The European Union has called for China to immediately release human rights defenders, pressing the country to respect “the rule of law” and accused the Chinese regime of deliberately “systematically violating” civil and political rights. Citing names of Chinese human rights lawyers who allegedly been detained or forcibly disappeared, the EU Delegation to China called…
EU Calls for China to Release Human Rights Defenders
December 11, 2021
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US Urges More Engagement With Taiwan After It Loses Diplomatic Ally Nicaragua to China
December 11, 2021
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The United States encouraged more like-minded countries to expand their engagement with Taiwan, as the communist regime in Beijing hints more Taipei allies would follow Nicaragua to cut ties with the island. “Taiwan’s relationships with diplomatic partners in the Western Hemisphere provide significant economic and security benefits to the citizens of those countries,” said U.S….
Germany’s Baerbock Says Common European Response Needed on Beijing Olympics
December 10, 2021
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BERLIN—German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday that Europe needed to find a common response on the issue of a diplomatic boycott of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. She said the case of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts have become a matter of international concern following her allegations of being sexually assaulted,…
EU Introduces New ‘Anti-Coercion Instrument’ Amid China-Lithuania Dispute
December 9, 2021
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On Wednesday, the European Commission considers a new strategy to assert its interests amid increasingly politicized trade disputes with China and the United States, as it prepares to face off against China over a diplomatic dispute arising with the Republic of Lithuania. In recent years, the EU has been vulnerable to economic coercion from larger…
EU Unveils Trade Sanction Plan to Counter Foreign Coercion
December 9, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union moved Wednesday to set up a system of quick-fire trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign power, like China, that it accuses of trying to coerce the 27-country bloc for economic or political gain. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, manages trade with the outside world on behalf of…
UK Ministers, Officials Not Attending Beijing Winter Olympics: Boris Johnson
There will be “effectively a diplomatic boycott” of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, as he said that there are no plans for any ministers to attend the games. But the prime minister stopped short of officially calling it a diplomatic boycott, maintaining that the government doesn’t support…
UK Ministers, Officials Won’t Attend Beijing Winter Olympics, Johnson Says
December 8, 2021
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There will be “effectively a diplomatic boycott” of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, as he said that there are no plans for any ministers to attend the games. But the prime minister stopped short of officially calling it a diplomatic boycott, maintaining that the government doesn’t support…
Taiwan, Slovakia Hold Talks as Island Firms Ties With Europe
December 6, 2021
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Senior officials from the Slovak Republic are in Taiwan for talks on deepening ties with the island in the highest-level visit by the EU-member country since it opened a representative office in Taiwan in 2003. The visit by the delegation, which began Sunday, follows a mission last month by members of the European Parliament…
Lithuania Says Chinese Customs Is Blocking Its Exports
China has imposed a customs block on Lithuanian exports, a Lithuanian trade body said on Dec. 3, amid deepening cooperation between its capital Vilnius and Taipei. Lithuania drew the wrath of the communist regime in Beijing for allowing Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in Vilnius using its own name. In response, Beijing downgraded its…
US, EU to Deepen Ties Countering ‘Growing List’ of Beijing’s Concerning Behaviors
December 3, 2021
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The United States and European Union (EU) discussed a “growing list” of Beijing’s concerning behaviors during a new round of diplomatic talks on China. The two sides reiterated the importance of a joint effort to uphold international rules and shared values, while pledging “continuous and close contacts,” according to a joint press release of both…
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