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Taiwan warns of China's growing censorship after textbook seizures
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Chinese General Administration of Customs posted on Sina Weibo that its Fuzhou branch had confiscated three books imported from Taiwan, claiming they contained "problematic maps" that depicted Taiwan as a separate country and did not acknowledge Beijing's territorial claims in the South
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WHO announces 16 Days of activism to end violence against women
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"Given the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women (BPOA) planned to be held at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March 2025, this year's 16 Days of Activism holds special significance. Signed by 189 Member States in 1995, BPOA is
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US, UK, Australia, and UN slam Hong Kong's harsh sentencing of pro-democra
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The US, UK, and Australian governments, along with the United Nations, condemned the sentencing of 45 democracy activists and former lawmakers to up to 10 years in prison for "subversion." This came amid increasing demands for tougher sanctions on Hong Kong and the broadening of visa program
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Tightening grip on dissent: 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a stark demonstration of the tightening grip on dissent, Hong Kong's High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to prison terms of up to 10 years under the controversial National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
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China warily watches the US Presidential Transition
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing would continue to engage "under the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation."China officially maintained a neutral position on which candidate it wanted to win.
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Fundamentally flawed Taiwan assumptions in US-China relations
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Historian Stephen Wertheim's recent New York Times essay advocates for a cautious US approach to China, focusing on Taiwan. He calls for reinforcing the "one China" policy and offering conditional aid to Taiwan, but his proposals rest on flawed assumptions. Wertheim overlooks Taiwan's firm r
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Danish MPs visit Taiwan despite Beijing's protests, push for policy change
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Four Danish members of parliament (MPs) have disregarded protests from Beijing and travelled to Taiwan, where they discussed Denmark's policy requiring Taiwanese individuals to list themselves as Chinese on their identification documents.
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Going Global: DCITS Embarks on International Expansion at Singapore Fintec
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 12: At Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) 2024, fintech industry leader, Digital China Information Service Group (DCITS), made a remarkable debut with its full-stack digital financial solution, Sm@rtOneBank, showcasing its innovative capabilities and commitment to red
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Chinese authorities refuse to revisit case of jailed Tibetan activist
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Anya Sengdra, 53, a resident of Kyangchu Township in Gade County in the Golog (Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, has spent six years in prison following his 2018 arrest in Qinghai Province.
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Beijing's crackdown on Tibetan education intensifies with forced transfers
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a concerning escalation of China's assimilation policies in Tibet, authorities have forcibly removed young monks from the Taktsang Lhamo Monastic School in Dzoge County, Sichuan, in recent months, pressing them into state-run boarding schools as part of a broader effort to erode the Tibe
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Chinese internet users anticipate tense US relations under Trump's second
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
After Donald Trump's decisive victory in the US presidential election, Chinese internet users expressed anticipation of heightened trade tensions between the US and China.
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Pakistan calls Chinese envoy's security concerns "perplexing", departure f
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partners and ironclad friends, China and Pakistan seem to be drifting away after Beijing's ambassador to Islamabad raised concern over the security of its nationals working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
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