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UN Cultural Agency Under Fire Over CCP Atrocities

The United Nations agency dealing with education and culture is under fire as the heritage system is made “complicit” in ongoing atrocities against Uyghurs and their culture perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to a new report by the Washington-based Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the CCP’s systematic actions against Uyghur culture and…


Chinese YouTuber Twin Sisters Call For Family to Be Rleased From Chinese Prison

What do you think of when you see a pair of twin sisters in their 20s, who are popular YouTubers making entertainment videos? Beauty, youth, fame? These are some labels frequently associated with Huang Doudou and Huang Guoguo, who’re originally from the central Anhui Province in China and now reside in Sydney, Australia. The twin…


Chinese YouTuber Twin Sisters Call For Family to Be Released From Chinese Prison

What do you think of when you see a pair of twin sisters in their 20s, who are popular YouTubers making entertainment videos? Beauty, youth, fame? These are some labels frequently associated with Huang Doudou and Huang Guoguo, who’re originally from the central Anhui Province in China and now reside in Sydney, Australia. The twin…


Capitol Report (Jan. 18): 5G Technology Poses Safety Concerns Near Airports

AT&T and Verizon agree to delay a scheduled 5G rollout for the third time after safety and security concerns from airlines. Senators are back on Capitol Hill this week—and Democrats are doubling down on efforts to sidestep the filibuster in order to pass their voting rights bill. There are a few paths Senate Majority Leader…


Aussie Pension Funds Invest $1Bn in China Techs Accused of Human Rights Violations

A human rights organisation has revealed that Australia’s largest super funds have invested over $1 billion (US$729 million) of Aussies retirement savings into China-based tech companies accused of aiding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Uyghurs and other minority groups. Hong Kong Watch (HKW) has urged AustralianSuper and the state-owned Commonwealth Superannuation to divest…


Australian Professor Runs to China After Ethnic Facial Recognition Research Found to Be Unethical

An Australian academic has abruptly departed the country for China after his work on developing technology to identify Uyghurs based on visual data was found to be unethical. Research conducted by Prof. Wanquan Liu at the University of Curtin in Western Australia and published in 2018 used artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to accurately…


Uyghur Groups Frustrated With US Inaction Against Genocide

Commentary Uyghur groups are quietly frustrated with slow action by the president and Congress against the Uyghur genocide, as the government appears unable to override business interests bent on appeasing China. The Chinese Communist Party-led government detained, for reeducation, forced sterilization, and forced labor, approximately 2 million Uyghurs over the past years in what amounts…


Australian Senate Uyghur Inquiry Crosses China’s ‘Red Line’

An Australian government inquiry into the use of Uyghur forced labour in China has been told the government’s investigation into the slave labour is crossing “a red line” for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In a submission to the Senate inquiry, analyst Vicky Xu, who was lead author on the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s 2020 report “Uyghurs…