There is a “very credible case” that the Chinese government is carrying out the crime of genocide against the Uighur people, according to a newly published formal legal opinion. It concludes there is … (…
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China formally accuses Australian journalist Cheng Lei of supplying state secrets abroad
The case against the single mother of two comes amid a sharp rupture in relations between Beijing and the U.S. ally. ( read original story …)
Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested in China after six months’ detention
Calls renewed for humane treatment of news anchor after arrest ‘on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas’ … ( read original story …)
Eric Abetz’s war on Chinese Australians has Beijing rubbing its hands
When Australia’s answer to Joe McCarthy starts attacking Chinese Australians, the CCP just sits back and smiles. ( read original story …)
China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
China reported no new locally transmitted mainland COVID-19 case for the first time in nearly two months, official data showed on Monday, adding to signs that it has managed to stamp out the latest ……
South China Sea: Expert issues stark warning about US-Beijing conflict – ‘Drivers of war’
A leading analyst warned that the US and China are heading towards a major military conflict over Taiwan, claiming “the drivers of war” are escalating. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s move to disbar lawyers in Hong Kong fugitives case sends a chill through mainland human rights circles
Judicial officials turned up at their law firms with letters saying the two human rights lawyers’ practising licences were being revoked. The news alarmed their clients and the mainland’s human rights … ( read original…
Heartbreak and anger as China discourages travel for Lunar New Year
Normally at this time of year, hundreds of millions of Chinese people would be packing highways, trains and planes on homebound trips to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their family. ( read original story…
China’s Covid-19 vaccine drive is falling behind US, Europe
China quelled the coronavirus by deploying its authoritarian system to get things done: from building hospitals in days, to blitz-testing entire cities and basically sealing off its vast border.. Read … ( read original story…
China Ambassador Cui Tiankai suggests WHO investigate coronavirus origins in US in CNN interview
China’s ambassador to the United States suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the World Health Organization should investigate whether the coronavirus outbreak began somewhere in America … ( read original story …)
Canadian MPs, lawmakers call for relocation of 2022 Beijing Olympics over Uighur abuse
Canadian Olympic team won’t join boycott of Beijing games More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a “genocidal … (…
Antony Blinken called for China to end ‘abuses of the international system’ in first Beijing call, following threats of a new cold war
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a hard line on human rights abuses in China on his first call with his counterpart in Beijing. ( read original story …)
Biden warns China of face ‘extreme competition’ from US
President Joe Biden said China would face “extreme competition” from the US, in the latest sign of Sino-US tensions after his administration said it would hold Beijing accountable for its “abuses” and … ( read…
