Zoom said it had suspended accounts of three U.S. and Hong Kong activists at Beijing’s request after they tried to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. ( read original story …)
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How COVID-19, Floyd protests shape China’s crackdown in Hong Kong
Protests over the killing of George Floyd in the U.S. appear to have made China less worried about criticism it might get over human rights issues. ( read original story …)
Beijing Warns Students About Studying In Australia, Canberra Refuses To Be Intimidated
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday he would not be intimidated by what he described as” coercion” from Beijing. ( read original story …)
Twitter removes China-linked accounts spreading false news
Twitter has removed a vast network of accounts that it says is linked to the Chinese government and were pushing false information favorable to the country’s communist … ( read original story …)
China touts military training near tense Indian border
Chinese state media is drawing attention to ongoing military training near China’s 2,200-mile border with India, despite claims from Beijing the two sides have eased tensions. ( read original story …)
China Calls on Twitter to Remove Anti-Beijing Accounts Amid Censorship Spat
China accounts that it said were spreading disinformation about a range of topics, including coronavirus and Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Update: Beijing suspends class resumption after new COVID-19 cases
Teachers wait for returning students at Yangfangdian central primary school in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Ren Chao) BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) — Beijing on … ( read original story…
Beijing elementary students’ return to school delayed after new coronavirus cases found
The return to school of Beijing students in years 1, 2 and 3 has been delayed after two new coronavirus infections were diagnosed in China’s capital. ( read original story …)
Beijing reports first cases in 55 days
ChinaBeijing has reported three new cases of coronavirus, raising concerns over a possible outbreak in the capital, after a 55-day streak of no infection was broken yesterday.The authorities said that … ( read original story…
China’s ‘mask diplomacy’ and Silk Road investments may make all the difference if there’s a cold war with the US
U.S.-China relations are the worst they’ve been in decades – at least since the Tiananmen Square crackdown in June 1989, which led to almost complete international isolation of China.Some officials … ( read original story…
U.S. Navy makes show of force in Indo-Pacific amid rising tensions with China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and … (…
Hong Kong, China governments reject UK ‘interference’ and ‘biased’ criticism
The Hong Kong government and China’s foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing’s plans for national security legislation, saying it was “biased” … ( read…
Apple removes two podcast apps from China store after censorship demands
Apple has removed two podcast apps from its Chinese app store, following government pressure to censor content. Pocket Casts and Castro were both pulled from distribution in China, after the … ( read original story…
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