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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 →
Hong Kong: US imposes sanctions on chief executive Carrie Lam
BBC | 7 August 2020 | Read the article here The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, and 10 other top officials from Hong Kong and mainland China. The sanctions were used to target … Continued The post Hong Kong: US imposes sanctions on read more →
Trump Targets WeChat and TikTok, in Sharp Escalation With China
The government cited national security concerns in announcing sweeping restrictions on two popular Chinese social media networks, a move that is likely to be met with retaliation. By Ana Swanson and Mike Isaac | New York Times | Aug. 6, 2020 | Read the … Continued The post Trump Targets WeChat and TikTok, in read more →
Taiwan’s foreign ministry calls China ‘global trouble maker’
Taiwan News | 6 August 2020 | Read the original news here TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has called China a “global trouble maker” in its latest riposte against Beijing’s criticism of a planned visit … Continued The post Taiwan’s foreign ministry calls China ‘global read more →
China became ‘more aggressive’ during Covid-19; deployed troops along LAC: US defence chief
Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. US defence chief Mark Esper said Beijing was trying to use the coronavirus tragedy to their advantage for “propaganda purposes”. The world has seen China become “more aggressive” during the Covid-19 pandemic, US Defense … Continued The post China became ‘more aggressive’ during Covid-19; read more →
Trump Looks to Arms Sales to Deepen Ties With India
Border clashes with China have reawakened New Delhi’s interest in deeper defense ties with the United States, and Washington is hoping to deliver the goods. BY ROBBIE GRAMER, JACK DETSCH | Foreign Policy | AUGUST 4, 2020 | Read the original news here … Continued The post Trump Looks to Arms Sales to read more →
China Uighurs: A model’s video gives a rare glimpse inside internment
By John Sudworth | BBC News | 4 August 2020 | Read the original news here Merdan Ghappar was used to posing for the camera. As a model for the massive Chinese online retailer Taobao, the 31-year-old was well paid to flaunt … Continued The post China Uighurs: A model’s video gives read more →
Upset at India’s big review of Confucius institutes tomorrow, China says ‘be fair’
Shishir Gupta for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. The Chinese statement on Confucius institutes’ review is a deliberate attempt to put the education ministry on a defensive, said a government official. Nearly 24 hours before India begins a … Continued The post Upset at India’s big review of read more →
United States announces ‘highest level’ visit in decades to Taiwan
AFP, Taipei | 5 August 2020 | Read the original news here The United States on Wednesday announced its “highest level” visit in decades to Taiwan, a move sure to infuriate China at a time when relations between Washington and Beijing … Continued The post United States announces ‘highest level’ visit read more →
US imposes sanctions on Chinese ‘state-within-a-state’ linked to Xinjiang abuses
AFP in Washington. Published on 31 Jul 2020. Read original news here. Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps assets frozen Pompeo: China’s treatment of minorities is ‘stain of the century’ The United States has imposed sanctions on a major economic and paramilitary organization with vast … Continued The post US imposes sanctions on Chinese ‘state-within-a-state’ read more →
China, trade and human rights
THE EDITORIAL BOARD, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 4, 2020. Read original news here. The Hong Kong government has now postponed its legislative elections for one year. The excuse was a spike in the coronavirus, but that was a transparent excuse. Opposition … Continued The post China, trade and human rights appeared read more →
Beyond TikTok: Who else might President Trump ban?
Chris Baraniuk & Leo KelionTechnology reporters | BBC | 3 August 2020 | Read the original news here TikTok’s time in the US may be running out, with President Trump and other senior officials talking of an imminent ban. But … Continued The post Beyond TikTok: Who else might President read more →
Chinese Authorities Relocate Over Fifty Tibetans
FreeTibet.org | 13 July 2020 | Read the original news here Authorities forcefully moved around 59 Tibetans to new homes on 24 June, Tibet Watch has said. Chinese authorities forcefully relocated around 59 Tibetans from 13 different households in eastern … Continued The post Chinese Authorities Relocate Over Fifty Tibetans read more →
The Chinese Town That Became the Self-Immolation Capital of the World
source: The New York Times By Anne Fadiman July 28, 2020 EAT THE BUDDHA Life and Death in a Tibetan Town By Barbara Demick Tibetans encountered Chinese Communists for the first time during the Long March of the mid-1930s, when Mao’s Red Army evaded the Nationalist forces by heading west read more →
Why has the pandemic spared the Buddhist parts of South-East Asia?
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have had only tiny outbreaks Asia | The Foreign Policy | Jul 9th 2020 edition | Read the original article here One of the bigger riddles of the global pandemic lies in South-East Asia. Despite being close … Continued The post Why has the pandemic spared the read more →