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Berlin stops Chinese firm from buying German medical device maker | Reuters
Takeover of Heyer Medical AG blocked by German government following increased concern about dependency on Chinese firms in critical sectors.
reuters.com/business/healt…
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#IPAC members from 20 countries have called on Saudi Arabia @KSAMOFA @KSAmofaEN to ensure Uyghurs are not deported to China, where they could face torture and arbitrary detention. twitter.com/SafeguardDefen…
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EU makes late bid to rival China on the Silk Road | Politico
Ursula von der Leyen to unveil €300 billion spending plan amid warnings of the Belt and Road's 'debt traps' and 'data traps'.
Comment from #IPAC 🇪🇺 co-chair @bueti
politico.eu/article/eu-mak…
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British MP calls for relaxation of BNO visas to benefit frontline Hong Kong protesters born after 1997 | RFA
Cross-party amendment led by #IPAC member @DamianGreen would plug gap in BN(O) visa scheme that excludes young Hong Kongers.
@hk_watch
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Australia denied access to dual citizen detained for alleged ‘subversion’ in Hong Kong | The Guardian
The individual faces a potential jail term ranging from 10 years to life if convicted of 'subversion' under the broadly defined National Security Law.
theguardian.com/world/2022/feb…
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Chinese government forces 2,500 ‘fugitives’ back from overseas during pandemic | The Guardian
Chinese government uses family intimidation and kidnappings to coerce opponents to return to China, says new report from @SafeguardDefend.
theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…
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UPDATED: Growing pressure on French Minister @RoxaMaracineanu NOT to attend the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics in light of severe human rights abuses.
Letter led by #IPAC 🇫🇷 members gains further signatures from cross-party Députées and Senators.
#NoRightsNoShow
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“We want to work with and support the 1.2 million Chinese descendants who live in Australia and make them feel fully and equally participants of our democracy."
#IPAC 🇦🇺 co-chair @SenPaterson on efforts to counter anti-Chinese racism.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
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"#CAI makes the playing field less unlevel but, at the same time, it affirms an asymmetric investment environment that strongly favours China.
Seen in a larger picture, the small gains achieved by the CAI are not worth the opportunity loss it causes."
thediplomat.com/2021/01/what-d…
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Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific @SKinnock calls on the Government to back IPAC all-party #GenocideAmendment to UK Trade Bill, allowing UK courts to rule on genocide and opening a route for justice for Uyghurs and other groups.
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Motion led by #IPAC 🇨🇿 Co-Chair @PavelFischer urges the Czech government to call on the @WHO to invite Taiwan 🇹🇼 to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly.
The motion has been approved and tabled by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
#LetTaiwanHelp #WHA twitter.com/PavelFischer/s…
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Urgent Question in the @UKParliament secured by #IPAC member @Nus_Ghani
Minister @amandamilling says in reply that the @GOVUK is watching @mbachelet visit to the Uyghur Region “very closely” and reiterates call for “unfettered access”.
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#IPAC statement on the #XinjiangPoliceFiles.
These revelations expose again the PRC government’s claims that the camps are for ‘re-education’ and ‘counter-terrorism’ purposes as a lie.
As @UNHumanRights visits the region, the PRC cannot be allowed to whitewash over the abuses.
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#IPAC advisor @adrianzenz research on mass sterilization and forced birth control pivotal in building evidence for the US to label Chinese government persecution of Uyghurs a "genocide". twitter.com/adrianzenz/sta…
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EU has ‘very reliable evidence’ Chinese government is considering military support for Russia | Politico
EU official threatens trade measures against Beijing if the arms’ deliveries go ahead.
politico.eu/article/eu-has…
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Humo interview with #IPAC 🇧🇪 Belgium co-chair @SamuelCogolati on prevalence of #Hikvision surveillance cameras in Belgian government buildings.
Cogolati: Belgium too "naive" about risk of Chinese government surveillance through Chinese tech firms.
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Airbnb hosts Xinjiang rentals on land owned by sanctioned group | Axios
#Beijing2022 sponsors @Airbnb let over a dozen homes on land owned by the XPCC, an entity sanctioned by the US government for complicity in abuses against Uyghurs.
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Huawei ‘helped create’ tech for China’s state surveillance and ‘re-educating’ of Uyghurs | The Times
Huawei offered to produce technology to monitor the forced “re-education” of Uyghurs in detention camps and identify dissidents by voice.
thetimes.co.uk/article/huawei…
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