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Taiwan says China’s activities threaten regional stability
AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES. April 16, 2021. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has told a visiting US delegation of former senior officials that the Chinese military’s activities had threatened peace and stability in the region, and pointed to what she said were recent “provocations”. “We are very willing to work read more →
China controls the IOC and Olympic sponsors the way it governs its citizens: Through fear
Washington Post 14 April 2021 Noted East Asia scholar Perry Link once called China “the anaconda in the chandelier.” You wouldn’t knowingly let a snake into your home. Yet it got in. Or, rather, Procter & Gamble and other Olympic sponsors let it in. They unlocked your door and allowed read more →
FBI opens a new investigation into China ‘every 10 hours,’ bureau director says
By Mike Conte, Christian Sierra and Ben Westcott for CNN. April 15, 2021 Dramatic videos show Chinese naval exercises amid rising tensions over Taiwan(CNN)The FBI has more than 2,000 investigations that tie back to the Chinese government and is opening a new one “every 10 hours,” the bureau’s director told read more →
U.S., India Step Up Fight With China Over the Next Dalai Lama
Sudhi Ranjan Sen for Bloomberg Business News Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama—the spiritual leader of Tibetans, who lives in exile in India—turns 86 in July. The choice of his successor is shaping up to be a struggle between India and the U.S. on the one hand and China on read more →
Chinese Police Arrest Six Prominent Tibetans in Kardze
Reported by Lobe Socktsang for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. Chinese police in Sichuan’s Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture have arrested six Tibetans considered prominent in their communities in recent weeks, with the reasons for their arrests unknown, a Tibetan living in exile read more →
Tibet set for tough changes
Jayadeva Ranade President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy The Tribune 14 April 2021 China’s recently concluded national-level meetings, held in Beijing in March every year, portend dramatic changes in the social, cultural and economic landscape of Tibet, along our northern border. The decisions taken at these two plenums — read more →
China Poses Biggest Threat to U.S., Intelligence Report Says
New York Times 13 April 2021 WASHINGTON — China’s effort to expand its growing influence represents one of the largest threats to the United States, according to a major annual intelligence report released on Tuesday, which also warned of the broad national security challenges posed by Moscow and Beijing. The report does read more →
India, EU reiterate commitment on human rights
Elizabeth Roche for Mint. NEW DELHI : India and the European Union on Monday underlined their commitment to human rights and the interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights during their ninth dialogue on the subject. Strengthening cooperation at international fora, particularly the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights read more →
EU says it won’t pay off Montenegro’s billion-dollar highway debt to China
South China Morning Post 13 April 2021 The European Union says it will not pay off Montenegro’s near-US$1 billion debts to China, rejecting the tiny Balkan nation’s repeated pleas for help. A spokesman for the EU told the South China Morning Post that it “does not repay loans of partners which they read more →
China operationalises 5G services at Tibet radar station
Sutirtho Patranobis I Edited by Amit Chanda for Hindustan Times China has operationalised 5G services at the world’s highest manually operated radar station in Tibet near the border with Sikkim. Located at over 17,000 feet (5,182 metres), the Ganbala radar station was built in the 1960s and is strategically located read more →
“Gratitude”: Alibaba’s Odd Response To China’s Record Anti-Trust Fine
“Alibaba would not have achieved our growth without sound government regulation and service, and the critical oversight, tolerance and support from all of our constituencies have been crucial to our development,” the company said in an open letter. World(c) 2021, BloombergCoco Liu, Bloomberg. April 12, 2021. For Alibaba, the $2.8 read more →
Biden Secretary Of State Condemns China’s ‘Acts Of Genocide’ Against Muslim Uyghurs
Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes. April 12, 2021. Secretary of State Antony Blinken staunchly rebuked China on Sunday for acts of genocide against Muslim Uyghurs in its Xinjiang region, saying the United States stands “resolutely against” the nation’s “egregious” human rights violations and urging U.S. companies to ensure they’re not conducting business read more →
Tibetans in 26 countries cast votes for Dharamshala-based parliament-in-exile
The Indian Express 11 April 2021 DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans living in 26 countries including India on Sunday voted for the final phase of the general election for the Dharamshala-based parliament-in-exile to elect the next Sikyong (president), an official said. Forty-five members of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also called as Tibetan-parliament-in-exile, will read more →
Flattered to Be on China’s Sanctions List
We’ll keep exposing Beijing’s egregious religious-freedom violations in Xinjiang. By Gayle Manchin and Tony Perkins for Wall Street Journal. April 11, 2021. The Chinese Communist Party recently imposed sanctions against us for our work on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. It’s part of a desperate attempt to silence international scrutiny of read more →
China launches hotline to report ‘illegal’ comments about Communist party
The Guardian 12 April 2021 China’s cyber regulator has launched a hotline to report online criticism of the ruling Communist party and its history, vowing to crack down on “historical nihilists” ahead of the party’s 100th anniversary in July. The tip line allows people to report fellow internet users who read more →