in People’s read more →
Why Calls to Boycott ‘Mulan’ Over Concerns About China Are Growing
The latest backlash over Disney’s remake of the movie centers on how it was partly filmed in Xinjiang, where Uighurs live under repression. By Amy Qin and Edward Wong, The New York Times. Sept. 8, 2020. Read original news here. Disney’s live-action remake of … Continued The post Why Calls to Boycott ‘Mulan’ Over read more →
Earth’s ‘lost species’ only the tip of the iceberg
By Helen Briggs, BBC Environment. 5 September 2020. Read original news here. Scientists have calculated how many mammals might be lost this century, based on fossil evidence of past extinctions. Their predictions suggest at least 550 species will follow in the footsteps … Continued The post Earth’s ‘lost species’ only the tip read more →
China Delves into Past to Police Tibet’s Future
Policing Becoming Pervasive in Villages Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch. September 7, 2020. Read original news here. Click to expand Image Since the 2008 protests in Tibetan areas of China, Chinese authorities have often been at the forefront when it comes … Continued The post China Delves into Past to Police read more →
India becomes country with second highest number of Covid cases
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent | The Guardian | Read the news here India has surpassed Brazil to become the country with the second highest number of coronavirus cases, as the virus continues to spread through the country of 1.3 billion at the … Continued The post India becomes country with second highest read more →