Yellen Criticizes Beijing’s ‘Coercive’ Actions Against US Companies
Ms. Yellen told Mr. He that it’s crucial for the world’s two largest economies to “closely communicate on issues of concern such as overcapacity and national security-related economic actions.”
“A healthy economic relationship must provide a level playing field for firms and workers in both countries,” she reiterated ahead of a closed-door meeting.
Analyst: Europe Should Rethink China Policy After Party Congress, Ukraine Stance
The Ukraine crisis has led European nations to look carefully at the potential consequences of a fallout with China, in the event Beijing takes similar actions against Taiwan, as Russia did against Ukraine.
Lithuania Deepens Relations With Taiwan Amid China Tensions
Lithuania, a nation of around 2.7 million, has emerged as one of Taiwan’s most unlikely yet outspoken allies in Europe as it pursues a “values-first” foreign policy. The two sides, which both transitioned to democracy in the 1990s, have been pulled closed together by shared commonalities like an authoritarian past and ongoing threats from powerful neighbors Russia and China.
Brussels: Calls Mount for Boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Referring to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which was boycotted by senior EU officials, he stated: “I would like to see a political boycott of the Winter Olympics, which take place in Beijing between the 4th and 20th February 2022, and I believe that would draw the attention of world opinion to the persecution of these minorities, in particular the crime of Genocide against the Uyghurs, Tibetans, Falun Gong, and others within China.”
Brussels Press Club: Online Forum Urges Global Mechanism to End CCP Organ Harvesting
Hamid Sabi, human rights lawyers and a legal counsel for the China Tribunal, said during a 6-day hearing in 2019 that they reviewed thousands of pages of documents and testimonies from 55 witnesses. The court is independent of Falun Gong, and he found the findings astonishing – there is no doubt that organ harvesting has lasted in China for many years.
Beijing Olympics: Boycott Still Possible, Jewish Groups Say
Stando, describing the Chinese State as an “repressive, authoritarian, immoral and genocidal state,” condemned its intention to whitewash its crimes against humanity. “We will not stand for that,” he said, “while officials, politicians, athletes, and commentators in just under one hundred days will be basking under the warm glow of the stunning pyrotechnics and the beautiful new stadiums and the smiling mascots, China will continue violently and brutally suppressing Uyghurs, Tibetans and Hongkongers,” adding, “We say no to these genocide games.” He refused to allow Beijing to be “handed international approval on a sil
China Denounces NATO After the Atlantic Alliance Says Beijing Poses ‘Systemic Challenge’
The 30 leaders called for unity within the alliance to confront China. According to the communiqué, China’s growing influence and international policies pose “challenges that we need to address together as an Alliance.”
Interview: Hong Kong is ‘A City Lost to an Enemy of the Free World,’ Says Exiled Chinese Dissident Wu’er Kaixi
The move to block the annual Tiananmen commemoration is the latest in a series of steps taken to stifle the city’s pro-democracy movement under a sweeping national security law. The law, imposed by Beijing passed last June, has been invoked to detain 100 people and charge 57 — the majority for subversion for having organised or participated in an unofficial primary poll
Sweden to Shutter Last Confucius Teaching Program Amid Souring Ties
<!–[CDATA[ Gao Feng | RADIO FREE ASIA Authorities in Sweden are to close down the last Confucius classroom run by a branch of the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, making the country the first in Europe to shut down a key area of China’s soft power, according to media reports. Sweden’s Radio Kaliber reported that the Confucius […]
Huawei Insider Reveals Company’s Intimate Relationship With the Chinese Communist Party
EPOCH TIMES Huawei’s ownership structure and its relationship with Beijing authorities have been hotly debated in the Western press. But recently, a Huawei insider detailed to The Epoch Times that Huawei’s relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) runs deep. The ex-wife of Haosheng Hudson Liu, Huawei’s executive in Australia and former CEO of Huawei […]