1026
New powers to kick out spies from hostile states as concerns mount over Russia and China | The Times
Foreign spies operating in Britain face being prosecuted and deported under new laws to protect the nation from hostile states.
thetimes.co.uk/article/new-po…
1027
John Lee: enemy of democracy protesters is favourite to replace Carrie Lam | The Times
The leading candidate to be Hong Kong’s new chief executive is a security-minded career police officer who backed the brutal crackdown on democracy protests in 2019.
thetimes.co.uk/article/b702bb…
1028
"The UK should be empowered not to trade with regimes overseeing genocide"
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani
MP writes in the Times on campaign to #StopGenocideTrade through the UK Trade Bill.
thetimes.co.uk/article/the-uk…
1029
Japanese parliamentarians from #JPAC join IPAC statement on reports of systemic torture and sexual abuse in Xinjiang prison camps.
Full story: bbc.com/news/world-asi… twitter.com/Japan_pac/stat…
1030
#IPAC 🇨🇿 co-chair Sen. @PavelFischer leads the Senate Security Committee in urging the government to reject bids from Chinese firms to construct Czech nuclear power plants.
The statement rejects China's involvement in critical national infrastructure on security grounds. twitter.com/PavelFischer/s…
1031
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-…
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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."
1034
UK spy agencies push for curbs on Chinese ‘smart cities’ technology | Financial Times
Intelligence chiefs fear Beijing could use it for espionage or the collection of sensitive data.
ft.com/content/47c9b2…
1035
#BREAKING: Australia passes Magnitsky-style sanctions legislation.
The law allows for travel bans and asset freezes on abusers of human rights globally.
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇦🇺 members @SenPaterson @kimbakit @kevinandrewsmp and others for leading the campaign 👏👏 twitter.com/kimbakit/statu…
1036
#IPAC 🇩🇪 member @GydeJ MdB asks State Secretary Markus Kerber whether the German government is considering staging a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics, in light of severe human rights abuses in the Uyghur Region.
Full response 👉dserver.bundestag.de/btd/19/306/193…
1037
"Nick Marro, lead global trade analyst for The Economist Intelligence Unit, believes that many of the concessions highlighted by the Commission as unprecedented are a “a repackaging of existing wins.”
qz.com/1956673/the-eu…
1039
"We need a new effort to prod China into taking a different approach.”
#IPAC advisor @AkiraIgata on proposals led by the Japan Parliamentary Alliance on China to pass a Japanese Magnitsky human rights sanctions regime.
asahi.com/sp/ajw/article…
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Yesterday #IPAC Japan co-chairs Rep. Gen Nakatani and Rep. @ShioriYamao were honoured to host a meeting between Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and IPAC co-chairs. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
1042
Fears over Chinese spying lead to calls for UK ban on DiDi Global ride-hailing app | The Times
Featuring questions from #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @MPIainDS @YasminQureshiMP @timloughton on Chinese government access to sensitive user data.
thetimes.co.uk/article/fears-…
1043
#NEW major legal opinion on judicial independence in #HongKong released, featuring major judicial figures in 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦
Featuring comment from @chungchingkwong our #HK campaigns coordinator.
theguardian.com/world/2022/may…
1044
Hong Kong disqualifies 10 more district councillors over ‘invalid’ oaths of loyalty, no explanation given | Hong Kong Free Press
It comes weeks after seven district councillors were ousted from their offices after oaths were similarly deemed “invalid.”
hongkongfp.com/2021/09/30/hon…
1045
Drop Chinese investments, MPs and peers tell parliament’s pension fund | The Guardian
Letter from 137 lawmakers urges fund to drop stakes in firms accused of human rights violations or linked to Chinese state.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
1046
Universities under pressure to divest from firms complicit in Uyghur abuses | Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
1047
#IPAC 🇺🇸 Representatives @Malinowski and @RepGallagher have submitted a resolution urging the International Olympic Committee to move the #Beijing2022 Winter Games.
The announcement comes alongside coordinated action on the Beijing Olympics by IPAC members in 11 parliaments. twitter.com/RepMalinowski/…
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BREAKING: Ruling on EU-Korea FTA dispute highlights weak language on labor standards also replicated in EU-China #CAI investment deal.
❌Korea is not in breach of FTA by failing to ratify ILO conventions
❌Korea is not obliged to meet any timescale or milestones for ratification
1049
Full story: Women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured (BBC News).
bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
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Today in the UK House of Commons MPs from all major parties called on the Government to implement a full diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics.
.@cajardineMP cited the treatment of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai.
#WhereIsPengShuai
#NoRightsNoShow
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