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Hong Kong under-24s beg to come to Britain | The Times
Pro-democracy campaigners write to @pritipatel in support of @DamianGreen amendment to rationalise #BNO settlement scheme to include many young Hong Kongers excluded from it.
@hk_watch
thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
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Italian newspaper @repubblica reports on #IPAC campaign by parliamentarians from 19 countries inviting "millions of people around the world to a Christmas toast against China's economic bullying of Australia" with Australian #FreedomWine.
repubblica.it/esteri/2020/12…
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WTA suspends China tournaments over Peng Shuai safety concerns | BBC
#IPAC has called on governments to stage a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Olympics in light of industrial scale human rights abuses in the PRC.
#NoRightsNoShow
bbc.com/sport/tennis/5…
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European Parliament votes to freeze controversial EU-China investment deal | Euro News
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti calls for EU Member States to show a "clear signal of solidarity" with members of the European Parliament sanctioned by Beijing.
euronews.com/2021/05/20/eur…
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#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Afzal4Gorton calls on the government to sanction Chen Quanguo and his deputies Zhu Hailun and Zhu Changjie for perpetrating abuses in the Uyghur Region. twitter.com/Afzal4Gorton/s…
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Lawmakers Urge UN Investigation Into Xinjiang | RFA
Coverage of #IPAC calls for UN to investigate alleged Genocide against Uyghurs.
#IPAC 🇩🇪 co-chair @MargareteBause: "there can be no turning away from the mounting evidence that documents these abuses"
rfa.org/english/news/u…
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The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China is united in mourning the tragic passing of our Co-Chair, Senator Kimberley Kitching.
Today we have lost a beloved colleague and a true friend.
Full statement 👇
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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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Chinese 'agent' meddling in British politics, MI5 warns | Nikkei Asia
#IPAC 🇬🇧 member @timloughton calls on the UK government to conduct investigations into the Chinese Communist Party's 'United Front' lobbying efforts in Parliament.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 members @SenRubioPress @SenJeffMerkley applaud the passage of their Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act through the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Bill will ensure that goods made with Uyghur forced labour do not enter the US.
rubio.senate.gov/public/index.c…
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Belizean national Lee Henley Hu Xiang charged with financing 'anti-China' forces in the US following arrest in Guangzhou.
The case reflects new extraterritorial provisions in China's Criminal Law, echoing aspects of Hong Kong's National Security Law.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/foreig…
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Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visits the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
politico.eu/article/joseph…
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#IPAC is calling for independent investigations into alleged mass atrocity crimes in Xinjiang. Thank you @GarnettGenuis @IrwinCotler and other IPAC members for your hard work on this 👏 twitter.com/GarnettGenuis/…
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Australian MPs fight Chinese official's bid to join Interpol governing committee | Interpol
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit: "Chinese officials in the past have shown a willingness to use Interpol red notices for political ends"
abc.net.au/news/2021-11-2…
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UK universities have accepted more than £13 million from Chinese state run Confucius Institute programme | The Times
#IPAC member @StewartMcDonald warns the Chinese government directed programmes are 'misinformation networks operating in plain sight'.
thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
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"The Chinese party-state aims to control not just outsiders’ deeds, but their words. When that works, it is chillingly effective."
An international cross-party alliance of lawmakers is supporting Lithuania and Taiwan | CEPA Fellow @edwardlucas on #IPAC
cepa.org/challenging-ch…
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New Zealand faces global pressure over move to let resident be extradited to China | The Guardian
#IPAC members write to 🇳🇿 Justice Minister @KrisinMana warning that the extradition would set a "chilling" precedent for Chinese diasporic groups globally.
theguardian.com/world/2022/apr…
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#BREAKING: UN Committee Against Torture requests Moroccan authorities NOT to extradite Uyghur asylum seeker Idris Hassan to the PRC.
#IPAC has warned @Marocdiplo_EN on the severe risk of torture that Hassan would face if extradited.
@SafeguardDefend twitter.com/ipacglobal/sta…
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Ministers urged to review China’s nuclear role in UK | The Times
Coverage of calls led by #IPAC 🇬🇧 members for Chinese state owned nuclear power firm CGN to be barred from involvement in all UK nuclear plants.
thetimes.co.uk/article/minist…
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China in Talks With Russia to Buy Oil for Strategic Reserves | Bloomberg
The Chinese government is seeking to replenish its strategic crude stockpiles with cheap Russian oil, moves which could help fund Russia's war in Ukraine.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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#IPAC co-chair @MiriamMLex:
"Engaging positively with the Chinese people means standing with Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, Tibetans and all those oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party."
Lexmann calls for EU bans on all imports made by forced labour in China.
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Britain to invest £1bn in African ports as part of Western response to China | The Telegraph
Ahead of the 2021 G7 Summit #IPAC co-chairs wrote to UK PM @BorisJohnson calling for global infrastructure investment to counter the Belt and Road Initiative.
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
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