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Apple commits to freedom of speech after criticism of China censorship
Patrick McGee, Financial Times. September 4, 2020. Read original news here. iPhone maker approves new policy after shareholder pressure Apple has for the first time published a human rights policy that commits to respecting “freedom of information and expression”, following … Continued The post Apple commits to freedom of speech read more →
India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to China
BBC | 3 September 2020 | Read the news here A further 118 Chinese mobile apps have been banned by the Indian government, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Those on the list include several of Tencent’s … Continued The post India bans PUBG, Baidu and more read more →
Taiwan’s redesigned passport shrinks words ‘Republic of China’
BBC | 2 September 2020 | Read the original article here Taiwanese officials have announced changes to the passport design, making the word “Taiwan” larger and shrinking the words “Republic of China”. Authorities said the redesign was to stop confusion … Continued The post Taiwan’s redesigned passport shrinks words ‘Republic read more →
Rare rallies in China over Mongolian language curb
BBC | 1 September 2020 | Read the original news here Ethnic Mongolians in northern China have staged rare rallies against measures to reduce teaching in the Mongolian language in favour of Chinese. As schools began a new term on … Continued The post Rare rallies in China over Mongolian read more →
India needs to review its Tibet policy both for strategic reasons and protecting Tibetans
SD Pradhan for Times of India. Read the original article here. Since the occupation of Tibet in 1950s, China is systematically trying to eradicate the Tibetan culture and religion through the changes in the demographic pattern and ruthlessly imposing its … Continued The post India needs to review its Tibet read more →
China Provoked India in Latest Clash, U.S. Believes
By Paul D. Shinkman, Senior Writer, National Security | US News | Sept. 1, 2020 | Read the original article here The latest faceoff between India and China took place Monday at the southern end of the Pangong Tso Lake, located along … Continued The post China Provoked India in Latest Clash, read more →
President Xi’s call for bolstering defences in Tibet ‘misguided’ and ‘unrealistic’: Lobsang Sangay
Rezaul H Laskar Hindustan Times | New Delhi | 1 September 202 | Read the news here Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for bolstering border defences in Tibet and “sinicisation” of Tibetan Buddhism are “misguided” and “unrealistic”, the head of the … Continued The post President Xi’s call for bolstering defences read more →
Xi’s policy directions on Tibet misguided & unrealistic: Lobsang Sangay
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury | ET Bureau | 1 September 2020 | Read the news here New Delhi: Central Tibetan Administration President Dr Lobsang Sangay has refuted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposed policy directions on Tibet and called it “misguided” and “unrealistic”. Xi Jinping has laid out four key policy … Continued The post Xi’s policy directions on Tibet misguided read more →
Tibet Was China’s First Laboratory of Repression
Xi Jinping is bringing methods honed in Xinjiang back to the Himalayas. BY KELSANG DOLMA | Foreign Policy | 31 August 2020 | Read the article here Graffiti relating to Xinjiang and Tibet is seen on the pavement during a rally … Continued The post Tibet Was China’s First Laboratory of read more →
China’s expansionist agenda takes shape on the Indian border
Brahma Chellaney | SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL | AUGUST 31, 2020 | Read the news here Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of nine books, including Water: Asia’s New Battleground. As the past weekend’s latest skirmishes between rival troops … Continued The post China’s expansionist agenda takes shape on read more →
India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In
By Jeffrey Gettleman, Sameer Yasir and Hari Kumar | New York Times | Aug. 31, 2020 | Read the news here NEW DELHI — Indian and Chinese troops have locked horns again along their disputed border, Indian officials said Monday, in a sign that the … Continued The post India and China Face Off Again read more →
Xi says China to step up efforts to fight ‘splittism’ in Tibet
Al Jazeera. Read the original article here. Chinese leader tells senior Communist Party officials that Beijing must plant ‘seeds of loving China’ among Tibetans. China must build an “impregnable fortress” to maintain stability in Tibet, protect national unity and educate … Continued The post Xi says China to step up read more →
U.S. targets Chinese individuals, companies amid South China Sea dispute
Reuters | Susan Heavey, Daphne Psaledakis, David Brunnstrom | 26 August 2020 | Read the news here WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military actions in … Continued The post U.S. targets Chinese individuals, companies amid read more →
Chinese President Xi Jinping turns focus onto Tibet border security
Wendy Wu | South China Morning Post | 30 August 2020 | Read the news here Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the country’s highest-level meeting on Tibet that safeguarding border security should be a priority. State news agency Xinhua … Continued The post Chinese President Xi Jinping turns focus read more →
Enforced disappearances ‘rife across the world’ – UN chief
29 August 2020 | Human Rights | UN News | Read the article here More than a human rights violation against an individual, enforced disappearances have frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within the whole of society, the … Continued The post Enforced disappearances ‘rife across the world’ read more →