63 h. ago Beijing decries 'China spy' claims after France charges professor over Chinese delegation visit

Beijing decries 'China spy' claims after France charges professor over Chinese delegation visit  TRT World

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3 d. ago Kazakhstan/China: Drop Charges against Activists for Xinjiang Protests

Kazakhstan/China: Drop Charges against Activists for Xinjiang Protests  Human Rights Watch

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3 d. ago Canadian premier’s China visit ‘highly important’: Chinese foreign ministry

Canadian premier’s China visit ‘highly important’: Chinese foreign ministry  Muslim Network TV

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3 d. ago Iran signals fast trials and executions for detained protesters after Trump warning

The head of Iran’s judiciary signalled on Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for those detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from US President Donald Trump. The comments from Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei come as activists had warned hangings of those detained could come soon. Already, a bloody security force crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,571, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. That figure...

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3 d. ago PH boat ‘ignores’ China radio challenge at Scarborough – Beijing

PH boat ‘ignores’ China radio challenge at Scarborough – Beijing  Inquirer.net

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4 d. ago Trump tells Iranians ‘help is on its way’ as protest death toll hits 2,000

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked on Tuesday to at least 2,003 people killed, activists said, and Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown. The number of dead, as reported by the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), dwarfs that in any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. These demonstrations,...

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5 d. ago ‘Easier targets’: is Japan safe for foreigners if disaster strikes?

A century after thousands of foreigners were massacred in Japan following a devastating earthquake, human rights advocates worry about rising vigilantism should disaster strike again. It follows calls from the mayor of at least one Japanese city for citizens to form “vigilante groups” in response to reports of rising crime by foreign nationals. “This is symptomatic of Japan’s changing demographics and the rise of xenophobia,” Teppei Kasai of Human Rights Watch in Tokyo told This Week in Asia,...

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5 d. ago Human Rights Coalition and Former Diplomatic Hostage Sound Alarm as PM Carney Heads to Beijing — Questions Swirl Around Chrétien’s China Business Ties

Human Rights Coalition and Former Diplomatic Hostage Sound Alarm as PM Carney Heads to Beijing — Questions Swirl Around Chrétien’s China Business Ties  The Bureau | Sam Cooper

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5 d. ago Wang Yi cites ‘severe risks’ after Somalia dropped from Africa itinerary at last minute

Authorities in Mogadishu had cleared the roads for a historic visit, yet on Friday Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi travelled to Tanzania instead of his planned visit to Somalia. It would have been the first high-level Chinese mission to Mogadishu in four decades. The last-minute decision not to include the capital on Wang’s itinerary came as Somalia seeks shows of diplomatic support after Israel recognised the breakaway region of Somaliland last month. A source at the presidential palace told...

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6 d. ago Iran rights group reports many dead as government calls counter

Iranian authorities have committed a “mass killing” in cracking down on the biggest protests against the Islamic republic in years, a rights group said on Sunday, as the government ordered counter-rallies in a bid to regain the initiative. The Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) said it had confirmed the killing of at least 192 protesters but warned the actual death toll could already amount to several hundred, or even more. The IHR has an extensive network of sources in the country. The...

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6 d. ago Iran warns US and Israel will be targets if Trump strikes over protests

Tehran warned the US and Israel against any intervention over nationwide protests in Iran, as demonstrations entered their third week and fatalities mounted. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said deaths linked to the recent unrest, which began over a currency crisis on December 28, had reached 116, with most killed by live ammunition or pellet gunfire. Saturday marked the third night of intensified nationwide demonstrations, following calls by Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of...

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7 d. ago 'Canadian PM should place Chinese human rights abuses on record during Beijing visit'

'Canadian PM should place Chinese human rights abuses on record during Beijing visit'  IANS LIVE

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7 d. ago Beef, business and Beijing: Inside Micheál Martin’s China push

Beef, business and Beijing: Inside Micheál Martin’s China push  Business Post

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8 d. ago Ford urges Carney not to cut Chinese EV tariffs ahead of Beijing visit

Ford urges Carney not to cut Chinese EV tariffs ahead of Beijing visit  CBC

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9 d. ago China warns of ‘law of the jungle’ as US exits global bodies

Washington’s further retreat from multilateral institutions has dealt “a heavy blow” to an already fractured global governance system, presenting both opportunities and challenges for Beijing, according to analysts. Observers said US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from 66 international organisations would have lasting consequences for American leadership around the world, accentuating power gaps in critical areas such as climate and security. On Thursday, Chinese foreign...

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1 week ago How China’s history links military strength to fighting corruption

For China’s leadership, the most urgent lesson of modern military power comes not from a foreign manual but from its own history books. Its catastrophic defeat by Japan in 1895, born of internal corruption, forms the invisible backdrop to every Chinese showcase of modern hardware. The recent live-fire drill around Taiwan code-named Justice Mission 2025 – a forceful display of Beijing’s resolve to achieve reunification and deter any challenge to its core interests – was no exception. To Beijing,...

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1 week ago Canada’s Carney to visit China, as Trump tariffs hurt US ties

Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to China next week as his government tries to rebuild relations with the Asian superpower and reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the US. Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit and will have discussions on trade, energy, agriculture and international security, his office said Wednesday. It will be the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade, after a diplomatic row was sparked by...

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1 week ago Canada’s Carney to meet Xi in China, as Trump tariffs hurt US ties

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to China next week as his government tries to rebuild relations with the Asian superpower and reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the US. Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit and will have discussions on trade, energy, agriculture and international security, his office said Wednesday. It will be the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade, after a diplomatic row was...

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1 week ago Iran protests death toll hits 35 and 1,200 detained, activists say

The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday, as the country’s theocracy acknowledged the unrest in one western province where security forces reportedly raided a hospital. The figure came from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which said more than 1,200 people have been detained in the protests, which have been ongoing for more than a week. It said 29 protesters, four children and two members of Iran’s security...

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1 week ago Online Support for Iran Protests Surges in China, Challenging Beijing’s Narrative

Online Support for Iran Protests Surges in China, Challenging Beijing’s Narrative  Vision Times

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