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Former European Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker slams EU-China deal as ‘cheap’ on labour standards.
politico.eu/article/jean-c…
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chairs @ShioriYamao and Rep. Gen Nakatani are leading calls for Japan to offer safe refuge to Hong Kong citizens and commit to #NOEXTRADITION to Hong Kong. twitter.com/ShioriYamao/st…
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We call on all members of the international community to honour their promises to the people of Hong Kong and take urgent and unprecedented action to hold China accountable for these violations of international law.
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#IPAC statement on new evidence of abuses by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
#IPAC calls for trade sanctions against the #XPCC and its corporate holdings, and for #Magnitsky sanctions against XPCC and PRC officials responsible for abuses in the Uyghur Region.
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Czech Senate declares China perpetrating genocide on Uyghurs in Xinjiang | ANI News
The motion also called on the Czech government to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics in light of widespread human rights abuses.
aninews.in/news/world/eur…
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Chinese government makes a show of opening up the internet for the Olympics | Axios
Olympic Village will have temporary access to social media platforms and other blocked websites, though athletes could still fall foul of laws criminalising dissent.
axios.com/beijing-china-…
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For our 🇬🇧 followers, subscribe to @BeijingToBrit for coverage of our #IPAC activities in the UK Parliament and more 👇👇 twitter.com/BeijingToBrit/…
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How Beijing’s billions are buying up the Commonwealth | The Telegraph
#IPAC 🇺🇬 co-chair @BLSonga MP:
Lack of alternatives drives African countries to PRC's Belt and Road Initiative.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/2…
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Senior PRC public security official enters INTERPOL | Le Monde
#IPAC: Hu's election puts "tens of thousands of Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Taiwanese and Chinese dissidents living abroad at even graver risk" @AndreGattolin.
lemonde.fr/international/…
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Whips accused of 'bullying' rebels over anti-genocide Trade Bill amendment | the Telegraph
UK Government moves to block cross-party #GenocideAmendment
to Trade Bill proposed by #IPAC members.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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#IPAC is delighted to be working with @hk_watch to campaign for #noextradition to Hong Kong. twitter.com/hk_watch/statu…
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'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-…
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Didi Delays U.K., Europe Expansion Plans After Officials Raise Data Concerns | Wall Street Journal
Coverage of concerns raised by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members on access Chinese government may have to sensitive user data stored by Chinese firms.
wsj.com/articles/didi-…
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"If I were extradited to face charges, would I be tried by one of the British judges who continue to sit in Hong Kong's courts?"
#IPAC adviser @benedictrogers writes after being warned by Hong Kong police over alleged violations of National Security Law.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/1…
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Featuring comment from #IPAC 🇬🇧 members @Afzal4Gorton and @SarahChampionMP calling for the UK to toughen its response to an increasingly "belligerent" Chinese government.
Khan: trade cannot be prioritised over human rights.
politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…
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AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs | BBC News
Software engineer says tests on detained Uyghurs aim to build tools enabling criminal "pre-judgement without any credible evidence".
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
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#IPAC member @RhonddaBryant MP links the Chinese government crackdown in Hong Kong with prison camps for Uyghur Muslims, forced sterilization of ethnic minorities and repression of religious freedoms in China.
"Communism today looks remarkably like fascism."
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"Peng Shuai’s disappearance shows why the UK must provide a safe haven for young Hongkongers"
#IPAC member @SarahChampionMP writes in support of cross-party @DamianGreen amendment to extend UK BN(O) visa offer to Hong Kongers born after 1997.
independent.co.uk/voices/hong-ko…
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Global parliamentary alliance urges support for Lithuania, Taiwan amid Chinese pressure | Asia News International
Coverage of #IPAC calls for democratic states to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with Lithuania and Taiwan in light of coercive diplomacy.
aninews.in/news/world/us/…
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#IPAC 🇯🇵 co-chair and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Human Rights Rep. Gen Nakatani calls for the Japanese government to consider a Magnitsky-style targeted human rights sanctions regime.
nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…
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"Tibetans can no longer flee China"
@SikyongPTsering speaks to Le Temps following address to #IPACRome #G20 conference.
letemps.ch/monde/tibetain…
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Hong Kong elections marred by record low turnout as voters snub poll | Financial Times
Pro-Beijing parties dominate contest condemned as ‘sham’ for lack of opposition candidates.
ft.com/content/c1f999…
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UK based @hk_watch human rights group accused of "foreign collusion" under Hong Kong National Security Law.
The group has been threatened with an HK$100,000 fine or three year jail sentence for its CEO and #IPAC adviser @benedictrogers.
reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
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#BREAKING IPAC legislators from 18 countries express concern regarding the visit of @mbachelet to the Uyghur Region of China.
theguardian.com/world/2022/may…
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