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China being held by other G7 countries for forced labour in Xinjiang
14Jun By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China

China being held by other G7 countries for forced labour in Xinjiang

London, UK: In China’s Xinjiang region the people are kept to do forced labour against which US is trying to gather other G7 countries.According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Biden will join leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom for a session focused on China on the second day of the G7 summit. The main issue during the session will be how China has divided world leaders and Biden will be urging democratic nations to jointly confront Beijing and French President Emmanuel Macron calling for a more cautious approach.The G7 leaders and their delegations were still negotiating the details of a communique expected to be released at the end of the summit, although it is unclear that the document will call out China by name."It's an expression of our shared
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G7 leaders agreed on partnership for helping other countries
14Jun By Stuart WhiteNo Comments
China, Opinion, World

G7 leaders agreed on partnership for helping other countries

London, UK: In the G7 summit the countries agreed to do partnership with the poor countries and full fil their needs of infrastructureOfficials described the China issue as one of the most challenging elements of the G7 gathering."There was some interesting discussion, and a little bit of differentiation of opinion on, not whether this threat is there but on how strong, from an action perspective, I think different G7 members are willing to take things," the official said.At one point, Biden made a forceful call to other leaders about vocally calling out China's anti-democratic practices, emphasising the need to take action, informed an official.Biden was joined by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron on pushing ...
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US asked China to peacefully resolve cross-Strait issues with Taiwan
14Jun By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
Asia, China

US asked China to peacefully resolve cross-Strait issues with Taiwan

Washington, US: The cross-strait issue is not getting into end on which US has asked China to resolve the issue with Taiwan peacefullyThis was conveyed during a phone call between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Member and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi on Friday.During the phone call, Blinken underscored US concern over the deterioration of democratic norms in Hong Kong and the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang."He also called on Beijing to cease its pressure campaign against Taiwan and peacefully resolve cross-Strait issues," read a State Department statement on the issue.Beijing claim...
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India trying to prevent Myanmar from Chinese influence
14Jun By Nectar GanNo Comments
Asia, China

India trying to prevent Myanmar from Chinese influence

Chiang Mai, Thailand: China has approached Myanmar after US and European Union did. But the country has chosen China. The other neighbouring countries like India and Japan are trying to takeover the situation as they do not want China to influence Myanmar.Neighbouring Thailand is too dependent on natural gas imports from Myanmar to condemn the takeover and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has once again demonstrated incapability of resolving regional crises, writes Linter.Myanmar is on the verge of collapse, driving out many of the Western investors who had entered the country on hopes of a democratic transition.Asia Times reported that China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at a regional meeting in Chongqing on June 8 told his Myanmarese counterpart Wunna Maung Maung Lwin th...
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China established anti-sanctions law by National People’s Congress Standing Committee
14Jun By Nectar GanNo Comments
Business, China

China established anti-sanctions law by National People’s Congress Standing Committee

Beijing, China: A new las has been sanctioned in the country dealing with recently passed anti-sanctioned law. China passed the law to not let overpower wester powers.Those on the list may face countermeasures including denying and revoking visas or expulsion, seizing and freezing assets within China, blocking or restricting transactions and cooperation with Chinese individuals and entities within China, as well as other unspecified "necessary measures".According to the legislation, a mechanism will be established for "overall planning and coordination" of anti-sanctions work.Relevant departments of the State Council will strengthen coordination and information sharing, determine and implement relevant countermeasures in accordance with their respective responsibilities and tasks.Chinese ...
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China making other countries detained Uyghurs from their territory
14Jun By Spost_adminNo Comments
China

China making other countries detained Uyghurs from their territory

Washington, US: The rising reach of the China is worrisome as Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia has detained and deportation of Uyghur Muslims at China's request.According to CNN, in Egypt, rights groups have documented hundreds of detentions of Uyghurs and at least 20 deportations in 2017. Between 2018 and 2020, at least one Uyghur Muslim in Saudi Arabia was allegedly detained and deported after performing the Umrah pilgrimage in the country's holiest cities.An Uyghur couple, Amannisa Abdullah and her husband, Ahmad Talip, were separated while the former was pregnant in Dubai. In 2018, Abu Dhabi authorities told Abdullah that her husband was extradited to China and her daughter has yet to see her father.Reports of Uyghur disappearances have unnerved the largely Muslim gl...
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Uyghurs in Xinjiang are being killed by China
14Jun By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Asia, China

Uyghurs in Xinjiang are being killed by China

Beijing, China: China is carrying out a slow genocide of Uyghur population, came up in newly published research has provided compelling evidence. The killing is being done due to Beijing's perception of the community as a national security threat.Adrian Zenz, a senior fellow in China studies, and Erin Rosenberg, an attorney specialising in international criminal law, wrote for Foreign Policy that the five governments had declared China's actions against Uyghurs as genocide, based on evidence of systematic suppression of births.In an upcoming peer-reviewed publication in the Central Asian Survey, Zenz presents comprehensive and compelling new evidence based on published statements and reports from Chinese academics and officials. The core message is that the Uyghur population as such is a ...
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Workers in Chinese being channelled to increase productivity
14Jun By Nectar GanNo Comments
Asia, Business, China

Workers in Chinese being channelled to increase productivity

Beijing, China: China has installed new productivity-enhancing tools into everyday office life, which actually is channelled to squeez more value from the employees.Nikki Sun for Nikkei Asia writes that rapid technological development in China's tech industry is accompanied by poor labour regulations, which has created a potential for labour abuse. The big tech companies themselves, locked in cutthroat competition for new business opportunities, are pioneering these technologies and tools in their own operations.Andy Wang, an IT engineer at a Shanghai-based gaming company, said that a surveillance software called DiSanZhiYan, or "Third Eye" was installed on the laptop of every employee to track their screens in real time, recording their chats, browsing activity and document edits.After t...
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Hi-tech hub Shenzhen gears up for steady economic expansion
14Jun By Desk TeamNo Comments
Business, China, World

Hi-tech hub Shenzhen gears up for steady economic expansion

Hi-tech hub Shenzhen gears up for steady economic expansion People are seen in front of the Tencent company headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. (Reuters file photo) HONG KONG: Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley and the richest city in southern Guangdong province, expects to achieve steady economic expansion through 2025 under a new five-year plan, helping cement the metropolis' role as the "core engine" of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). The city's 14th five-year plan from 2021 to 2025, released by the Shenzhen government this week, expects the local economy to reach 4 trillion yuan (US$626 billion) by the end of that period, up from 2.8 trillion yuan in 2020. Under that plan, Shenzhen's per capita gross domestic product is forecast to hit 215,000 yuan in 2025, or US$33,629,...
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AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
14Jun By Desk TeamNo Comments
Business, China, Politics, World

AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics

Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet up pressure on the International Olympic Committee, athletes, sponsors and sports federations. A coalition representing Uyghurs, Tibetans, residents of Hong Kong and others issued a statement Monday calling for the boycott, eschewing lesser measures that had been floated like “diplomatic boycotts“ and further negotiations with the IOC or China. “The time for talking with the IOC is over,” Lhadon Tethong of the Tibet Action Institute said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. “This cannot be games as usual or business as usual; not for the IOC and not for the international community.” The Beijing Games are set
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