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#IPAC statement on the 22nd anniversary of the persecution of the Falun Gong.
We take this solemn anniversary to remember all ethnic and religious minorities persecuted by the Chinese government.
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U.S. to Warn Businesses Over Rising Risks in Hong Kong Under China Crackdown | The Wall Street Journal
An advisory cautions businesses that operating in Hong Kong carries ‘financial, legal and reputational risks’.
wsj.com/articles/u-s-w…
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#IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Senator @AndreGattolin appointed to lead parliamentary investigation into the influence of non-state actors in French universities.
The fact finding mission will examine the role of Chinese state sponsored Confucius Institutes.
senat.fr/presse/cp20210…
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‘Genocide games’: British MPs vote for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics | Sydney Morning Herald
Motion led by #IPAC members calling for UK government representatives to decline invitations to the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics passes unanimously.
smh.com.au/world/europe/g…
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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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UK lawmakers vote for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC campaign for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 taking place across 11 legislatures, following key vote in UK Parliament led by #IPAC member @timloughton.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
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#BREAKING: UK Parliament unanimously passes a motion calling for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
The motion led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calls for UK government representatives to decline invitations to the Games.
twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton MP moves motion calling for UK government representatives to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics.
Loughton: Only a diplomatic boycott will stop the Chinese Communist Party from scoring "the major soft power victory they crave."
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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-…
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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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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @DavidAltonHL raises concern at the takeover of the UK's largest semiconductor producer by Chinese owned firm Nexperia:
"What assessment has been made of the dependency of UK manufacturers on China for imports of critical technologies such as semiconductors?"
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Biden to warn US companies of risks of operating in Hong Kong | Financial Times
Chinese government access to data and threats against foreign companies complying with human rights sanctions on Chinese officials among risks of operating in Hong Kong.
ft.com/content/8ca8fb…
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause MdB asks the German Federal Foreign Office what steps it has taken to address the "massive encroachment of press freedoms" in the forced shut down of #AppleDaily, Hong Kong's last remaining opposition newspaper.
Government response 👇
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Canada’s public pension plan can’t ignore human rights in investments | Toronto Star
Canadian state pension fund invests in firms included on US government investment blacklist for firms linked to China's military and persecution of Uyghurs.
thestar.com/opinion/editor…
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Response on behalf of French President @EmmanuelMacron to #IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair Senator @AndreGattolin on calls for the G7 to address Uyghur forced labour in supply chains.
Strzoda: G7 "unambiguous" on criticism of Chinese government abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
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U.S. set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang | Reuters
reuters.com/world/china/ex…
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China’s cotton trade: Boycotts give hope to Uighurs but companies take a hit | Irish Times
#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne calls on clothing manufacturers to ensure supply chains are free of forced labour abuses against Uyghurs.
irishtimes.com/business/china…
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#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chairs Louisa Wall MP and Simon O'Connor MP and @Billbrowder drive efforts to build New Zealand's 'Magnitsky' human rights sanctions regime.
Wall: democratic countries increasingly "all on the same page" on targeting human rights abusers.
newsroom.co.nz/absurd-for-nz-…
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Belgian Parliament formally votes to declare Uyghurs at "serious risk of Genocide" and victims of Crimes Against Humanity.
#IPAC co-chair @SamuelCogolati has called on the 🇧🇪 Government to fulfil obligations under the Genocide Convention and act to prevent further atrocities. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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Full text of letter from @MPIainDS and @uffeelbaek:
Actions of @HSBC show it is "not only willing to turn a blind eye to the Chinese government’s political repression but is also complicit in abetting direct violations of international law."
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HSBC boss Mark Tucker accused of attack on democracy over Hong Kong | The Times
#IPAC members @MPIainDS 🇬🇧 and @uffeelbaek 🇩🇰 call on @HSBC to release frozen assets of pro-democracy activists and explain reports of refusal to recognise #BNO passports.
thetimes.co.uk/article/hsbc-b…
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @hildevautmans:
"China has killed democracy in Hong Kong and Xi Jinping has made it very clear that Taiwan is the next station."
"A China that tramples on human rights cannot be a close partner to the EU."
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#IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @fxbellamy praises the courage of journalists at Hong Kong newspaper #AppleDaily, forced to close after being targeted under the National Security Law.
"The Chinese Communist Party is methodically dismantling any democratic opposition to its totalitarian project."
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@MiriamMLex @hk_watch #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEP @AnnaFotyga_PE:
EU and EU Member State diplomats must decline invitations to attend events at the #Beijing2022 Olympics in Beijing.
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#BREAKING: EU Parliament passes joint resolution on Hong Kong, calling for:
👉Sanctions on HK officials
👉Termination of extradition treaties with China
👉 Diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 Olympics
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex: "the free world cannot stand by"
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