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Why is Germany silent on China's human rights abuses?
//Since Hong Kong's anti-government demonstrations began in June, the pro-democracy movement has been pleading for international support. And the recent confirmation of China's systematic internment of Muslim Uighurs in the country's western Xinjiang province has strengthened international calls for action against China's human rights abuses.
//Now, human rights advocates and some German politicians are calling for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to take a stronger stance on human rights issues in China.
//"It is time for Angela Merkel to put it [Xinjiang] on the agenda of the upcoming European Council to talk of a common European perspective on imposing sanctions," Gyde Jensen, head of the human rights committee in the German Parliament, the Bundestag, told DW News Asia.
//Katrin Kinzelbach, a professor of international human rights policy at Germany's University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, said that the German government should take a "clear position" on Hong Kong.
//Although Germany has joined 22 countries at the United Nations in signing an official statement condemning the Xinjiang Uighur internment camps, Berlin, and the EU, have yet to come up with a common framework for action, and Merkel has been criticized for being too soft in condemning the camps.
//“The extent of human rights violations has greatly increased under President Xi Jinping. It is inappropriate to court the Chinese party-state in this situation — as Germany is doing with a special EU-China summit scheduled to take place in Leipzig in 2020," said Kinzelbach.
//Berlin treads more carefully with Beijing and has tried to maintain a less volatile relationship as China is one of Germany's most important trade partners
//"Given the escalation in Hong Kong, it would be correct — and comparatively easy — to review existing export regulations," said Kinzelbach, adding that sanctions available to address human rights violations could include arms embargoes, restrictions on entry for individuals and the freezing of accounts.
//However, any sanctions regime targeting China-related human rights abuses would also have to be made within the framework of the European Union, and this is complicated by the disparity of positions in the EU on China policy.
//"In the long term, democracy and human rights should be put higher than economic profit, because we see that China is a dictatorship and you never know how economic growth can develop in a dictatorship," said Jensen.
Full article: Deutsche Welle, (12 May)
Further reading:
Death penalty riles European allies
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/09/07/2003699934
#Germany #Dictatorship #CCP #HongKongProtest #Xinjiang #Uighur #HumanRights
Why is Germany silent on China's human rights abuses?
//Since Hong Kong's anti-government demonstrations began in June, the pro-democracy movement has been pleading for international support. And the recent confirmation of China's systematic internment of Muslim Uighurs in the country's western Xinjiang province has strengthened international calls for action against China's human rights abuses.
//Now, human rights advocates and some German politicians are calling for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to take a stronger stance on human rights issues in China.
//"It is time for Angela Merkel to put it [Xinjiang] on the agenda of the upcoming European Council to talk of a common European perspective on imposing sanctions," Gyde Jensen, head of the human rights committee in the German Parliament, the Bundestag, told DW News Asia.
//Katrin Kinzelbach, a professor of international human rights policy at Germany's University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, said that the German government should take a "clear position" on Hong Kong.
//Although Germany has joined 22 countries at the United Nations in signing an official statement condemning the Xinjiang Uighur internment camps, Berlin, and the EU, have yet to come up with a common framework for action, and Merkel has been criticized for being too soft in condemning the camps.
//“The extent of human rights violations has greatly increased under President Xi Jinping. It is inappropriate to court the Chinese party-state in this situation — as Germany is doing with a special EU-China summit scheduled to take place in Leipzig in 2020," said Kinzelbach.
//Berlin treads more carefully with Beijing and has tried to maintain a less volatile relationship as China is one of Germany's most important trade partners
//"Given the escalation in Hong Kong, it would be correct — and comparatively easy — to review existing export regulations," said Kinzelbach, adding that sanctions available to address human rights violations could include arms embargoes, restrictions on entry for individuals and the freezing of accounts.
//However, any sanctions regime targeting China-related human rights abuses would also have to be made within the framework of the European Union, and this is complicated by the disparity of positions in the EU on China policy.
//"In the long term, democracy and human rights should be put higher than economic profit, because we see that China is a dictatorship and you never know how economic growth can develop in a dictatorship," said Jensen.
