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Five Eyes allies call on China to reverse ban on Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators.
Words must now be followed by actions to hold China to account for its violations of international law and to safeguard Hong Kongers at risk of persecution.
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Canada's Parliament passes non-binding motion calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban Huawei’s 5G within 30 days.
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#IPAC 🇩🇪 members @MargareteBause and @GydeJ heard evidence from experts observing China's deteriorating human rights situation.
Concerns raised included mass censorship, forcible cultural assimilation and mass detention of ethnic and religious minorities.
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#IPAC 🇨🇿 member @JanLipavsky MP joins calls to ban involvement from Chinese firms in Czech nuclear power, citing security concerns.
Full interview below 👇
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#IPAC co-chairs @SenRubioPress 🇺🇸 and @bueti MEP 🇪🇺 express solidarity with Australia as it withstands intense pressure from the Chinese government.
Rubio: "Democracies must reject the CCP’s bullying and commit to concrete actions."
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenRubioPress leads bi-partisan calls for 🇹🇼 participation in the WHO.
“Despite its indisputable accomplishments and contributions to global health, the WHO continues to exclude Taiwan from the WHA due to pressure from Beijing"
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"Hang in there, add oil".
大家頂住，加油。
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The Chinese government attempts to single out and bully Australia with economic sanctions.
We call on democratic countries to #StandTogether against the Chinese government's coercive diplomacy.
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BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary gives statement of solidarity with Australia in response to request from #IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair @MPIainDS.
@DominicRaab: "We stand shoulder to shoulder with Australia."
Australia is withstanding intense economic pressure from the Chinese government.
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Earlier #IPAC member @GeraintDaviesMP had urged the Foreign Secretary to implement Magnitsky sanctions on Carrie Lam and tighten capital flows to Hong Kong from the City of London in response to breaches of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
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Germany frets over its corporate dependency on China | Financial Times
"Chinese commercial retaliation in Europe is rare. But the possibility has created “pre-emptive obedience” in the boardrooms and chancelleries of Europe."
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 members ask the Italian government to ensure the EU-China Common Agreement on Investment does not open the door for strategic assets to be bought by companies under the control of the Chinese state.
@bianchimatteo79 @PaoloFormentin1 @AlexBazzaro
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#IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair Garnett Genuis MP addresses the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations.
@GarnettGenuis raised concerns of 'elite capture' and the attempts of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department to illegitimately influence democratic processes.
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Congratulations to #IPAC 🇨🇦 co-chair Hon. @IrwinCotler, appointed Canada's first Special Envoy on Holocaust remembrance and the fight against antisemitism.
Cotler has consistently warned world leaders against ignoring reports of suspected genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 members Baroness Helena Kennedy and @DavidAltonHL propose a cross party amendment to the Trade Bill to block trade deals with genocidal states.
If passed, this would open the way for the UK High Court to consider allegations of genocide against #Uyghurs and others.
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"The greatest number of women that are being abused are Uyghur women by the Chinese state."
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani MP addresses the UK Parliament.
Foreign Sec. @DominicRaab responds by calling on the UN Human Rights Commissioner to establish a fact finding mission.
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Strange object found in Joshua Wong’s stomach: guts, courage, conviction and compassion｜#IPAC advisor
@benedictrogers writes for Apple Daily.
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Le co-président de l’IPAC @AndreGattolin demande à @JY_LeDrian si le Gouvernement envisage une suspension du traité d’extradition 🇫🇷France-🇨🇳#Chine, dont l’application a été totalement déséquilibrée: «Pour l’instant cela n’est pas à l’ordre du jour» andregattolin.net/2020/11/25/tra…
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#IPAC 🇫🇷co-chair @AndreGattolin calls on Foreign Minister @JY_LeDrian to suspend the France-China extradition treaty in light of the undermining of the rule of law in Hong Kong.
andregattolin.net/2020/11/25/tra… twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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Coverage of cross-party efforts led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @DavidAltonHL and Baroness Helena Kennedy to prevent trade deals with states thought to be perpetrating genocide.
If successful, cases considered could include suspected genocide against Uyghurs.
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Australia demands China apologise for posting 'repugnant' fake image | BBC
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