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Kate Lyons, The Guardian. January 21, 2020. Read the original article here. It is unlawful for governments to return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by the climate crisis, a landmark ruling by the United Nations human rights committee has found. More

GIDEON RACHMAN, Financial Times, 20 January 2020, Read original news here. I first visited China in the early 1990s and its transformation since then is still a source of astonishment. The country’s wealth, power and prestige have risen as fast as the new skyscrapers on the Shanghai skyline. More

Erol Avdović, WebPublicaPress. January 20, 2020. Read the original article here. UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – Informed East River diplomats characterize the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as a “tough nut”. More

By Marco Rubio, New York Times, 17 January 2020, Read original news here. Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) is a Republican senator from Florida. It’s no secret that Wall Street hated President Trump’s aggressive trade tactics toward China. More

Free Tibet. January 18, 2020. Read the original article here. Tibetan activist, A-Nya Sengdra and his lawyer prepare to fight seven-year prison sentence. Chinese human rights lawyer Lin Qilei has told Free Tibet that he has appealed for his Tibetan client, A-Nya Sengdra, to get a second court trial. More

By Francine Chan and Brian Dooley, Hong Kong Free Press. January 18, 2020. Read the original article here. Last month, about a dozen human rights lawyers and activists in mainland China sent Christmas messages of support to counterparts in Hong Kong. “You are facing the same predicament as us,” said one. “We have seen hope from you. More

Owen Churchill for the South China Morning Post. Read the article here. When the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act became law 13 months ago, it held the Trump administration to a stringent commitment: block any Chinese official who was involved in restricting foreign diplomats’ access to Tibet from stepping foot on American soil. More

Chris Chang for Taiwan News. Read the article here. TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A new law passed by China's leaders in Tibet that systemizes ethnic unity in the region has drawn concerns about the future of Tibetan culture and identity. "Regulations on the Establishment of a Model Area for Ethnic Unity and Progress in the Tibet Autonomous Region" (Regulations), will go into effect on May 1. More

By Stacy Chen, ABC, 17 January 2020, Read original news here. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for China to respect Taiwan's sovereignty and its commitment to democracy, just days after she won reelection in a landslide victory. Tsai -- who is the first female president of the Republic of China -- said Taiwan's election results sent a strong message to the world. More

Many thought the internet would bring democracy to China. Instead it empowered rampant government oppression, and now the censors are turning their attention to the rest of the world. by James Griffiths, MIT Technology Review, 10 January 2029 Read original report here. Late one Wednesday in March 2015, an alarm sounded in the offices of GitHub, a San Francisco–based software firm. More

Human Rights Watch, Read the original report here. It doesn’t matter where I am, or what passport I hold. [Chinese authorities] will terrorize me anywhere, and I have no way to fight that. —Uyghur Muslim with European citizenship, Washington, September 2019 China’s government sees human rights as an existential threat. More

Free Tibet. January 16, 2020. Read the original article here. China has lost around a fifth of its glacier ice coverage between 1970 and 2010, the national newspaper Guangming Daily and Chinese state news organisation The Global Times reported in December, citing “official research. More

 Suyin Haynes and Sanya Mansoor, Times. January 15, 2020. Read original article here. China poses an “existential threat” to the international human rights system, according to a new report released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW) after the organization’s executive director was denied entry to Hong Kong at the weekend. More

Steve Shaw, Byline Times.15 January 2020. Read original article here. "Sacred place on earth, heavenly land” is how Tibet is described in a video produced for China’s annual Tibet Tourism and Culture Expo, an event that aims to promote cultural exchanges between Tibet and other parts of the world. More

Christine Rousselle for Angelus News. Read the article here Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has condemned "blatant human rights violations" in China after the province of Tibet passed policies similar to those used in Xinjiang to oppress Uighur Muslims. More

JAMIL ANDERLINI, Financianal Times, 11 January 2020 Read original news here. In a private meeting with the Financial Times last May, the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, was far from confident she would secure her party’s nomination, let alone win a second term. More

ABC News, 13 January 2019, Read original news here. Hong Kong authorities on Sunday denied entry to the executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), according to the international watchdog group. Kenneth Roth planned to launch the group’s World Report 2020 at a news conference in Hong Kong this coming Wednesday. More

Leonie Kijewski, Aljazeera News. January 13, 2020. Read original article here. Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Water levels on the Mekong River, which flows through China and five other countries before emptying into the South China Sea, have dropped once again after Beijing revealed it was testing equipment at one of its 11 dams in the upper reaches of the vital waterway. More

Maura Moynihan for The Asian Age. Read the article here.   The PLA’s tanks and troops storming Causeway Bay risks a blowback and the grand plan for global hegemony. The year 2019 was a portentous one for Xi Jinping, China’s “Paramount Leader”, the most ambitious and merciless strongman that country has seen since Chairman Mao Zedong. More

BBC, 11 January 2020 Read original news here. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in an election dominated by the island's relationship with China. Ms Tsai secured just over 57% of the ballot - a record 8.2m votes - well ahead of her rival Han Kuo-yu. Ms Tsai opposes closer ties with China, with Mr Han suggesting they would bring economic benefits. More