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“It is our moral obligation to narrow the gap between our economic aspirations and our values. Otherwise we will become morally co-responsible for the CCP’s abuses.”
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex MEP EU-China #CAI investment deal human rights concerns.
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#IPAC co-chair @bueti criticises 🇪🇺🇨🇳 CAI investment deal:
"A few market access concessions weigh more than both the need to stand tall against the appalling forced labour practises in China, and the opportunity of aligning with the incoming Biden team”
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenRubioPress leads bi-partisan calls for 🇹🇼 participation in the WHO.
“Despite its indisputable accomplishments and contributions to global health, the WHO continues to exclude Taiwan from the WHA due to pressure from Beijing"
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UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab pays tribute to #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS on efforts to secure sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Xinjiang abuses.
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Coverage of #IPAC UK cross-party efforts to allow domestic courts to consider alleged genocide against #Uyghurs perpetrated by the Chinese state.
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Today's announcement that the UK will be suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong was welcomed by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members in the House of Commons.
SNP MP @AlynSmith pressed for further action, with Magnitsky sanctions to be used against perpetrators of abuses in Xinjiang.
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Yesterday #IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler gave evidence to a Parliamentary hearing on abuses against Muslim Uyghurs in #Xinjiang.
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs Louisa Wall MP and Simon O'Connor MP lead cross party criticism of Chinese government's "coercive diplomacy".
The MPs call for New Zealand to call out Beijing's “abusive bullying behaviour” against Australia and Hong Kong crackdown.
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EU deal cements China’s advantage in media war | Politico
Beijing has closed its market to European media investors, while EU keeps doors open to Chinese propagandists.
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti MEP.
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Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 member @guyverhofstadt MEP:
"The European Parliament will never ratify the China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment without commitments and proof that the human rights of Hong Kongers, Uyghurs & Tibetans improve."
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 co-chairs Sen. @LucioMalan and Sen. @rampi speak to Deutsche Welle on China's influence in Europe.
"When you make an economic agreement with a state that doesn't respect human rights, you are dealing with human rights."
Watch the full interview👉youtu.be/fBnT0tsLqGQ?t=…
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#IPAC 🇨🇦 members among parliamentarians calling for the Canadian government to improve its lifeboat scheme for Hong Kongers fleeing persecution.
@JohnMcKayLib @RmdKenny @tomkmiec @HMcPhersonMP @SenatorHousakos @SenatorNgo twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Sen. @AndreGattolin on EU-China #CAI investment deal:
"It's hard to see how these gains outweigh the blatant human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet and against Taiwan, and the political cost of condoning such actions."
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#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @IrwinCotler calls for Canada to strengthen its Magnitsky sanctions scheme to ensure more perpetrators of human rights violations are held accountable for abuses.
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Danish Foreign Minister @JeppeKofod responds to a letter led by @EnginEroglu_FW MEP and other #IPAC 🇪🇺 members.
The letter called for greater EU action in response to the undermining of democracy in Hong Kong, including sanctions on officials responsible. twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW…
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#IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chairs @ElsVanHoofcdenv @SamuelCogolati led questioning of Foreign Minister @Sophie_Wilmes on EU-China #CAI investment deal.
Concerns include China's access to EU energy and telecommunications markets and China's failure to ratify ILO conventions on forced labour.
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"We will continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong in their defence of the democratic character of Hong Kong."
Statement of solidarity with Hong Kong pro-democrat legislators signed by #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs @MiriamMLex @bueti @AnnaFotyga_PE. twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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How a blow to Australian wine shows tensions with China | BBC News
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair Sen. @kimbakit on our #SolidarityWithAustralia campaign.
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#BREAKING: Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 Olympics.
President @GitanasNauseda confirmed that neither he nor Ministers would attend.
Thank you to #IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene for her contribution to the campaign.
#NoRightsNoShow
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"If the Chinese government has got nothing to hide in Xinjiang, what has it got to fear from the free press?"
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @YasminQureshiMP on the #BBC China ban, full comment below 👇
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chairs Rep. @ShioriYamao and Rep. Gen Nakatani launch @JinkenGaikou.
The cross party group of 76 parliamentarians looks to develop Japan's human rights diplomacy, amidst calls for a Japanese 'Magnitsky' targeted human rights sanctions regime. twitter.com/JinkenGaikou/s…
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Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause:
"Systemic competition with China is about dictatorship or democracy. International institutions and the universality of human rights must be defended more resolutely than before."
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chair Louisa Wall MP speaks to @SkyNewsAust on our #SolidarityWithAustralia campaign.
"What binds us together is that we all believe in democracy, we work together to meet the challenges facing not only Australia, but all our countries."
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Chinese state media threatens to sanction countries that boycott the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics after #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @DavidAltonHL and @RhonddaBryant MP raised the issue in the UK Parliament.
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