1026
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani MP calls on the UK government to force companies operating in Xinjiang to demonstrate that supply chains are free from Uyghur forced labour, after the British parliament declares Uyghurs to be victims of genocide.
politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…
1027
Czech Senate passes resolution backing Taiwan's participation in WHO | Focus Taiwan
Coverage of motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 Co-Chair Senator @PavelFischer.
focustaiwan.tw/politics/20210…
1028
#IPAC member @DavidAltonHL speaks to BBC News on receiving sanctions from the Chinese government for speaking out on abuses against Uyghurs.
"It is, for me, a sadness more than anything else. I love Chinese people, I love China."
Watch in full: youtube.com/watch?v=uhorvv…
1029
Hong Kong passes law that can stop people leaving | The Guardian
Bar association and activists decry Beijing-type immigration act with ‘exit ban’ powers.
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…
1030
"parliamentarians from across the globe are realising that what happens to Taiwan matters to all of us."
#IPAC 🇳🇿 co-chair Louisa Wall MP writes in the Sunday Guardian backing Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA
sundayguardianlive.com/news/admit-tai…
1031
“Public health is the loser when any jurisdiction is excluded from participating in the World Health Assembly”
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson backs Taiwan to participate in the upcoming @WHO summit.
#LetTaiwanHelp
#WHA
sbs.com.au/news/letting-t…
1032
Meet the man China is taking desperate measures to silence | The Telegraph
Interview with #IPAC adviser @adrianzenz on Chinese government attempts to silence critics abroad.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/0…
1033
Hearing led by #IPAC 🇧🇪 Co-Chair @SamuelCogolati cancelled after Belgian parliament targeted by cyber-attack.
The session planned to hear evidence on whether the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs constitutes a genocide, it has now been postponed.
lalibre.be/belgique/polit…
1034
BREAKING: EU suspends efforts to ratify China investment deal.
#IPAC 🇪🇺 members have made key contributions in highlighting human rights concerns in the #CAI agreement [THREAD]
hongkongfp.com/2021/05/04/bre…
1035
Last December, #IPAC MEPs @EnginEroglu_FW @bueti and @MiriamMLex co-authored a European Parliament resolution highlighting links between widespread Uyghur forced labour.
@EnginEroglu_FW described the situation in Xinjiang as a "systematic nightmare".
twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
1036
#IPAC 🇮🇹 members led scrutiny of the CAI deal in the Italian Senate.
Senator @LucioMalan questioned the access given to state censored Chinese media to the EU, with much EU media blocked in China.
twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
1037
#IPAC members also led a resolution on Hong Kong in the European Parliament.
IPAC Co-Chair @MiriamMLex MEP said that the EU could not be a "credible actor" if it rewarded governments committing human rights abuses with lucrative investment deals.
twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
1038
In March, the EU implemented its human rights sanctions regime against Chinese officials responsible for abuses in Xinjiang, in a major victory for #IPAC politicians.
politico.eu/article/eu-amb…
1039
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.
reuters.com/article/us-eu-…
1040
Clarification: while the political outreach process has been suspended, the technical process to ratify #CAI continues.
Full explainer here 👇
twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
1041
New Zealand slams Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs | Deutsche Welle
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1042
G7 communique on China echoes calls led by #IPAC for Taiwan's 🇹🇼 "meaningful participation" in the World Health Organization @WHO and World Health Assembly.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA twitter.com/StuartKLau/sta…
1043
EU puts China agreement on hold | Deutsche Welle
Interview with #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti on the impact of Chinese government sanctions against EU parliamentarians on the EU-China #CAI investment deal.
dw.com/de/eu-legt-chi…
1044
"It appears that it is now a crime in Hong Kong to remember the 1989 massacre".
#IPAC adviser @benedictrogers comments on the sentencing of activists taking part in the June 4th Tiananmen Square Vigil last year.
hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2021…
1045
Hong Kong court jails Joshua Wong and other activists over Tiananmen rally | CNN
"That any commemoration could be held in Hong Kong was often seen as iconic of the city's autonomy from China, a litmus test for political freedoms"
edition.cnn.com/2021/05/06/asi…
1046
Why new Bill makes Colombo Port City a ‘Chinese Province’ in Sri Lanka | ORF
A leading Belt and Road Initiative project requires the Sri Lankan parliament to cede governance of the Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone to an unelected body.
orfonline.org/expert-speak/w…
1047
BREAKING: French Senate unanimously passes resolution led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 co-chair @AndreGattolin calling for Taiwan to participate in the @WHO, Interpol and other multilateral institutions.
#LetTaiwanHelp twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
1048
EU puts massive China investment deal on hold | Radio France Internationale
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause.
rfi.fr/en/internation…
1049
#IPAC 🇧🇪 Co-Chair @SamuelCogolati MP leads scrutiny of Chinese tech firm Alibaba's branch at Liege Airport, Belgium.
Under Chinese law Alibaba would have to pass sensitive data on Belgian citizens to servers in China, with access to security services.
lecho.be/economie-polit…
1050
French Senate backs Taiwan's bid for wider international participation | Focus Taiwan
Coverage of motion led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 Senators
@AndreGattolin @OlivierCadic and @VALLINIAndre backing Taiwan's participation in the WHO, Interpol and other institutions.
focustaiwan.tw/politics/20210…
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