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Brussels seeks to win round critics of EU-China deal | Financial Times
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Taiwan's Wu urges partners to step up South China Sea presence | Nikkei Asia
Wu says Taiwan is at 'the front line of democracy' in address to #IPACRome #G20 Conference.
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#BREAKING:Belgian parliament passes motion calling for sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and other officials responsible for violations of international law in Hong Kong.
The motion passed unanimously and was led by #IPAC 🇧🇪co-chair @SamuelCogolati. twitter.com/SamuelCogolati…
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HSBC purchasing shares in firm linked to human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims | City AM
HSBC has purchased £2m worth of shares in a subsidiary of a Chinese state-backed firm sanctioned by the US government for Uyghur forced labour abuses.
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Chinese government's aggressive efforts to bring back fugitives grow more brazen | Washington Post
#IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti: "we should not extradite individuals into such an authoritarian system"
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Amid accusations of genocide from the West, China polices could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang | Reuters
#IPAC adviser @adrianzenz finds birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million Uyghur and minority births over 20 years.
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LIVE NOW: #IPAC 🇬🇧 member @Nus_Ghani moves motion calling on the UK government to urgently assess whether Uyghurs are at serious risk of Genocide, in light of the @TribunalUyghur judgment.
Failure to do so risks the UK defaulting on its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
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#BREAKING: IPAC leads globals calls for crackdown on financing of Uyghur abuses.
#IPAC members from 🇪🇺🇦🇺🇬🇧🇮🇳🇨🇦 have urged their governments to block investments in firms perpetrating Uyghur abuses, after @HSBC investments in XPCC subsidiary revealed.
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China set to weigh heavy on Biden's first G-7 in Cornwall | Nikkei Asia
Coverage of #IPAC letter to G7 leaders calling for democracies to lead an infrastructure investment alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative ahead of #G7Summit.
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Federal government urged to punish foreign human rights abusers harder | ABC News
Coverage of cross-party efforts led by #IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit to establish a 'Magnitsky' style human rights sanction regime in Australia.
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#BREAKING: European and Canadian MPs pile pressure on governments to follow lead of 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿🇱🇹 in staging a diplomatic boycott of the #Beijing2022 Games.
#IPAC members have led letters in 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇪🇨🇦🇨🇭🇩🇰🇨🇿🇩🇪 parliaments calling for #NoRightNoShow
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Today’s arrests demonstrate that despite widespread international condemnation, the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities remain undeterred in their determination to destroy the last remnants of Hong Kong’s autonomy, freedoms and rule of law.
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Close Hong Kong visa scheme loophole, MPs urge | BBC
Home Office urged to extend Hong Kong visa scheme to include thousands of young people at risk of targeting by the Beijing regime.
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Bipartisan support for tearing up Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement | Sydney Morning Herald
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @kimbakit: Belt and Road Initiative a "debt trap" for Australia.
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Hong Kong Book Fair to call in police over exhibits which could breach national security law | Hong Kong Free Press
The move comes as police investigate a public library for a display of books written by imprisoned Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai.
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House unanimously passes Uyghur forced labor bill | Axios
The legislation will ban imports from Xinjiang unless goods can be proved to be free of Uyghur forced labour.
Congratulations to #IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenRubioPress for leading the campaign.
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 Co-Chair Senator @PavelFischer calls on the Czech government to challenge the @WHO deadlock and invite #Taiwan to the World Health Assembly.
The proposal passed unanimously through the Czech Senate.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA
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Fiona Bruce MP demands that the UK government update guidance for British companies operating in Tibet to prevent the use of forced labour in supply chains, using civil penalties to hold companies to account where necessary.
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#IPAC 🇺🇸 co-chair @SenRubioPress gives support to Lithuanian President @GitanasNauseda after Chinese government issues threats following opening of Taiwanese Representative Office.
Rubio: Only the Taiwanese people can determine how they would like others to refer to them. twitter.com/SenRubioPress/…
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