Nine U.S. allies in Europe have summoned China’s ambassadors in protest after Beijing slapped sanctions on a dozen European officials, researchers, and institutions that have been vocal about the regime’s human rights abuses. The “sanctioning of members of Parliament and scientists is absolutely incomprehensible,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a March 23 statement…
China in Focus (March 23): UK Sanctions China, Joining US, EU, Canada
Tit-for-tat sanctions are straining relations between China and the West. The UK, Canada, and the European Union joined the United States in sanctioning Beijing for human rights abuses. Australia and New Zealand spoke out to applaud their efforts. China retaliates against the European Union, only to face even more pushback. The Chinese ambassador to France…
EU Sanctions Four Chinese Officials Over Uyghur Abuses
March 22, 2021
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The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Chinese officials over their alleged roles in the human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in northwest China. The EU sanctions, announced on March 22, are targeted at “the large-scale arbitrary detentions of, in particular, Uyghurs in Xinjiang in China,” said the European Council, an EU body that…
EU Sanctions 4 Chinese Officials Over Uyghur Abuses
March 22, 2021
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The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Chinese officials over their alleged roles in the human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in northwest China. The EU sanctions, announced on March 22, are targeted at “the large-scale arbitrary detentions of, in particular, Uyghurs in Xinjiang in China,” said the European Council, an EU body that…
Bulgaria Charges Six People Over Alleged Russian Spy Ring
SOFIA—Bulgarian prosecutors said on Friday they had charged six Bulgarians, including senior officials from the defense ministry and military intelligence, with spying for Russia. The Russian embassy in Sofia said in a comment on its website it expected that until a court ruled on the case that all speculation about Russia’s alleged involvement in intelligence…
EU and Vietnam to Exclude China-Made Vaccines
March 16, 2021
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The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…
EU and Vietnam Exclude China-Made Vaccines
March 16, 2021
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The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…
UK Considers China in ‘Ongoing Non-Compliance’ With Hong Kong Joint Declaration
March 13, 2021
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The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said…
UK Says China in ‘Ongoing Non-Compliance’ With Hong Kong Joint Declaration
March 13, 2021
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The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said…
Hong Kong Activists Urge EU Not to Sign China Investment Deal
March 11, 2021
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Twenty-four Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have written to European Union leaders and lawmakers urging them to block the EU-China investment deal unless the Chinese regime repeals its National Security Law for the former British colony. Thirteen of the co-signatories of the letter are now living in exile as a result of Beijing’s increasingly brutal crackdown…
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