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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 →
China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong democracy activists
PTI | 28 August 2020 | Read the news here Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists much on the lines of awarding the prize … Continued The post China warns Norway against granting Nobel read more →
China and India’s road to peace blocked as both sides build in border region
Keegan Elmer in Beijing | South China Morning Post | 29 Aug, 2020 | Read the news here Border talks between China and India have stalled, with road-building in the remote Himalayan region a key sticking point, according to analysts. Foreign ministry officials … Continued The post China and India’s road to peace read more →
What China’s Foreign Minister Should Expect in Europe
Beijing’s Growing Repression Needs a Global Response Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch. August 27, 2020. Read original news here. Click to expand Image Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ meeting on the Novel Coronavirus … Continued The post What China’s Foreign Minister Should Expect read more →
PM Narendra Modi urges industry to play a larger role in defence
Ajai Shukla | New Delhi | 28 August 2020 | Read the original article here In an unscheduled appearance at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) webinar that even caught Defence Minister Rajnath Singh by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an 18-minute speech … Continued The post PM Narendra Modi urges industry to read more →
Beijing’s Asian bank violating human rights, harming the environment
NGOs accuse the AIIB of not respecting its social and environmental pledges. In India and Bangladesh, entire communities have been forcibly relocated to build new infrastructures. The European Union calls for respect for international standards. AsiaNews. August 27, 2020. Read … Continued The post Beijing’s Asian bank violating human rights, read more →
Podcasting provides a space for free thought in China
Amid a broader media clampdown, there are still a few corners where discussion is welcome The Economist | China | Aug 27th 2020 edition | Read the article here Muxi makes cables that charge smartphones in a factory near Shanghai. The work is boring, … Continued The post Podcasting provides a space for free read more →
Report: China fires ‘carrier killer’ missile in disputed sea
AP | 27 August 2020 | Read the news here BEIJING (AP) — China’s military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a “carrier killer” military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper … Continued The post Report: China fires ‘carrier killer’ missile read more →