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#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @MiriamMLex:
EU sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Uyghur abuses must be followed by sanctions on those who have dismantled Hong Kong's democracy.
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#IPAC submitted evidence to the UK Foreign Affairs Committee inquiry into Xinjiang detention camps.
Recommendations made include legal determinations on suspected Uyghur genocide and a ban on goods linked to Xinjiang forced labour.
Full submission here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…
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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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European lawmaker warns Europe to talk the truth about Beijing’s aggression | Asia News
Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti.
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'If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy': Beijing's fresh threat to Australia | The Sydney Morning Herald
The #IPAC mission to unite democratic countries in a common defence of our shared values is more important than ever.
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China's Communist party ran campaign to discredit BBC, thinktank finds | the Guardian
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"The signing of the EU-China #CAI Investment Treaty as Europe struggles to deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19, risks even more strategic industries and infrastructure falling into the hands of Chinese state-owned enterprises."
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EU mulls action on China amid Hong Kong crackdown | Politico
#IPAC calls for #NoExtradition to Hong Kong considered by European governments.
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BREAKING: #IPAC 🇪🇺 MEPs slam EU-China #CAI investment deal after arrest of over 50 Hong Kong activists. [THREAD]
Former Belgian Prime Minister and IPAC member @guyverhofstadt MEP says the EP will "never ratify" #CAI until human rights situation improves.
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB calls for Germany and the EU to respond to China's repression in Hong Kong by offering refuge to fleeing Hong Kongers and renegotiating the EU-China #CAI deal to take into account forced labour and human rights concerns. twitter.com/GydeJ/status/1…
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Dutch parliament says China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide | Al Jazeera
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Jimmy Lai: The Hong Kong billionaire's last interview as a free man | BBC
The owner of Hong Kong’s last opposition newspaper speaks out before being jailed for 12 months for participating in a peaceful protest in 2019.
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Today UK parliamentarians debated the National Security and Investment Bill.
#IPAC member @Nus_Ghani MP voiced security concerns around data harvesting by Chinese social media firms, who by law are required to hand over data to the Chinese government if requested.
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Uighurs harassed and abused by Beijing in UK, minister admits | The Telegraph
One British Uighur student told: 'Remember, your mother and other family members are still in China'.
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BREAKING: Czech Republic joins #IPAC with Co-Chairs @PavelFischer and @JanLipavsky
If you're a legislator and want to join as a member, go here: ipac.global/contact/member
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#IPAC 🇮🇹 member @PaoloFormentin1 calls on Prime Minister Mario Draghi to heighten Italy's coordination with the US, UK and other democratic allies on Hong Kong.
Formentini described the forced closure of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily as "an attack on democracy everywhere."
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani MP highlights reports of forced sterilisation and birth suppression among Uyghur women and calls for the UK government to back independent tribunals investigating atrocities in Xinjiang. twitter.com/LBC/status/131…
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"To defy the greatest human rights abusers is essential to restoring democracy for our generation and those that follow."
Yesterday leading Hong Kong activist @joshuawongcf addressed the 🇮🇹 Italian Senate.
Full text below 👇
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#IPAC 🇮🇪 co-chair Senator @malcolmbyrne calls for the Seanad to debate Ireland's response to the mass arrests of opposition politicians and undermining of the electoral system in Hong Kong.
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#IPAC is deeply concerned for the safety and wellbeing of athlete Peng Shuai.
We reiterate our call for a full diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympic Games in solidarity with Peng and all oppressed by the PRC government.
#NoRightsNoShow
#WhereIsPengShuai
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani MP seeks to bring Disney before UK Parliamentary committee to answer accusations of complicity in abuses against Uyghur Muslims while filming #Mulan. twitter.com/Nus_Ghani/stat…
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