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Report: Beijing flooded Taiwan with coronavirus disinformation | Axios
Chinese state backed forces spread COVID-19-related disinformation aimed at delegitimizing Taiwan's democratic government and improving Beijing's image.
axios.com/report-beijing…
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB asks State Secretary Markus Kerber whether the German government is considering staging a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics, in light of severe human rights abuses in the Uyghur Region.
Full response 👉dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/306/193…
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Zhang Zhan: US asks China to free jailed Wuhan citizen journalist | BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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Morocco arrests Uyghur man at China’s request | AP
Moroccan authorities have arrested a Uyghur activist in exile based on a Chinese terrorism warrant distributed by Interpol.
apnews.com/article/govern…
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Fears over Chinese spying lead to calls for UK ban on DiDi Global ride-hailing app | The Times
Featuring questions from #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @YasminQureshiMP @timloughton on Chinese government access to sensitive user data.
thetimes.co.uk/article/fears-…
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Board of Deputies of British Jews back #IPAC 🇬🇧 #StopGenocideTrade amendment to the Trade Bill, which would give courts power to rule on genocide.
The amendment has received cross party support and will be voted on in the UK House of Commons next week.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
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#IPAC UK MPs joined with Uyghur activists in a show of solidarity ahead of a vote to recognise the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs as a genocide.
Follow the debate live from 14.45 (BST): parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0a…
@timloughton @MPIainDS @Nus_Ghani @MahmutRahima
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"Our alliances, our partnerships, and the shared values on which they stand, and our reliability in the face of adversity are our special sauce for effective global leadership"
#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenatorMenendez to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:foreign.senate.gov/press/ranking/…
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Boris Johnson orders review of Beijing takeover of British tech company | SMH
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chairs @kimbakit, @SenPaterson:
“In some countries, like China, there are really no strictly private companies immune from state direction"
smh.com.au/world/europe/b…
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Denmark joins legislators forming an international alliance on China | Altinget
altinget.dk/navnenyt/katar…
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G7 communique on China echoes calls led by #IPAC for Taiwan's 🇹🇼 "meaningful participation" in the World Health Organization @WHO and World Health Assembly.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
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New powers to kick out spies from hostile states as concerns mount over Russia and China | The Times
Foreign spies operating in Britain face being prosecuted and deported under new laws to protect the nation from hostile states.
thetimes.co.uk/article/new-po…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL leads House of Lords debate on the Genocide of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Region.
Alton calls for sponsors to withdraw from the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics in light of the PRC government's abuses in the Uyghur Region. twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/s…
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"Donald Trump and Joe Biden don't agree on much but both of their administrations have now recognised that Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China are being subject to ongoing genocide."
#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair @GarnettGenuis MP urges Canada to declare a 'genocide' against Uyghurs. twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter | Associated Press
"More than half the retweets [Ambassador] Liu got from June through January came from accounts that Twitter has suspended for violating the platform’s rules."
apnews.com/article/asia-p…
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40 countries call for UN to be granted meaningful access to investigate abuses in Xinjiang, in a statement delivered to the Human Rights Council.
Last week #IPAC called on HRC members to back investigations into alleged genocide in the Uyghur Region.
france24.com/en/live-news/2…
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New Hong Kong electors decided with only 1 opposition member | Independent
The restructured electoral process guarantees a vast majority of the Elections Committee will be largely pro-Beijing candidates.
independent.co.uk/news/hong-kong…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex leads letter to EU leaders calling for solidarity with Lithuania as it withstands pressure from Beijing.
"failing to respond to the PRC's actions would embolden it to engage in further coercion against Lithuania or any other EU member state" twitter.com/MiriamMLex/sta…
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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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Bank accused of Beijing-backed ‘asset grab’ as Hongkongers in UK denied access to pension savings | HKFP
@HSBC accused of refusing to recognise BNO passports as proof of right to remain in UK, denying fleeing Hong Kongers access to personal pension funds.
hongkongfp.com/2021/07/04/ban…
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Rule by Fear Is Changing the Face of Hong Kong Society | Bloomberg
"After being likened in China’s state media to a “tumor” and “poison,” a teachers’ union with nearly 100,000 members saw the writing on the blackboard and dissolved itself."
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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British MPs urge government to block Chinese chips takeover bid | Politico
Featuring comment from #IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS.
politico.eu/article/britis…
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