Pope Francis describes Uighurs of China as 'persecuted' people
Rome: Putting more pressure on China, Pope Francis has described the Uighur people as “persecuted” people.
Families of Chinese detained Hong Kongers receive letters, but doubtful about content
Hong Kong: Family members of 12 Hong Kongers, who were detained by Chinese authorities while trying to flee the crackdown in their home city, have received letters recently narrating the safety of their closed ones.
Trade restrictions: Australian govt asks China to explain why it has been singled out
Canberra: Australia's trade minister has said China should explain why it appears to have singled out Australia with a range of import restrictions that have disrupted trade flows and undermined trust in the economic ties.
Taiwan condemns arrest of pan-democratic Hong Kong district councilors
Taipei: Taiwan has condemned the arrest of two pan-democratic Hong Kong district councilors.
Poll shows more than half of Japanese citizens view relations with China badly – Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: A recent poll has shown that more than half of Japanese citizens view their country's relations with China in a negative light, compared to less than a quarter of Chinese respondents who share the same opinion about their country's relations with Japan, the Japanese broadcaster NHK reports on Tuesday.
WHO hopes China to facilitate trip of Int'l team probing virus origins as soon as possible
Moscow/Sputnik: The international expert team probing the origins of the novel coronavirus will travel to China, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s senior officials said on Monday, adding that they expect Beijing to facilitate the trip as soon as possible.
Bhutan rejects Beijing's claim of setting up village inside Bhutanese territory
Thimphu: Bhutan has rejected Chinese state media report which claimed that Beijing has set up a village inside Bhutanese territory, media reports said.
End Uyghur forced labour: IndustriALL Global Union
Geneva: The Chinese government continues to hold members of the Uyghur minority group in forced labour camps. Goods produced by these enslaved workers – particularly cotton – are entering global supply chains.
Message sent to China: US House of Representative passes two resolutions on Hong Kong, Tibet
Washignton: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said the United States House of Representatives has passed two resolutions condemning China’s actions in Tibet and Hong Kong.
Taiwan rejects renewal of pro-China news channel’s licence
Taipei: Taiwan's regulators have rejected the license renewal for pro-China Chung T'ien Television's news channel CTi News, media reports said.
Rift within Nepal Communist Party: Chinese envoy holds talks with KP Oli
Kathmandu: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and held talks for two hours, amid growing rift within the Nepal Communist Party.
'China's borderland disputes are a tactic to win concessions on wider issues with its neighbours'
Beijing has long stoked and sustained borderland disputes as a tactic to win concessions on wider issues with its neighbors, an opinion piece by Swedish journalist and Asia expert Bertil Lintner published in Asia Times said.
Countering China: Japan, Australia to sign defence pact
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison are likely to sign a defence agreement soon, a move which is being seen as a counter stance against China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
CPEC project: Pakistan to seek USD 2.7 billion loan from all-weather friend China
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday decided to seek $2.7 billion in loan from China for the construction of package-I of the Mainline-1 project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), The News International reported.
Switzerland raises concerns on treatment of Tibetans in China during political dialogue
Geneva: Switzerland’s State Secretary Krystyna Marty in a political dialogue via videoconference with China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang recently expressed concern over the human rights violations in China and the treatment meted out to Tibetans.