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Beijing blasts Bob Rae after ambassador calls for UN to investigate genocide claims
Rae has asked the UN Human Rights Council to investigate China's treatment of the country's Uighurs in Xinjiang. Beijing has denied any wrongdoing, saying it is running a voluntary employment and language-training program.
Zhao on Monday used a number of select statistics that suggest China's Uighur population is growing at a faster rate than Canada's population to mock Rae's suggestions that the Uighurs are being persecuted.
However, Zhao's statistics appear to have been incomplete or inaccurate and did not address a report by The Associated Press in June that birthrates have been dramatically cut in Uighur-dominated areas of Xinjiang.
Source: CP24 #Nov17
https://www.cp24.com/news/beijing-blasts-bob-rae-after-ambassador-calls-for-un-to-investigate-genocide-claims-1.5191893
#Canada #Xinjiang #Uighurs #CCP #UN #ReEducationCamp
Rae has asked the UN Human Rights Council to investigate China's treatment of the country's Uighurs in Xinjiang. Beijing has denied any wrongdoing, saying it is running a voluntary employment and language-training program.
Zhao on Monday used a number of select statistics that suggest China's Uighur population is growing at a faster rate than Canada's population to mock Rae's suggestions that the Uighurs are being persecuted.
However, Zhao's statistics appear to have been incomplete or inaccurate and did not address a report by The Associated Press in June that birthrates have been dramatically cut in Uighur-dominated areas of Xinjiang.
Source: CP24 #Nov17
https://www.cp24.com/news/beijing-blasts-bob-rae-after-ambassador-calls-for-un-to-investigate-genocide-claims-1.5191893
#Canada #Xinjiang #Uighurs #CCP #UN #ReEducationCamp
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Australia and Japan Signed a Security Pact to Counter China's Threat, and Emphasise Importance of Hong Kong's Democratic Processes and Institutions
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Tokyo Japan, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday (17th November) and will stay for two days. In addition to discussing bilateral tourism and economic cooperation, the greater focus will be on military cooperation. After closed-door talks, the two announced that they had reached an agreement on bilateral military cooperation, to facilitate training and joint operations, strengthen the defence ties against China.
After the meeting they announced a joint statement, expressing their "serious concerns about the situation in the South China Sea and reconfirmed their strong opposition to any coercive or unilateral attempts to change the status quo and thereby increase tensions in the region." without directly mentioned China. They also shared "grave concerns" over the situation in Hong Kong, emphasised the "importance of upholding Hong Kong’s democratic processes and institutions, as well as the high degree of autonomy set out in the Basic Law and Sino-British Joint Declaration."
Source from: Apple Daily #Nov17
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201117/WQE2OJKKXZFEZOQB32UIYXXZQA/
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Tokyo Japan, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday (17th November) and will stay for two days. In addition to discussing bilateral tourism and economic cooperation, the greater focus will be on military cooperation. After closed-door talks, the two announced that they had reached an agreement on bilateral military cooperation, to facilitate training and joint operations, strengthen the defence ties against China.
After the meeting they announced a joint statement, expressing their "serious concerns about the situation in the South China Sea and reconfirmed their strong opposition to any coercive or unilateral attempts to change the status quo and thereby increase tensions in the region." without directly mentioned China. They also shared "grave concerns" over the situation in Hong Kong, emphasised the "importance of upholding Hong Kong’s democratic processes and institutions, as well as the high degree of autonomy set out in the Basic Law and Sino-British Joint Declaration."
Source from: Apple Daily #Nov17
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201117/WQE2OJKKXZFEZOQB32UIYXXZQA/