Tag Archives: China

• US condemns China at UN rights forum for abuse of Uyghurs, Tibetans 12 March 2021 | Stephanie Nebehay This post has no comments yet

  The United States on Friday condemned China’s abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, including what it called “crimes against humanity and genocide” in Xinjiang against Muslim Uyghurs and severe restrictions in Tibet. ...

• Top US, China diplomats to hold first in-person talks of Biden presidency 11 March 2021 | Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom This post has one comment

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with top Chinese officials on 18 March in Alaska, the White House said on Wednesday, the first high-level in-person contact between the two sparring countries under the Biden administration. ...

• Chinese lawmakers endorse tighter control over Hong Kong | Joe McDonald and Ken Moritsugu This post has no comments yet

  China’s ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed the ruling Communist Party’s move to tighten control over Hong Kong by reducing the role of its public in picking the territory’s leaders. ...

• China for decades waged campaign to destroy Tibet’s proud culture, history: Nancy Pelosi This post has 2 comments

  China for decades has waged a campaign to destroy Tibet's proud culture and history, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has alleged, asserting that the US will continue to stand with the Tibetan people. ...

• Tibetans mark 62nd Uprising Day against China 10 March 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 5 comments

  Tibetans around the world marked the 1959 Tibetan revolt against the Chinese invasion, renewing their pledge to fight until Tibet is free. Close to a thousand exile Tibetans with local Indian supporters gathered near the Dalai Lama temple. ...

• Tibet infrastructure plan: China to invest nearly $30 billion in five years 9 March 2021 | Sutirtho Patranobis This post has no comments yet

  Beijing will pump in nearly $30 billion in expanding infrastructure projects across Tibet - the Chinese province with the longest section of the border with India - over the next five years, according to government announcement in Lhasa. ...

• Taiwan urged to boycott Beijing Games | Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan exile Khedroop Thondop yesterday urged Taiwanese to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over the suppression of religious freedoms in Tibet. ...

• China to push legislation to fight ‘long-arm’ foreign pressure 8 March 2021 | Yew Lun Tian This post has no comments yet

  China will speed up lawmaking aimed at countering foreign sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction", its parliament said on Monday, amid increasing pressure from Western countries over issues ranging from Xinjiang to Hong Kong. ...

• End of the road for Hong Kong’s democratic dream as China ‘improves’ its voting system 5 March 2021 | James Pomfret This post has one comment

  Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would live up to its promise to one day allow universal suffrage. ...

• US-China tensions threaten global climate change efforts 4 March 2021 | Christina Larson and Ellen Knickmeyer This post has no comments yet

  The world’s hopes for curbing climate change hinge on action by two giant nations whose relations are deteriorating: China and the United States. The two countries both say they are intent on retooling their economies to burn less coal, oil ...