GLOBAL ACTIVISTS GATHER AT ROME G20 TO DEMAND TOUGHER ACTION ON CHINANEW

The Guardian. 29 October 2021

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Legislators from around the world have gathered on the fringes of the G20 summit in Rome to protest against the presence of the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, and urge leaders not to let China off the hook over human rights abuses in return for Beijing’s cooperation on the climate crisis.

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BEIJING OLYMPICS: BOYCOTT STILL POSSIBLE, JEWISH GROUPS SAYNEW

Bitter Winter. 28 October 2021

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Following Beijing’s unilateral decision to suspend the custom of traditional torch relays around the world to herald its hosting of the Winter Olympics, Jewish and human rights groups across Europe and in Tel Aviv took it upon themselves to hold simultaneous relays with a difference, to protest what they are dubbing, the “genocide games” taking place on Chinese soil.

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GERMANY INC.’S CHINA SYNDROME

Politco. 26 October 2021

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For decades, German industry — an early mover in the Chinese market — looked the other way amid Beijing’s human rights abuses, as managers and engineers from the likes of Siemens and Volkswagen helped transform the country into Germany’s largest trading partner. But as Chinese leader Xi Jinping tightens the country’s surveillance state, threatens neighbors and takes on an increasingly belligerent tone with the West, Germany’s China strategy, shaped to serve the needs of its export industry, is looking increasingly unsustainable.

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UYGHUR DOCTORAL STUDENT ARRESTED BY XINJIANG AUTHORITIES AT CHINESE UNIVERSITY

RFA. 26 October 2021

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A Uyghur doctoral student praised in the Chinese media and known in Xinjiang for academic achievements was arrested by authorities from the far-western region in April while attending university in Guangzhou, a source familiar with the situation and school officials told RFA.

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ENES KANTER BLASTS CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD, CALLING OUT LEADERS AND ATHLETES

The Guardian. 22 October 2021

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Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter doubled down on his denunciation of the Chinese government by posting a video drawing attention to the human rights abuses suffered by the Uyghur people and other Muslim minorities. Kanter extended his criticism to Middle East leaders and prominent Muslim athletes, including Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and former boxing champion Amir Khan, by equating their silence to complicity.

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