As Russia becomes more desperate thanks to military shortcomings in its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, China is increasingly taking on the mantle of senior partner. At the same time, Beijing remains concerned about the signals it is getting from the USA, the latest of which was President Joe Biden’s promise […]
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China’s high-paced growth seems to have ended amid cooling economy: Survey
The high-paced growth era seems to have come to an end in China amid the constant crunch of Bejing’s economy, as almost 60 per cent of European businesses stated that they were cutting revenue projections for 2022, which does not bode well for Bejing’s attractiveness to overseas firms, according to […]
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Mainland China reported first monkeypox case in Chongqing city
Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said. The traveller arrived in China at an unspecified date, Wall Street Journal reported citing the Chongqing health commission. The traveller exhibited a rash […]
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China blocks proposal at UN to designate LeT terrorist Sajid Mir as ‘global terrorist’
China on Friday (local time) once again put a hold on a proposal moved at the United Nations by the US and co-supported by India to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, Sajid Mir as a “global terrorist.” He is India’s most wanted terrorist and was involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. […]
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China’s strict surveillance keeps citizens away from its crimes against humanity
The evidence of Chinese forced assimilation of ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is overwhelming, but the Chinese Communist Party with its sensors, working overtime, won’t let its own citizens see any of it. A recent report by the United States, which revealed China’s human rights violation in the Xinjiang region, said that “allegations […]
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China uses ‘books’ to justify wrongful claims over Tibet
Upholding its repeated claim over Tibet, China is now using books as a tool to distort the view of its invasion of Tibet and justify its wrongful claims over the region. By publishing and distributing multilingual versions of the history books to books written by Chinese President Xi Jinping himself, the Chinese Communist […]
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China-backed controversial mega project in Myanmar rapidly becoming human trafficking hub
Rising incidents of human trafficking have alarmed human rights activists, with reports that the Shwe Kokko New City in southeast Myanmar’s Karen State has become a people-trafficking hub. The town, which is home to numerous Chinese-owned businesses and dubs itself a Special Economic Zone, sits opposite Thailand on the banks of the Moei […]
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China steps up Tibet DNA collection, including taking blood samples from kindergartners: Report
China has stepped up DNA collection efforts across Tibet, including taking blood samples from children as young as five years old. A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said that Chinese authorities are committing a “serious rights violation” by expanding DNA collection efforts across Tibet. Pak Yiu, writing in Nikkei Asia […]
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China slams Italy’s mainstream media over an article on organ harvesting
Italy, the first major Western power that joined the Belt and Road Initiative in March 2019 is facing the brunt of Chinese propaganda after it insulted Italian weekly magazine Panorama for publishing an article on organ harvesting. Marco Respinti, writing in Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious liberty and human rights said […]
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China’s angry defense of its “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang
The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it “wholly illegal and invalid”. Michelle Bachelet released the 46-page report on her last day in office, in fact just 13 minutes before she stepped down […]
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China opposes USD 1.1 billion arms sale package to Taiwan
China on Friday (local time) opposed the USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan at a time of heightened cross-strait tensions. The Chinese Embassy in Washington told Sputnik China opposes the newly approved USD 1.1 billion US arms sale package to Taiwan and will take necessary counter-measures. “China is firmly […]
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China’s economic footprint steadily expanding across Afghanistan
China is focusing firmly on business and cultural diplomacy to expand its economic footprint across Afghanistan. It is also sparing no effort to promote and support the Taliban, which finds itself in near diplomatic isolation. Latest media reports from Kabul and Beijing indicate ‘good’ progress on Chinese investments and reconstruction projects, […]
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Serious human rights violations in Xinjiang by China: UN report
A report published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday stated that China has committed “serious human rights violations” against the Uyghur and “other predominantly Muslim communities” in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The long-awaited report by OHCHR comes in the wake of […]
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China’s tactics of cashing in on Moscow in disguise
As Russia tries to handle Ukraine on the one hand, the antagonistic West on the other, and nurture its future expansion plans on another front, one may wonder if the Kremlin is now feeling the pinch of having the unfettered backing of China, writes Di Valerio Fabbri in Geopolitica.info. Valerio Fabbri writes that China appears […]
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China announces 234 arrests in provincial banking scam
Chinese authorities have announced the arrests of 234 people involved in the financial scandal surrounding several rural banks in Henan province, local media reported on Monday. According to the Xuchang city police, significant progress has been made in retrieving capital and recovering the losses, China Daily reported. In early July 10, more than […]