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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex:
EU sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Uyghur abuses must be followed by sanctions on those who have dismantled Hong Kong's democracy.
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"the Government is hiding behind the fiction of an imaginary judicial mechanism that will hold the CCP accountable for its genocide of the Xinjiang Uighurs."
#IPAC member @DavidAltonHL on the UK government's attempts to wreck the #GenocideAmendment to the UK Trade Bill. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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The Czech Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs labels China's treatment of Uyghurs "inhumane", in a motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair @JanLipavsky MP.
Full text of the motion: psp.cz/sqw/text/text2…
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 co-chair Sen. @LucioMalan questioned Carlo Pettinato, Head of Investment Policy at the European Commission DG Trade, on the EU-China #CAI investment deal.
Malan questioned the access given to state censored Chinese media to the EU, with much EU media blocked in China.
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause MdB calls for political leaders to not attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, to signal concern with the Chinese government's abuses of #Uyghurs and violations of international law. twitter.com/MargareteBause…
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EU ambassadors OK human rights sanctions on China | Politico
#IPAC 🇪🇺 members have repeatedly called for the EU 'Magntisky' act to be used against Chinese officials perpetrating abuses on #Uyghurs.
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Why is Japan cautious about taking stance on alleged Uyghur human rights abuse by China? | Mainichi
Featuring comment from #IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata
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China's Ambassador to France warns #IPAC 🇫🇷 member Sen. @OlivierCadic against visiting government officials in Taiwan. twitter.com/OlivierCadic/s…
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Chinese government official threatens #IPAC UK member @Nus_Ghani MP after publishing a report on Uyghur slave labour.
The report called for tougher penalties on firms using Uyghur forced labour supply chains. twitter.com/Nus_Ghani/stat…
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EU agrees China sanctions over human rights abuses | Deutsche Welle
#IPAC 🇪🇺 parliamentarians have repeatedly called for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for gross human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
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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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UK must fix modern slavery laws to help protect Uighurs in China, say MPs.
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani MP urges UK government to adopt penalties to compel businesses to ensure Uighur forced labour is not used in their supply chains.
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"We cannot rely on the Chinese government to be the gatekeeper for our critical supply chains."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS urges the UK to lead with democratic allies in reducing strategic dependency on China, in response to the #IntegratedReview.
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“deeper trade links and increased Chinese investment in the UK would seem to directly undermine attempts to meet these challenges."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 comment on #IntegratedReview label of China as the “biggest state-based threat” to the UK's economic security.
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“This is despite repeated Chinese state-backed cyber-attacks on UK targets and attempts by Chinese government agents to intimidate and threaten UK residents"
#IPAC comment on UK failure to include the Chinese government on list of "hostile" state actors.
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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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"Even in the UK I don’t feel safe from the pernicious reach of the Chinese state."
#IPAC advisor @MahmutRahima on Chinese government attempts to harass and intimidate Uyghurs and diasporic communities abroad.
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EU moves closer to sanctions for human rights violations in 6 countries | Politico
#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs have repeatedly called on the EU to implement sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
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"The women of the Uyghur Muslim community are being persecuted as we speak".
#IPAC 🇬🇧 @JanetDaby MP calls for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses in Xinjiang during an #InternationalWomensDay debate in the UK Parliament.
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#IPAC member @imranahmadkhan MP: What actions are the UK Government taking to hold the Chinese government to account for its breaching of the Sino-British Joint Declaration?
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"On Hong Kong, China is behaving like a bully. And bullies only understand words when they are followed by action."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @LaylaMoran MP secures Urgent Question on Hong Kong in the UK Parliament, calls for sanctions on Carrie Lam and Xia Baolong.
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Global Lawmakers Call Out China For Abuses Against Minority Women in Xinjiang — Radio Free Asia
Coverage of #IPAC statement on #InternationalWomensDay
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#IPAC member @natalieben calls for the UK government to act on HSBC and other UK linked firms which "unconditionally back the illegal behaviour of the Chinese government" in Hong Kong.
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"All of Hong Kong's pro-democracy leaders are either in jail, in exile or on trail."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL calls for the UK government to implement sanctions against Chinese government officials responsible for the mass arrests of Hong Kong opposition leaders.
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Huawei row, O’Halloran detention threaten China’s relationship with Ireland | SCMP
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chairs Sen. @malcolmbyrne and Sen. @barrymward.
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