Full article: Deutsche Welle, (12 May)
Further reading:
Death penalty riles European allies
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2018/09/07/2003699934
#Germany #Dictatorship #CCP #HongKongProtest #Xinjiang #Uighur #HumanRights
Deutsche Welle
China Cables: Germany under pressure to respond to Beijing's Uighur internment
Leaked Chinese papers have revealed the largest internment of minorities since World War II. In view of the many German business ties with China, Berlin is under pressure to answer for its most important trading partner.
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Many see the #Chinese market as a gold mine, but before getting too attracted or excited, do you know why autocratic regimes are ultimately SHITE for doing business? For too long we have heard the argument that "one-party rule is much more efficient", but what's the cost behind "efficiency"?
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#ccp #dictatorship #china #business #government #subsidy #agriculture #democracy #competition #antimonopoly #monopoly #english #diyms
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#ccp #dictatorship #china #business #government #subsidy #agriculture #democracy #competition #antimonopoly #monopoly #english #diyms
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We’d like to say to #CCP on its 100th birthday: 祝你長命百歲 (wish you live to 100 years old)!
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Scroll to see pictures of a North Koreanizing #China on the party’s 100th anniversary celebrations. Already some #woke #Chinese are calling their country West North Korea. 🙃
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#birthday #meme #northkorea #totalitarianism #aesthetics #dictatorship #english #diyms
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Scroll to see pictures of a North Koreanizing #China on the party’s 100th anniversary celebrations. Already some #woke #Chinese are calling their country West North Korea. 🙃
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#birthday #meme #northkorea #totalitarianism #aesthetics #dictatorship #english #diyms
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Beside our #conscience, is there other reason we should #boycottchina and stop rely so much on #ccp #china?
Yes. coz they don’t really care about the world and happy to f you up to protect their #dictatorship.
#fuckccp #logistics #quarantine
Yes. coz they don’t really care about the world and happy to f you up to protect their #dictatorship.
#fuckccp #logistics #quarantine
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Rep. Chris Smith: The US 'Built the World's Greatest #Dictatorship' Through Trade With China
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#China, #Russia Again Veto UN Statement on #Myanmar Conflict
// On May 30, 2022, Russia and China once again wielded their vetoes to forestall the release of a United Nations Security Council (#UNSC) resolution expressing its concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
The two nations’ delegations reportedly objected to the wording of the statement
[...] authored by the United Kingdom’s delegation, the statement expressed its concern at the violence and serious humanitarian situation in Myanmar, 16 months on from the February 2021 coup that overthrew the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. It also expressed misgivings about the “limited progress” on the implementation of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus peace plan.
According to other reports, the delegations from the U.K. and China blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations. For the U.K. officials, Beijing was asking for “too much,” which led to the collapse of the negotiations, according to AFP. One of the sticking points for the Chinese delegation was the use of the word “limited” to refer to the progress on ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus, which it suggested replacing with the word “slow.” A spokeswoman told AFP that China’s proposed wording was “factual but less condescending,” adding that “it’s a real shame” that there was no agreement.//
Source: The Diplomat #May30
#Regime #Dictatorship #UnitedNations
// On May 30, 2022, Russia and China once again wielded their vetoes to forestall the release of a United Nations Security Council (#UNSC) resolution expressing its concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
The two nations’ delegations reportedly objected to the wording of the statement
[...] authored by the United Kingdom’s delegation, the statement expressed its concern at the violence and serious humanitarian situation in Myanmar, 16 months on from the February 2021 coup that overthrew the government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. It also expressed misgivings about the “limited progress” on the implementation of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus peace plan.
According to other reports, the delegations from the U.K. and China blamed each other for the failure of the day-long negotiations. For the U.K. officials, Beijing was asking for “too much,” which led to the collapse of the negotiations, according to AFP. One of the sticking points for the Chinese delegation was the use of the word “limited” to refer to the progress on ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus, which it suggested replacing with the word “slow.” A spokeswoman told AFP that China’s proposed wording was “factual but less condescending,” adding that “it’s a real shame” that there was no agreement.//
Source: The Diplomat #May30
#Regime #Dictatorship #UnitedNations