China is betting that the West is in irreversible decline

ITS GAZE fixed on the prize of becoming rich and strong, China has spent the past 40 years as a risk-averse bully. Quick to inflict pain on smaller powers, it has been more cautious around any country capable of punching back. Recently, however, China’s risk calculations have seemed to change. First Yang Jiechi, the Communist Party’s foreign-policy chief, lectured American diplomats at a bilateral meeting in Alaska, pointing out the failings of American democracy. That earned him hero status back home. Then China imposed sanctions on British, Canadian and European Union politicians, diplomats, academics, lawyers and democracy campaigners. Those sweeping curbs were in retaliation for narrower Western sanctions targeting officials accused of repressing Muslims in the north-western region of Xinjiang.

Source: The Economist #Apr03

https://www.economist.com/china/2021/04/03/china-is-betting-that-the-west-is-in-irreversible-decline

#China #CCP #Sanctions #British #Canadian #EuropeanUnion

Human Right Watch report: Crimes against humanity are occurring in Xinjiang, “Using UN investigations” and advocating various governments to sanction and prosecute Chinese officials 
 
Human Right Watch announced a new report, which stated the suppression from Chinese government targets Uyghurs in Xinjiang and other Turkic Muslims. It includes mass detention, surveillance, restrictions on migration, obliteration of their culture and religion, those are already constituting a “crime against humanity” in international law. Human Right Watch urged United Nations establishes investigation committee, investigating allegations of human rights violations in Xinjiang. Also, it urged governments and enterprises in each country suppress to China, claimed to Chinese government to stop violating human rights, assisting in prosecuting crimes against humanity of sanctioning Chinese officials. 
 
Human Right Watch announced new report which wrote with International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic on Monday in United States (19April). It stated according to investigations and reports from Human Right Watch, other human right organisations, media and rights protection group, Chinese government’s suppression of the Turkic Muslim population in the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. In the recent years it reaches unprecedented levels, including randomly arrested citizens; the courts severely sentenced without process, torture, and abuse; cultural and political indoctrination; forced labour; large-scale surveillance; restrictions on migration; arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances; obliteration of their culture and religion; and separation of families.  
 
Source: Stand News #Apr20

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced #sanctions on a former commissioner of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

This comes after the #US sanctioned a Chinese official for persecuting adherents of the Falun Gong spiritual practice.

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Support Taiwan’s participation in International Organisation Act, the French Senate passed an overwhelming majority  
 
The French Senate passed “Taiwan’s Participation in the Work of International Organisation Act” with the overwhelming number, supporting Taiwan participates multiple international organisations. This voting result will almost inevitably anger Beijing, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye wrote to French parliamentarians twice this years, to obstruct the senator’s visit to Taiwan, and threatened that if French keeps supporting Taiwan to participate international organisations, they will be sanctioned by China.  
 
The French Senate, which is dominated by the right-wing opposition, passed the “Taiwan Participation in the Work of International Organisations Act” with 304 votes in favour, 0 votes against, and 19 abstentions on Thursday (6May).  
 
This bill, which is supported by local cross-country parties, is non-binding. It was jointly proposed by Joël Guerriau, Vice Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, and Alain Richard, Chairman of the next group, in March, hoping that France would participate for Taiwan in The World Health Organisation, General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ‘United Nations Convention on Climate Change” and even International Criminal Police Organisation have worked hard.  
 
Source: Stand News #May07

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The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law; any individual who fails to cooperate with the countermeasures will be held accountable 
 
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China closed today (10th June) in Beijing, according to the CCTV, the decision and proposal of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law has passed during the meeting. Now, the proposal of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law still has not published. European and American countries have been countered by Chinese government due to the issues of Xinjiang human rights, Hong Kong’s situation, and annunciation to sanction the Chinese and Hong Kong officials. According to the interview of Director Tian Feilong which podcasted by Now News, he described that proposal will be a “legal weapon” to counter external interference. And he said Hong Kong is necessarily to cooperate with the law, stated that after the law has been passed, it might be included in Annex III of Hong Kong’s basic law, or Hong Kong government may revise and formulate relevant local laws on its own. 
 
The Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law also sets out, the relevant departments of the State Council can take measures, including not issuing visas, not allowing the entry, log-outing visas or even deporting; sealing up, seizing, and freezing movable, immovable, and other various properties in China; and prohibit or restrict organisations and individuals in China from conducting transactions and cooperation with them, etc.  
 
Tian indicated, in the past, China faced sanctions mainly through the administrative measures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, which were limited to the economic and foreign trade areas of the original Ministry of Commerce and blocked them. The individual countermeasures announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are only administrative in nature. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the relevant legal system. He described the "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law" as a "legal toolbox" to counter external interference, and to make countermeasures act in accordance with the law, forming a stronger law enforcement force. 
 
Source: Stand News #Jun10

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Two U.S. lawmakers are introducing a bill that looks to ramp up pressure on the CCP. The bill would slap #sanctions on top #ChineseHealthOfficials until Beijing allows for an independent investigation into the #origins of the CCP virus.

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