451
UK should push companies to boycott Beijing Olympics over labour abuses, MPs say | Politico
#IPAC co-ordinator @lukedepulford: UK lacks import controls to prevent goods from the Uyghur region entering the market.
politico.eu/article/uk-sho…
452
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…
453
Coverage of #IPAC campaign for @HSBC to release assets of Ted Hui and other Hong Kong activists charged under the city's National Security Law.
thetimes.co.uk/article/ftse-b…
454
EU starts work on rival to China’s Belt and Road Initiative | Politico
politico.eu/article/eu-sta…
455
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.
abc.net.au/news/2021-07-0…
456
European Parliament to call for Beijing Olympic boycott | SCMP
Motion backed by #IPAC 🇪🇺 members @EnginEroglu_FW @bueti @MiriamMLex @AnnaFotyga_PE calls for EU member states to stage diplomatic boycott of #Beijing2022 Winter Games.
@hk_watch
scmp.com/news/china/dip…
457
#IPAC 🇬🇧 @timloughton MP urges Prime Minister @BorisJohnson to back a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Loughton calls for an end to the "denial of human rights violations and genocides in Xinjiang and Tibet."
458
#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…
459
Growing cross party support for #IPAC calls for a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Next week the House of Commons will debate a motion led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calling on UK officials to refuse invitations to the games.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
460
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…
461
Chinese-owned firm acquires UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturer | The Guardian
The move comes amid an increasingly severe global shortage of computer chips.
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
462
China to invest in Ukraine after Kiev drops complaint over Uyghur abuses | The Times
The investment deal comes after Ukraine withdrew from a UN Human Rights Council statement calling for investigations into abuses in the Uyghur Region.
thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
463
#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne welcomes announcement that the Irish government will not send representatives to the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
Byrne calls for Ireland to push for a relocation of the Games so long as gross human rights abuses in China continue. twitter.com/malcolmbyrne/s…
464
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…
465
Next week the UK House of Commons will debate a motion calling for UK officials to decline invitations to attend the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics.
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calls for UK diplomatic representation to be conditional on improved human rights in the Uyghur Region.
466
#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair @ShioriYamao calls for Japan to pass mandatory human rights due diligence legislation after major fashion firms accused of using Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang supply chains. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
467
Swiss Foreign Affairs Commission calls for the Switzerland - China Free Trade Agreement to be updated to include a binding chapter on human rights.
The motion was led by #IPAC 🇨🇭 member @WalderNicolas MP and will proceed to a debate in parliament.
parlament.ch/press-releases…
468
'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…
469
France probes fashion retailers for concealing 'crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang | Reuters
Four major international fashion brands alleged to use Xinjiang supply chains tainted by Uyghur forced labour.
reuters.com/world/china/fr…
470
'Hong Kong's fate shows the dangers of economic dependence on the Chinese Communist Party'
#IPAC 🇩🇰🇸🇪 🇳🇴co-chairs @uffeelbaek @FredrikMalm @IsaLann1 @Trinesg @tetzschner write for Svenka Daglabet on the 100th anniversary of the CCP.
svd.se/hongkongs-ode-…
471
China is threatening academic freedom in Australia | Al Jazeera
Human Rights Watch says Australian universities are ‘turning a blind eye’ to harassment and intimidation of Chinese students and academics.
aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/30…
472
ICC receives evidence of forced deportation of Uighurs from Tajikistan | Irish Times
Dossier raises question of whether new prosecutor will open investigation to challenge China.
irishtimes.com/news/world/asi…
473
US State Department fears Chinese government threats to labour auditors | Axios
Organisations performing supply-chain audits in China are coming under pressure from Chinese authorities, with seven independent auditors detained and interrogated in April.
axios.com/state-dept-chi…
474
Report: UN Body assists China to expand its global policing, refuses to release secret agreement.
@SafeguardDefend
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/un-bod…
475
New report from @SafeguardDefen finds enforced disappearances and torture in extrajudicial 'Liuzhi' system run by the Chinese Communist Party's National Security Commission (NSC).
UN agencies refuse to release details of memorandums signed with the NSC.
lemonde.fr/international/…
An international cross-party group of legislators working to reform the approach of democratic countries to China. Join us.