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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 →
China increases military drills as tensions with US heat up
Brad Lendon for CNN. Read the original article here. Hong Kong (CNN)China is stepping up military drills around East Asia as a war of words with the United States heats up over Washington’s military activities and the visit of a US … Continued The post China increases military drills as tensions read more →
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
AFP | 11 August 2020 | Read the news here China is trying to turn Taiwan into another Hong Kong, the island’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday as he met with a senior US official making a historic diplomatic trip. A … Continued The post ‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign read more →
The Economist Quietly Drops Advertisement Features Paid by Chinese State Media
FreeTibet.org | 11 August 2020 | Read the original news here Free Tibet and the International Tibet Network celebrate a campaign win. The Economist newspaper appears to have quietly dropped regular advertisements features which were previously paid for by Chinese state media. This … Continued The post The Economist Quietly Drops Advertisement Features read more →
U.S. democracy and human rights leaders sanctioned by China vow not to be cowed into silence
By Carol Morello for The Washington Post. August 11, 2020. Read original news here. The heads of five U.S. organizations that advocate for democracy and human rights learned Monday morning that one of the world’s most authoritarian governments had issued … Continued The post U.S. democracy and human rights leaders read more →
In Rural China, Villagers Say They’re Forced From Farm Homes To High-Rises
NPR | 10 August 2020 | Read the news here A farmer from Shandong province along China’s east coast, Liu recalls how during Chinese Lunar New Year in January, he went out for a walk and came home to discover … Continued The post In Rural China, Villagers Say They’re read more →
After Boycott China call, Chinese exports to India crash 24.7% in 2020; trade drops by 18.6%
India Today | 9 August 2020 | Read the news here Mainland China’s exports to India since January 2020 have fallen by 24.7 per cent year-on-year to $32.28 billion, customs data from the Chinese government has shown. This comes at … Continued The post After Boycott China call, Chinese exports read more →
China’s dams in Tibet may pose threat to India’s water supply | Satellite images explain
Col Vinayak Bhat for India Today. Read the original article here. Over a period of 10 years, China has managed to construct three dams on the Brahmaputra river in parts of Tibet close to the Indian border. It plans to … Continued The post China’s dams in Tibet may pose read more →
China is Destroying Tibet’s Culture & Religion: It Will Backfire
Tenzin Tsultrim for The Quint. Read the original article here. China’s increasingly repressive policies will only breed more subtle resistance in Tibet and among Tibetans abroad. Around 70 years ago, before Tibet was invaded by China, the People’s Liberation Army … Continued The post China is Destroying Tibet’s Culture & read more →
China Builds Surveillance Network In South China Sea
H I Sutton | Forbes | 5 August 2020 | Read original news here China has been building a series of surveillance platforms spanning parts of the South China Sea (SCS). Many of these are in Chinese waters, but several are … Continued The post China Builds Surveillance Network In South read more →
Who will stop the torturers of Beijing wiping Tibet?
By NORMAN BAKER FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY | 10 August 2020 | Read the news here At last the world is waking up to the horrors inflicted by the Chinese Communist party upon the people it has colonised. In the past … Continued The post Who will stop the torturers of read more →
Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
Lily Kuo in Beijing and Reuters | Read the news here Google says it has deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the video-sharing platform. The Alphabet-owned company said … Continued The post Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels read more →
China risks paying ‘high cost’ for South China Sea intimidation, Japan defense chief says
By Kaori Enjoji and Brad Lendon, CNN | 7 August 2020 | Read the news here Tokyo (CNN)China’s attempts to change the status quo in the South China Sea risks provoking a stern response from the international community, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono … Continued The post China risks paying ‘high cost’ for read more →