Communism was supposed to create workers' paradises, but history demonstrated that was a forlorn hope. China, the global factory, makes much of its outstanding economic growth, but economic coercion internationally, and forced labour abuses at home, are very much part of the Chinese Communis
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"We have very serious concerns that China has restricted the sale of Micron Chips in certain domestic industries," Miller said as Beijing imposed a ban on US chip maker Micron from selling to Chinese companies working on key infrastructure projects.
Notably, nearly 12 million Chinese expected to enter the job pool in June at a difficult time. One in five Chinese graduates are jobless, the highest level since China started announcing such statistics in 2018, reported The Straits Times.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape signed the pact and a maritime security agreement on Monday during Blinken's visit to the capital Port Moresby.
Despite China asserting time and again that Africa has benefitted from Beijing's infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the adverse impacts of them are seen on the country's environment as well as the economy.
The G7 communique, which has some of its strongest statements on China, criticised Beijing for engaging in "economic coercion" and promised to reduce its exposure to the country's economy in all areas, from supply chains to chips and minerals.
The CPEC passes through the Khunjerb Pass in the Gilgit Baltistan region where activity has increased as the Chinese seek more and safer access across the unstable region where their employees and enterprises have been assaulted by terrorists.
While addressing a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said that China and the Philippines were "violating the sovereign rights and jurisdictions of Vietnam."