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West needs to take definitive action against China’s security law for Hong Kong: Analyst
15Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments

West needs to take definitive action against China’s security law for Hong Kong: Analyst

Global Affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw has said that the Hong Kong security law is a tool deployed by the Chinese government to quash dissent and that just condemning the act is not sufficient, “the West needs to take definitive actions”.Bociurkiw said that Hong Kong, overnight and with no consultation, became a legal and security jurisdiction of China, "denying its citizens the 27 more years of semi-autonomy Beijing had promised under the "one country, two systems" model that was to have been in effect until 2047".“While the world is distracted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the antics of the Trump administration, China has moved to suppress Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement,” he said."This step is consistent with a regime that knows it has to act quickly in the current discombobulated g
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China under Xi stepped up “aggressive” foreign policy towards India: Report
14Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments

China under Xi stepped up “aggressive” foreign policy towards India: Report

A recent report released by a US Congress appointed commission has said that under President Xi Jinping, China stepped up its "aggressive" foreign policy toward India and "resisted" efforts to clarify the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that prevented a lasting peace from being realized.“Under General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping, Beijing has stepped up its aggressive foreign policy toward New Delhi. Since 2013, China has engaged in five major altercations with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC),” said a brief issued by US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.The armies of India and China have been locked in a standoff at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh since May, and the tension escalated after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent c
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Pentagon says Taliban maintains Al Qaeda ties, jeopardizing US-Taliban deal
14Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments

Pentagon says Taliban maintains Al Qaeda ties, jeopardizing US-Taliban deal

A report released by the US Department of Defense has prompted the Donald Trump administration to reconsider its deal with the Afghan movement.The report, released ahead of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan under the US-Taliban deal, says that the Taliban continues to hold relations with Al Qaeda.The report appears to be a huge embarrassment for the Trump administration, which is keen on pulling American troops out from the war-torn Central Asian country before the US presidential elections in November.For Trump, the exit will be proof to American voters that he has fulfilled one of his campaign promises to end the endless wars.According to the US-Taliban deal, the Afghan group will stop targeting US and Western-led coalition troops, promising to give no support to groups like Al Qa...
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Xi Jinping laughed off threats of economic retaliation for Ladakh, now TikTok faces $6 bn loss: US strategist
14Jul By Nectar GanNo Comments

Xi Jinping laughed off threats of economic retaliation for Ladakh, now TikTok faces $6 bn loss: US strategist

According to reports, TikTok's mother company, China-based ByteDance, could face a loss of $6 Billion following Indian government's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps including hugely popular TikTok.As per China’s Caixinglobal.com, the amount is likely more than the combined losses for all the other Chinese apps banned by India.Following the reports, U.S. Strategist and Military Historian Edward N Luttwak in a social media post called out the naiveté of Chinese President Xi Jinping for thinking there will be no economic retaliation from India for its intrusion into the Indian Territory in Ladakh.“In Beijing, Xi Jinping's minions laughed off threats of economic retaliation for the Ladakh attack: "India is very poor, who cares?" Yesterday the owner of Tik Tok the most profitable of the 58 Chine
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China violates human rights of its citizens but urges US to secure human rights of ethnic minorities
13Jul By Joanne SerriehNo Comments

China violates human rights of its citizens but urges US to secure human rights of ethnic minorities

While several human right organizations continue to report gross mistreatment of thousands of Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong citizens in China, Chinese Foreign Ministry has urged the United States to secure the human rights of ethnic minorities in the country.Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, during a press conference said: “We are following the latest developments of the situation following the death of George Floyd. ‘Black lives matter.’ Their human rights should be protected. Racial discrimination against ethnic minorities remains a social ill in the US. What is happening right now once again shows the seriousness of racial discrimination and violent law enforcement by the police, and the urgency for the US to address them.”“We hope the US government will take concrete m
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India continuing to show it won’t back down from China’s aggression: Nikki Haley
13Jul By Nectar GanNo Comments

India continuing to show it won’t back down from China’s aggression: Nikki Haley

After India took a strict stand against Chinese aggression on its border and banned 59 Chinese applications from the country, former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley hailed the Indian governments’ decision to ban apps linked to Chinese firms including Tik Tok and said New Delhi is continuing to show it will not back down from China's aggression."Good to see India banning 59 popular apps owned by Chinese firms, including TikTok, which counts India as one of its largest markets. India is continuing to show it won't back down from China's aggression," Haley said in a Twitter post.In a press release, the Indian government had said that the banned applications are engaged in activities “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order.”
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China’s stance along India-China border is part of larger pattern of its aggression: US
13Jul By Nectar GanNo Comments

China’s stance along India-China border is part of larger pattern of its aggression: US

The United States on July 1 said that China's aggressive stance along the India-China border is part of Beijing's aggression into other parts of the world and that Washington is closely monitoring the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)."With regard to India and China, we are closely monitoring the situation. Both India and China have expressed a desire to de-escalate. We support a peaceful resolution of current situation," said Kayleigh McEnany, White House press secretary, during a press briefing.She added: "Donald Trump has said that China's aggressive stance along India-China border fits with a larger pattern of Chinese aggression in other parts of the world. These actions only confirm true nature of the Chinese Communist Party."Meanwhile, the US welcomed the Indian govern...
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US warns companies of potential risks from human rights-related Chinese entities
13Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments

US warns companies of potential risks from human rights-related Chinese entities

In an advisory, the US State Department has warned American companies of the potential exposure they could face from maintaining supply chains with entities that engage in human rights abuses including the forced labor of Uighurs, ethnic Kyrgyz, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minority groups, in China’s Xinjiang region and beyond."Today, the U.S. Department of State, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is issuing an advisory to caution businesses about the risks of supply chain links to entities that engage in human rights abuses, including forced labor in Xinjiang and elsewhere in China," the State Department said in a statement."Since 2017, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has ramped up its campai
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China is so fixed on the US, it may lose India
12Jul By Stuart WhiteNo Comments

China is so fixed on the US, it may lose India

Mid-June witnessed two significant events related to China's foreign relations: a deadly clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the disputed border killing soldiers on both sides, and a special meeting in Hawaii between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Yang Jiechi, director of the Office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Foreign Affairs Commission.Indian news and public discussions have been dominated by the border clash since it happened but it barely made headlines in China. Meanwhile, the meeting between Pompeo and Yang garnered significant attention by Chinese official media and social media. This is telling of China’s diplomatic priority.China is obviously of paramount importance to India's foreign policy. China's every move is scrutinized by Indians, and every is
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China passes controversial national security law for Hong Kong
10Jul By Joanne SerriehNo Comments

China passes controversial national security law for Hong Kong

China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong at exactly 11 p.m. local time on 30 June, which many fear would make it easier to override existing legal processes and reduce the city's autonomy.According to media reports, the details of the law's 66 articles were kept secret until after it was unanimously passed by the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress at 11 p.m., an hour before the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover to China from British rule.The legislation dramatically broadens Beijing's powers to investigate, prosecute and punish suspected criminals in Hong Kong.With the law being passed, Beijing is now further pushed along a collision course with the United States, Britain and other Western governments, which have said it erodes the h
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