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Chinese official declares Beijing has targeted Australian goods as economic punishment | ABC
Beijing confirms hefty tariffs and trade barriers on Australian products were acts of political retaliation.
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Beijing's trade sanctions on Lithuania are "an attack on the whole EU bloc."
#IPAC 🇱🇹 co-chair @DSakaliene MP on the Chinese government's reaction to the opening of the Vilnius Taiwan Representative Office.
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The #IPAC statement has received widespread coverage in international media:
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‘About time’: EU sues PRC government over economic coercion of Lithuania | Brisbane Times
#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS: WTO must act to ensure the Chinese government is held to account for "refusal to play by the rules".
brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/a…
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The Chinese government issued sanctions on prominent #IPAC 🇪🇺 members @bueti @MiriamMLex @SamuelCogolati and @DSakaliene for playing their role in highlighting the abuse of Uyghurs, a move seen as pivotal in the EU's decision to suspend #CAI ratification.
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The UK must stop purchasing healthcare equipment from states accused of genocide | Politics Home
#IPAC members @HelenaKennedyQC @DavidAltonHL
join all party amendment to block procurement of goods from regions at serious risk of Genocide.
#UnmaskGenocide
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International parliamentary group calls for Taiwan's inclusion in WHA | Focus Taiwan
#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair @AndreGattolin:
Taiwan's participation in the WHA "should not even be questioned."
Coverage of #IPAC #LetTaiwanHelp campaign 👇
focustaiwan.tw/politics/20210…
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Beijing Winter Olympics sponsors pressured over China’s ‘appalling human rights record’ | Financial Times
Coverage of calls from #IPAC 🇺🇸 members @RepMalinowski @RepGallagher to relocate the #Beijing2022 Olympics in light of severe human rights abuses.
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#IPAC 🇸🇪 members @hampushagman and @david_josefsson submit interpellations for the Swedish Riksdag to debate a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The text references human rights abuses in the Uyghur Region and the kidnapping of Swedish citizen Gui Minhai.
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#IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chairs Sen. @PavelFischer and Jan Lipavský MP address Czech Minister for Foreign Affairs @TPetricek.
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Parliamentary alliance demanding tougher stance on Beijing meets in Rome | Le Monde
Coverage of #IPACRome #G20 conference.
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China state TV channel CGTN enlists UK student influencers | The Times
China’s state TV station offers UK students chance to win thousands of pounds by becoming pro-Beijing social media influencers.
Featuring comment from #IPAC co-chair @MPIainDS.
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Full list to be updated here:
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Chinese official seeks Interpol role, sparking fears for dissidents | Guardian
“Allowing Interpol to be used as a vehicle for the PRC government’s repressive policies does great harm to its international standing.”
Coverage of letter from 50 #IPAC MPs.
theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…
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#IPAC 🇸🇪 co-chair @IsaLann1 calls on democratic states to "take off the silk gloves" and take a tougher stance against the Chinese Communist Party, speaking to the Jönköpings-Posten.
jp.se/2021-11-05/vyk…
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Hong Kong Book Fair to call in police over exhibits which could breach national security law | Hong Kong Free Press
The move comes as police investigate a public library for a display of books written by imprisoned Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai.
hongkongfp.com/2021/06/25/hon…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton MP asks UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab to take steps to ensure Uyghurs in Afghanistan are not at risk of persecution and deportation to China. twitter.com/Afzal4Gorton/s…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL asks what contracts the UK government holds with chip-maker Newport Wafer Fab, and what risks this poses should sale to Chinese firm go ahead.
Former head of National Cyber Security Service head says NWF sale a "greater threat" than Huawei 5G.
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AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs | BBC News
Software engineer says tests on detained Uyghurs aim to build tools enabling criminal "pre-judgement without any credible evidence".
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
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UK judges resign as Hong Kong legal experts says staying on may be seen as supporting crackdown | VOA
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton: British judges served as "window dressing" for brutal crackdown on all forms of political opposition in Hong Kong.
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Cross-party parliamentary association on human rights diplomacy led by #IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chairs Rep. @ShioriYamao and Rep. Gen Nakatani launches English website, link below 👇👇
@JinkenGaikou @Japan_pac twitter.com/JinkenGaikou/s…
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Joseph Wu heading to central Europe to bolster ties | Taipei Times
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu will speak at the #IPACRome #G20 meeting in virtual address.
#StandTogether 🇹🇼
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UK House of Lords passes Lord Blencathra's #UyghurSlaveryAmendment to remove forced labour from NHS supply chains.
The Bill will now return to the Commons, where #IPAC members have shown cross-party support for the amendment.
#UnmaskSlavery
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Australia's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security chaired by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson recommends urgent legislation to counter looming threats against critical infrastructure.
The report cites cyber-attacks from China and other authoritarian states. twitter.com/SenPaterson/st…
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