The Hong Kong Post
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October Data Exposes China’s Economic Fragility, Trump Threatens Stability
In October, China’s factory output growth slowed, and it’s too early to declare a recovery in the troubled property sector, despite a slight increase in consumer activity. This situation has led to ongoing calls for Beijing to boost its recent stimulus efforts to revive the economy. The latest data is likely to increase pressure on…
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Strikes and protests increase in China due to unpaid wages and factory closures
Strikes and protests by labourers and industry workers have seen arise in China where such incidences are strictly forbidden. The majority of the protests were held before the all-important Spring Festival over unpaid wages and closure of factories. In the first half of 2024, the number of total protests and strikes held by workers was…
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Human Rights in Hong Kong: A Night Without Jimmy Lai and Chow Hang-tung. An analysis
An Evening without Chow Hang-tung and Jimmy Lai – prisoners of conscience in Hong Kong We held an event as part of Reading’s International Festival “An Evening without Chow Hang-tung and Jimmy Lai – Human Rights in Hong Kong”. We were delighted to have a very knowledgeable panel, including Amnesty UK’s own Sacha Deshmukh. We were…
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The Labour party’s reversal on the Uyghur genocide ruling depresses us.
We were deeply disturbed to read your report about David Lammy’s visit to China that highlighted how our Labour government – headed by a human rights lawyer – has decided to backtrack on plans for formal recognition of acts of genocide in order to facilitate trade deals with China (Labour backtracks on push for genocide…
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China’s greedy merchants and toxic food culture
Chinese street markets are known for scrumptious street food and drinks being sold by local vendors on the roadside. This can be a hearty meal of a lamb skeweror a belly filling mug of draught beer. Everything looks so tempting and easy on pocket till the time one realizes that most if it is not…
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Due to threats, a Uyghur rights council meets in Bosnia under strict security.
A body fighting for Uyghur people’s rights in China and abroad had to meet in virtual secrecy with police protection in the Bosnian capital after threats and pressure to cancel, it said. The Germany-based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) held a four-day conference until Sunday with several hundred delegates from 25 nations in a Sarajevo hotel – but…
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The Effects of Population Growth: A Comparative Analysis of China’s Labor Market and Workplace Culture
How does overpopulation change a country? Though China and the United States have similar land surface areas of 3.6 million square miles and 3.5 million square miles, respectively, the two global superpowers have vastly different population densities. With 1.4 billion inhabitants, China’s population is over four times larger than the US population of 337 million. This disparity contributes to different work cultures and…
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China criticizes Western coverage of Uyghurs during a media forum.
China hosted a global media summit in Xinjiang this week, bringing together over 500 participants to discuss artificial intelligence, but also used the event to criticize Western reports about the forced labor of Uyghurs and an ongoing genocide were “fabricated lies.” Representatives from over 200 media outlets — including executives from Reuters and The Associated…
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The World Uyghur Congress chose Turghunjan Alawudun as its leader.
The World Uyghur Congress elected German national Turghunjan Alawudun as its new president on Saturday during the advocacy group’s general assembly in Sarajevo. Alawudun, 58, was the sole candidate for the leadership of the organization amid what his predecessor, Dolkun Isa, had described as unprecedented harassment and threats from the Chinese government to disrupt the Oct.…
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Australia: Encourage International Reaction to China’s Human Rights Violations
The Australian government should take the lead with other governments to continue to publicly criticize grave human rights abuses in China, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. An Australian-led joint statement at the United Nations General Assembly on October 22, 2024, expressed ongoing concerns about the Chinese government’s serious human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet. The Chinese…
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