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Chinese Ambassador warns Belgian parliamentarians against criticism of Hong Kong abuses | De Morgen
#IPAC 🇧🇪 chair of Foreign Affairs Committee @ElsVanHoofcdenv warned on motion led by #IPAC co-chair @SamuelCogolati condemning HK National Security Law.
demorgen.be/nieuws/ze-will…
1402
Switzerland dithers on the China question | SRF News
Coverage of efforts backed by #IPAC 🇨🇭 co-chair @FabianMolinaNR to insert human rights and labour rights clauses into the Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement.
srf.ch/news/internati…
1403
Biden administration to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, report says | The Independent
#IPAC is calling on governments to decline invitations to attend #Beijing2022 in light of abuses in the Uyghur Region and Hong Kong.
#NoRightsNoShow
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
1404
China infrastructure drive traps poor nations with $385 bn 'hidden debt': study | AFP
Study finds more than a third of Belt and Road Initiative projects have been hit by alleged corruption scandals and protests.
news.yahoo.com/china-infrastr…
1405
Ministers urged to confront ambassador over journalist driven out of China | The Times
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne
thetimes.co.uk/article/minist…
1406
UBS and Credit Suisse criticised for links to Uyghur abuses | Blick
#IPAC 🇨🇭 co-chair @FabianMolinaNR on @hk_watch report: "Swiss banks are still not able to to adhere to fundamental human rights standards"
blick.ch/politik/kritik…
1407
U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China's Xinjiang | BBC
Legislation led by #IPAC 🇺🇸 members @SenJeffMerkley and @SenRubioPress would force all producers to prove Xinjiang supply chains are free from Uyghur forced labour.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
1408
"European officials must boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Ceremonies"
@lpost10 interview with #IPAC 🇧🇪 co-chair @SamuelCogolati on growing calls for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Games.
#NoRightsNoShow
lpost.be/2021/11/16/sam…
1409
#IPAC members @Nus_Ghani 🇬🇧 and @SamuelCogolati 🇧🇪 meet to discuss efforts in the UK and Belgian parliaments to recognise the #UyghurGenocide. twitter.com/Nus_Ghani/stat…
1410
Hong Kong elections marred by record low turnout as voters snub poll | Financial Times
Pro-Beijing parties dominate contest condemned as ‘sham’ for lack of opposition candidates.
ft.com/content/c1f999…
1411
China set to weigh heavy on Biden's first G-7 in Cornwall | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC letter to G7 leaders calling for democracies to lead an infrastructure investment alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative ahead of #G7Summit.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
1412
Close Hong Kong visa scheme loophole, MPs urge | BBC
Home Office urged to extend Hong Kong visa scheme to include thousands of young people at risk of targeting by the Beijing regime.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-577448…
1413
Global legislators urge support for Lithuania, Taiwan amid China pressure | Focus Taiwan
Featuring comment from #IPAC co-chairs @DSakaliene 🇱🇹 @IsaLann1 🇸🇪 @AndreGattolin 🇫🇷.
focustaiwan.tw/politics/20210…
1414
Parliamentarians across the world welcomed the UK Parliament's #UyghurGenocide declaration.
#IPAC 🇺🇸 Co-Chair @SenatorMenendez:
UK MPs have "shone a light on the egregious abuses the Chinese state commits against the Uyghur people."
Full comment:
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…
1415
"If I were extradited to face charges, would I be tried by one of the British judges who continue to sit in Hong Kong's courts?"
#IPAC adviser @benedictrogers writes after being warned by Hong Kong police over alleged violations of National Security Law.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/1…
1416
"Isn't it time to impose Magnitsky sanctions?"
#IPAC Co-Chair Baroness Helena Kennedy calls on the UK to act on Chinese and Hong Kong government officials responsible for "grave and repeated breaches of the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
1417
Cambridge sets guidelines to reduce overseas engagement risks | Financial Times
New guidelines will train students and staff to deal with potential surveillance threats amid increasing targeting of Chinese students by Chinese government agents.
ft.com/content/96d1ef…
1418
Federal government urged to punish foreign human rights abusers harder | ABC News
Coverage of cross-party efforts led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit to establish a 'Magnitsky' style human rights sanction regime in Australia.
abc.net.au/news/2021-08-0…
1419
The visit of @mbachelet to #Xinjiang has concluded, amid widespread criticism.
It would appear that #IPAC’s fears regarding COVID restrictions and stage managed tours of detention facilities were well-founded. See below for statement 👇
politico.eu/article/un-mic…
1420
U.S. lawmakers push to rename Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington | Reuters
#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chairs @SenatorMenendez and @SenRubioPress lead bi-partisan bill to rename Taiwan's diplomatic mission in Washington as the "Taiwan Representative Office."
reuters.com/world/china/us…
1421
#IPAC UK co-chair @MPIainDS calls for a review of Britain's strategic dependency on China, writing in the @Telegraph. twitter.com/MPIainDS/statu…
1422
Nowhere is safe: Uyghur activist faces deportation back to China after being arrested in Morocco | The Independent
"our biggest concern is what Aishan might face if he was deported back to China"
independent.co.uk/independentpre…
1423
ABC News: Australians flagged in Shanghai security files which shed light on China's surveillance state and monitoring of Uyghurs.
Investigations into so-called "suspected terrorists" included more than 400 Uyghur children, some as young as five.
abc.net.au/news/2021-04-0…
1424
#IPAC statement on the #XinjiangPoliceFiles.
These revelations expose again the PRC government’s claims that the camps are for ‘re-education’ and ‘counter-terrorism’ purposes as a lie.
As @UNHumanRights visits the region, the PRC cannot be allowed to whitewash over the abuses.
1425
Former European Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker slams EU-China deal as ‘cheap’ on labour standards.
politico.eu/article/jean-c…
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