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- Philippine defense chief calls China’s claims in the South China Sea ‘the biggest fiction and lie’apnews.com Philippine defense chief calls China's claims in the South China Sea 'the biggest fiction and lie'
The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country will accept.
- www.rfa.org Xi Jinping’s family wealth persists despite anti-corruption drive: US report
They may have benefited from connections to political power, said the US intelligence report.
- Canada Should Sanction Hong Kong Officials for Repression, Rights Groups Say
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> Archived > > The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) and the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation renew calls for the Canadian government to sanction Hong Kong officials responsible for human rights abuses and repression. > > The RWCHR submitted sanctions recommendations to the Canadian government in October, detailing systematic human rights violations by authorities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), including arbitrary arrests, political repression, and torture in Hong Kong, and transnational repression abroad. > > Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong in 2020. Since then, authorities have arrested more than 1,900 political prisoners, curbed voting rights, and cracked down on freedom of the press and speech. In March 2024, Hong Kong lawmakers passed additional security legislation, Article 23, that has been used to further silence pro-democracy voices at the behest of Beijing. > > The Chinese Communist Party is also engaged in transnational repression and foreign interference in the U.S. and Canada. We call for Chinese and Hong Kong officials to be sanctioned for interfering in Canada’s political process and violating Canada’s sovereignty. > > The CFHK Foundation and RWCHR call on Canada to impose sanctions on 10 key individuals, including Hong Kong’s Chief Executive and other high-level officials, for their roles in undermining the rule of law and suppressing democratic freedoms. One of these individuals, Eliza Chan, is a member of Hong Kong’s governing executive council and currently owns an apartment in Toronto. Chan has publicly supported and assisted in the adoption and implementation of the national security law, and thereafter justified its use against political prisoners. > > [...]
- Dalai Lama's Book of the Enduring Hardship Faced by the Tibetan Peoplesocialbc.ca #LoveTibet Books & Readers (@endeo@socialbc.ca)
Attached: 1 image In his latest book, the Dalai Lama offers his thoughts on regional geopolitics and shares how he personally was able to preserve his own humanity through the profound losses and challenges that threaten the very survival of the Tibetan people. This book captures the Dalai Lama’s e...
- www.channelnewsasia.com Chinese milk tea giant Chagee under fire in Vietnam, Malaysia for featuring controversial ‘nine-dash line’
Backlash is brewing as Chagee prepares to enter Vietnam with its first outlet, slated to launch in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Apple globally censoring this iPhone communication feature deserves renewed scrutiny9to5mac.com Apple globally censoring this iPhone communication feature deserves renewed scrutiny - 9to5Mac
Two years ago, Apple effectively censored a core iPhone communication feature. The change was reportedly initially made at the request...
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- Should we boycott ‘made in China’?www.ethicalconsumer.org Should we boycott ‘made in China’? | Ethical Consumer
The human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese state are numerous, and many are linked to global corporations and products sold around the world. Increasingly people are asking should we boycott ‘made in China’? In this article, Clare Carlile explores the question through the cases of China’s ab...
