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Full story: Pressure grows on HSBC over Hong Kong activist Ted Hui - Global politicians demand bank accounts unfrozen | the Times.
thetimes.co.uk/article/pressu…
1527
'There is still much work to be done to support Hong Kongers arriving in the UK'
#IPAC member @LaylaMoran writes for the Independent, calling for @HSBC and other banks to ensure Hong Kongers fleeing the city can access their pension funds.
@hk_watch
independent.co.uk/voices/hong-ko…
1528
Banned from broadcasting in the United Kingdom, Chinese state media outlet CGTN defers to France | Le Monde
lemonde.fr/economie/artic…
1529
#IPAC 🇳🇿 Co-Chair Louisa Wall MP leads cross party calls for New Zealand to take a stronger stance on the Chinese government's persecution of Uyghurs and Falun Gong practitioners.
Wall raised concerns of forced organ harvesting from political prisoners.
rnz.co.nz/news/political…
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Chinese state media refuses to label Russian invasion of Ukraine as 'war' | China Media Project
Voices critical of Putin, or even those calling for peace, continue to be systematically removed from Chinese social media platforms.
chinamediaproject.org/2022/03/12/whe…
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Thread of coverage of #IPAC and @hk_watch press conference with Bob Chen, the protester beaten by PRC Consulate staff in Manchester.
IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @Afzal4Gorton @DavidAltonHL
accussed the UK government of a 'totally inadequate' response.
theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
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#IPAC statement on the 23rd anniversary of the persecution of the Falun Gong.
Today we remember all those in China who have been denied freedom of religious belief, including Gao Zhisheng, Chang Weiping, Pastor Wang Yi and all others imprisoned for defending religious freedoms.
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 members set to feature in three key debates in the Commons today:
1⃣ Urgent Question on Chinese takeover of UK semiconductor manufacturer
2⃣ Presentation of @timloughton MP's Tibet Reciprocal Access Bill
3⃣ Motion for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics
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International alliance of legislators kicks off campaign to include Taiwan in WHA | Taiwan News
#IPAC Co-Chair @MPIainDS "At a time when the world should be uniting to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, it makes no sense to exclude Taiwan from the WHA"
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4189100
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Report from @hk_watch finds that 93% of those charged over Hong Kong protests are too young to access UK BN(O) visa scheme.
@DamianGreen amendment to the Borders Bill would see law changes to help young Hongkongers flee to the UK.
theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…
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“If we protect Ukraine ... then I think that would be a lesson, a hard lesson, for the People’s Republic of China."
#IPAC co-chair @DSakaliene MP says Chinese government could be 'inspired' to take action against Taiwan if Russia succeeds in Ukraine.
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
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Beijing's repression against Uyghurs becomes clear | LRT
#IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene speaks to LRT on the mass imprisonment and forced labour abuses in the Uyghur Region.
lrt.lt/naujienos/pasa…
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China in Talks With Russia to Buy Oil for Strategic Reserves | Bloomberg
The Chinese government is seeking to replenish its strategic crude stockpiles with cheap Russian oil, moves which could help fund Russia's war in Ukraine.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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NATO summit: leaders declare China presents security risk | The Guardian
Communique says the Chinese government's “stated ambitions and assertive behaviour present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order”.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…
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UK considering ban on NHS procurement of goods made in Xinjiang | The Guardian
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani: "We have a duty to protect the NHS from involvement in the heinous things done to Uyghur people."
theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
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Confucius Institutes in the UK accused of only accepting staff who were vetted in China. telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/1…
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Following credible reports that Putin delayed his invasion of 🇺🇦 at the request of Xi Jinping, now seems a good time to re-up the standing invitation for legislators to join #IPAC. #Standtogether
ipac.global/contact/member/
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Bipartisan support for tearing up Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement | Sydney Morning Herald
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit: Belt and Road Initiative a "debt trap" for Australia.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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UK judges quit Hong Kong court over security law | The Times
The resignation announcement came just before a Westminster Hall debate on the role of British judges in Hong Kong, which had been organised by #IPAC members @Siobhain_Mc and @MPIainDS.
thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-jud…
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Trapped in Dubai – China’s hunt for a teenage dissident.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/trappe…
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#IPAC advisor @adrianzenz research on mass sterilization and forced birth control pivotal in building evidence for the US to label Chinese government persecution of Uyghurs a "genocide". twitter.com/adrianzenz/sta…
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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.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/m…
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