Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
UK lawyers feel ripples of Chinese sanctions on Essex Court Chambers
When Beijing imposed sanctions on Essex Court Chambers, it was not only striking at the heart of the British legal establishment. It was also chalking up a victory in its battle to pressure international business to mute criticism of its domestic affairs, particularly its policy towards the Uyghurs of Xinjiang.
Lawyers say the sanctions could give China influence over who a firm chooses to assign to their international arbitrations. It could also make solicitors think twice about instructing Essex Court.
Analysts also warned it could lead to self-censorship in the UK legal industry, with firms and chambers wary of being associated with anyone who works for groups or individuals critical of China.
Source: FT #Apr05
https://www.ft.com/content/e6ab6819-6040-4b7f-b579-3a51658f7a4b
#UKLaywers #Legal #UK #China
When Beijing imposed sanctions on Essex Court Chambers, it was not only striking at the heart of the British legal establishment. It was also chalking up a victory in its battle to pressure international business to mute criticism of its domestic affairs, particularly its policy towards the Uyghurs of Xinjiang.
Lawyers say the sanctions could give China influence over who a firm chooses to assign to their international arbitrations. It could also make solicitors think twice about instructing Essex Court.
Analysts also warned it could lead to self-censorship in the UK legal industry, with firms and chambers wary of being associated with anyone who works for groups or individuals critical of China.
Source: FT #Apr05
https://www.ft.com/content/e6ab6819-6040-4b7f-b579-3a51658f7a4b
#UKLaywers #Legal #UK #China
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
Japan expresses concerns to China about territorial waters, Hong Kong, Uighur situation
On Apr 6, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed strong concerns to his Chinese counterpart about Chinese incursions into territorial waters, the situation in Hong Kong and the human rights situation of China’s Uighur minority.
China’s extensive territorial claims in the East and South China Seas have become a priority issue in an increasingly testy Sino-U.S relationship and are a security concern for Japan.
Source: Reuters #Apr05
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-china/japan-expresses-concerns-to-china-about-territorial-waters-hong-kong-uighur-situation-idUSKBN2BS0WV
#JapanChan #China #Japan #Politics
On Apr 6, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed strong concerns to his Chinese counterpart about Chinese incursions into territorial waters, the situation in Hong Kong and the human rights situation of China’s Uighur minority.
China’s extensive territorial claims in the East and South China Seas have become a priority issue in an increasingly testy Sino-U.S relationship and are a security concern for Japan.
Source: Reuters #Apr05
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-china/japan-expresses-concerns-to-china-about-territorial-waters-hong-kong-uighur-situation-idUSKBN2BS0WV
#JapanChan #China #Japan #Politics
Forwarded from 📡Guardians of Hong Kong
Demonstrators burned the Chinese Flag to Protest the UN's Inaction; the Military Strafed Citizens, Causing At Least 1 Death and 2 Injured.
Anti-coup protests in Myanmar lasted for more than two months, making more than 500 death. After the mass demonstration on Easter Sunday, people protested across the country today (5th April). Some protesters burned the Chinese flag, which showed their dissatisfaction with China not speaking out in the United Nations. Furthermore, the military continued their bloody suppression in Sagaing Pinlebu that some citizens had been dispersed by tear gases and bullets, causing at least one death and two injured.
In Sagaing Pinlebu, the local citizens gathered for a protest in a secondary school that holds teachers' training. The military shot tear gases and bullets at the citizens and arrested two people. Some protesters were dissatisfied, and they brought self-made shotguns forward to support the arrested people but were fired by the military with live ammunition. One of the citizens, Aung Naing Win, died after the bullet broke through his rib cage, and also two more people were injured as they got shot.
Source: Stand News #Apr05
https://bit.ly/3s4oitT
#Myanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Protest #China #UnitedNation #Suppression #TearGas #Bullets #PoliceBrutality #SagaingPinlebu
Anti-coup protests in Myanmar lasted for more than two months, making more than 500 death. After the mass demonstration on Easter Sunday, people protested across the country today (5th April). Some protesters burned the Chinese flag, which showed their dissatisfaction with China not speaking out in the United Nations. Furthermore, the military continued their bloody suppression in Sagaing Pinlebu that some citizens had been dispersed by tear gases and bullets, causing at least one death and two injured.
In Sagaing Pinlebu, the local citizens gathered for a protest in a secondary school that holds teachers' training. The military shot tear gases and bullets at the citizens and arrested two people. Some protesters were dissatisfied, and they brought self-made shotguns forward to support the arrested people but were fired by the military with live ammunition. One of the citizens, Aung Naing Win, died after the bullet broke through his rib cage, and also two more people were injured as they got shot.
Source: Stand News #Apr05
https://bit.ly/3s4oitT
#Myanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Protest #China #UnitedNation #Suppression #TearGas #Bullets #PoliceBrutality #SagaingPinlebu