Tag Archives: China

• Editors of Hong Kong newspaper arrested under security law 17 June 2021 | Zen Soo This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law Thursday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers — the first time the legislation has been used against the press ...

• China offers glimpse of Tibetan life without the Dalai Lama 16 June 2021 | Sam McNeil This post has 2 comments

  A brisk wind ruffles yellow prayer flags as dozens of Tibetans, some on crutches, circle a shrine in a time-honoured Buddhist ritual. Across the street, a red banner spells out a new belief system, one being enforced with increasing fervour ...

• Herders to hoteliers: China lures millions of tourists to Tibet | Helen Roxburgh This post has no comments yet

  In a room warmed by an open wood stove, Baima says her family converted their white-brick house into a hotel as China's Communist leadership ushers tens of millions of tourists to the politically sensitive region of Tibet. ...

• China denounces NATO statement, defends defence policy 15 June 2021 This post has no comments yet

  The Chinese mission to the European Union on Tuesday denounced a NATO statement that declared Beijing a “security challenge,” saying China is actually a force for peace but will defend itself if threatened. ...

• NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge 14 June 2021 | Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire and Lorne Cook This post has no comments yet

  NATO leaders targeted China in a strongly worded warning Monday, declaring the nation poses a constant security challenge, is trying to undermine world order and is working on nuclear missile development at a worrisome pace. ...

• China, US diplomats clash over human rights, pandemic origin 13 June 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Top US and Chinese diplomats appear to have had another sharply worded exchange, with Beijing saying it told the US to cease interfering in its internal affairs and accusing Washington of politicizing the search for the origin of coronaviru ...

• ‘Xi Jinping is my spiritual leader’: China’s education drive in Tibet 11 June 2021 | Martin Quin Pollard This post has 2 comments

  Under clear blue skies, rugged peaks and the spectacular Potala Palace, one image is ubiquitous in Tibet's capital city Lhasa: portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping and fellow leaders. ...

• President Xi tells officials to look to Qinghai as model for governing Tibet and Xinjiang 10 June 2021 | Jun Mai This post has 2 comments

  Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day tour of the northwestern province of Qinghai on Wednesday by stressing its importance for maintaining order in neighbouring Xinjiang and Tibet. ...

• China denounces US bill aimed at boosting competitiveness 9 June 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Beijing has denounced a US bill aimed at boosting US technology to improve American competitiveness, calling it a thinly veiled attack on China’s political system and an attempt to hinder its development. ...

• Detained Hong Kong activist says arrest meant to ‘frighten’ 6 June 2021 | Zen Soo This post has no comments yet

  A Hong Kong activist was released Saturday after being detained on suspicion of publicizing a commemoration of China’s deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, and said her arrest was meant to have a chilling effect on marking ...