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UN rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
World
December 28, 2017
UN rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to…
Taiwan president says China military causing regional instability
World
December 28, 2017
Taiwan president says China military causing regional instability
China’s frequent military activity is causing regional instability, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday, adding that the island’s forces…
China’s crackdown on Uighurs spreads to even mild critics
World
December 28, 2017
China’s crackdown on Uighurs spreads to even mild critics
Zhang Haitao was a rare voice in China, a member of the ethnic Han majority who for years had criticized…
China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor
World
December 26, 2017
China, Pakistan to look at including Afghanistan in $57 billion economic corridor
China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown
World
December 26, 2017
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown
China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest…
China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years
World
December 24, 2017
China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years
China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 for breaking the law or other rules and…
Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
Iraq reached an initial deal with China’s state-run Zhenhua Oil to develop the southern portion of the East Baghdad oil…
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
World
December 23, 2017
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in June 1989,…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World
December 21, 2017
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World
December 19, 2017
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…