The authorities in Xinjiang have accused Mihrigul Tursun: She thinks “too Uyghur.” She was three times detained in internment camps for several weeks, beaten and tortured with electric shocks. One of her babies died under unexplained circumstances in the care of the authorities. Meanwhile, her Egyptian husband applied 18 times for a visa at the […]
The French National Assembly has classified the Chinese government’s human rights violations against the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang as genocide. In a vote on Thursday, the verdict of the deputies was clear. 169 parliamentarians voted yes. There was only one “no” vote.The result of the vote will now be officially submitted to the French government, […]
The friendship between the People’s Republic of China and Thomas Bach is literally carved in stone. Just last week, a 72-cm stone bust depicting the likeness of the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was erected in the Dongsi Olympic Community Park, just north of the Forbidden City. The face of the former world-class […]
The question of whether Xinjiang is a genocide against the Uyghurs was answered in the affirmative by the French parliament on Thursday. In this country, however, we find it difficult because German history gives the term a special weight. And admittedly, there is no mass murder of millions of people in Xinjiang within a few […]
Peng Jingtang takes up his new post with a pithy promise. As chief of the Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army, pledges to “perform defense duties in accordance with the law, resolutely defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and firmly safeguard Hong Kong’s long-term prosperity and stability.”Peng’s words may well be understood […]
Jingwei Jia has left Swiss reinsurer Swiss Re. After 15 years with the company, and most recently six years as CEO of Greater China, Jia left the Zurich-based group at the beginning of January. His interim successor is Jonathan Rake, previously CEO for the Asia Pacific.Elvis He is the new Head of Technology, Media and […]
New Chinese tennis hope: 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen celebrated her first victory in a Grand Slam tournament on Monday night. She defeated Belarusian Alyaksandra Sasnovich in three sets at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Reaching the second round earns Zheng prize money of $140,000, well over double what she has earned so far in her career. […]
Suddenly, all these pictures of Christine Lee appear in a different light. There’s this shot of her in what appears to be a close exchange with former British Prime Minister David Cameron. In another photo, she can be seen with a group of young Chinese alongside the former leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.For […]
The relocation of the Chinese Embassy in London could spark a diplomatic conflict. Councilors in the borough of Tower Hamlets have decided to name adjacent streets and buildings of the new Chinese embassy after regions where massive repression and human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party have been reported. Proposed names include Tiananmen Square, […]
the People’s Republic of China is also a large market for the Catholic Church. And like German CEOs, the clergy complains about a lack of market access and state interference in its core business. It even behaves similarly to Daimler and Co. by making concessions to the Beijing leadership that it would firmly reject in […]