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India-China ties: A blast from the past
Ajay Vishwas Dandekar for DailyO. Read the original article here. The recent Chinese move has come at the time when the US and China are locked in a confrontational relationship, and when the world, including China, is battling a pandemic. … Continued The post India-China ties: A blast from the read more →
Colonialism Made the Modern World. Let’s Remake It.
This is what real “decolonization” should look like. By Adom Getachew | New York Times | July 27, 2020 | Read the original news here Dr. Getachew is the author of “Worldmaking After Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination.” “Decolonize this … Continued The post Colonialism Made the Modern World. Let’s read more →
Ten Tibetans sentenced for protesting against a slaughter company built by the Chinese government
FreeTibet.org | 31 July 2020 | Read the original news here The protestors also demanded compensation for confiscated land. On 29 June, ten Tibetans were sentenced to between 8 to 13 years in prison and fined after a 14-hour court … Continued The post Ten Tibetans sentenced for protesting against read more →
Americans Fault China for Its Role in the Spread of COVID-19
Unfavorable views of China reach new historic high, and a majority supports taking a tougher stand on human rights BY LAURA SILVER, KAT DEVLIN AND CHRISTINE HUANG | Pew Research Centre | Global Attitude and Trends | Read the research article here Americans’ views … Continued The post Americans Fault China for Its Role read more →
Hong Kong police arrest four under new security law in move slammed by rights group
Reporting by Joyce Zhou, Carol Mang, Yanni Chow and Jessie Pang; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Michael Perry for Reuters. Read original news here. HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have arrested four people … Continued The post Hong Kong police arrest four under read more →
What is China doing in Tibet’s last village along Himachal border?
Villagers in Charang village in Kinnaur district of Himachal have observed development and road construction along Chinese border in Tibet in Khimkulla Pass areas of Tango and Yamrang, which are near Charang and Chhitkul areas on the Indian side. Col … Continued The post What is China doing in Tibet’s read more →
Water wars: Mekong River another front in U.S.-China rivalry
Kay Johnson, Panu Wongcha-um | Reuters | 24 July 2020 | Read the original news here BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Mekong River has become a new front in U.S.-China rivalry, environmentalists and officials say, with Beijing overtaking Washington in both spending and … Continued The post Water wars: Mekong River another front read more →
World Hepatitis Day 2020
WHO | 28 July 2020 | Read the post here 325 million people are living with viral hepatitis B and C 900,000 deaths per year caused by hepatitis B virus infection 10 % of people living with hepatitis B and … Continued The post World Hepatitis Day 2020 appeared first read more →
Satellite images reveal continued Chinese military build-up in Tibet and Aksai Chin areas
Snehesh Alex Philip for The Print. Read the original article here. According to an assessment, Chinese troops appear to be getting ready for long & harsh winters, making the Indian Army cautious about the disengagement process. New Delhi: Indian satellite images as … Continued The post Satellite images reveal continued Chinese military read more →
The Chinese Communist Party Is an Environmental Catastrophe
BY RICHARD SMITH | Foreign Policy | JULY 27, 2020 | Read the original article here As China struggles to recover economically from the impact of the pandemic, it is set to deal a painful blow to global efforts to fight climate change. … Continued The post The Chinese Communist Party Is an read more →
How a Chinese agent used LinkedIn to hunt for targets
By Kevin Ponniah for BBC News. Read original news here. Jun Wei Yeo, an ambitious and freshly enrolled Singaporean PhD student, was no doubt delighted when he was invited to give a presentation to Chinese academics in Beijing in 2015. His … Continued The post How a Chinese agent used LinkedIn read more →
Tibet in mind: Why China chose to close US Consulate in Chengdu amid other options
Geeta Mohan for India Today. Read the original article here. Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province in western China, is an important post for the US since it covers consular affairs in several provinces including Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous … Continued The post Tibet in mind: Why China chose read more →
A Monk’s Life in Turmoil in Tibet
By Barbara Demick | The New Yorker | 24 JULY 2020 | Read the original news here From a quick glance, you might have been unsure if the boy standing in the crowd of onlookers was Chinese or Tibetan. You saw plenty of … Continued The post A Monk’s Life in Turmoil in read more →
Communist China and the Free World’s Future
US Department of State | 23 JULY 2020 | Read the post here SPEECH MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA THE RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM JULY 23, 2020 GOVERNOR WILSON: Well, thank you very much, Chris. … Continued The post Communist China and the Free World’s read more →
Not in China but Chennai. Apple starts manufacturing of iPhone 11 in India
Ravi Prakash Kumar| 24 July 2020 | The Live Mint | Read the original news here This is the first time Apple has manufactured a top-of-the-line model in India. In a major win for the govt’s Aatamnirbhar India initiative, Apple … Continued The post Not in China but Chennai. Apple read more →