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Museum in France Postpones Exhibition of Genghis Khan in Protest of Censorship by Chinese Authorities

In France, the Château des Ducs de Bretagne, which houses the Nantes History Museum, has announced that a collaborative exhibition with China about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Emperor has been postponed to 2024, and the Museum is going to stop collaborating with China.

The museum’s director, Bertrand Guillet, described the decision of postponing the exhibition as an ethical choice and accused the Chinese authorities of their continuous interference and censorship of the exhibition’s content.

The Chinese authorities asked for the removal of the terms such as “Genghis Khan”, “Emperor”, and “Mongolian language”. They also demanded the power over the context, maps, content, and contact information etc.

The Museum in France indicated that the context of the exhibition was completely censored by the Chinese and biased perspectives were added into the context for political needs. After discussions with several historians and professionals, the Museum decided to halt the project to defend the values of human, science, and ethics. Contents will be replaced by collections from Europe and America and the Museum hoped that the essence of the exhibition can be preserved.

Source: Stand News #Oct13

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50 US Senators urged US-Taiwan Trade Agreement to counterbalance China's economic dominance in Indo-Pacific Region

A total of fifty US Senators from the Republican and the Democratic Parties, accounting for more than half of the Senate, sent a joint letter to the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday [01 October]. The letter states that Taiwan is a long-term economic partner as well as a safe ally of the US, and called for a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between two countries as soon as possible. This is part of the from the Congress to the US government to counter China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan expressed gratitude to the US Congress for showing bipartisan support for Taiwan once again.

42 Republican Party Senators and 8 Democratic Party Senators participated in the joint petition, including the co-chairs of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, James Inhofe and Robert Menendez along with US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman, Jim Risch. The letter stated that they believed this is the time to negotiate trade agreements with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region. A time when the US was seeking to promote an initiative for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Therefore, they strongly recommend having formal trade agreement negotiations with Taiwan.

The letter also stated that Taiwan is the 11th largest trade partner with the US, showing the ability to maintain its economic partnership with the US. Also, Taiwan is supporting approximately 208,000 jobs in the US and this number could increase after the signing of a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement.

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Source: Apple Daily #Oct02
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201002/JEPPYE7VURB3LPUXYNMPEXVST4/
British Parliament Report Urged to Early Remove Huawei Equipment as China Injected Nearly 600 Billion to Huawei for 3 Years

The Defence Committee of the British Parliament indicated today (8th October) that there was clear evidence showing Huawei, China Telecom Equipment Manufacturer, colluded with the Chinese government, and that the Chinese government injected 75 billion USD (5,85 billion HKD) to assist in Huawei expanding. China suggested that England accelerate its pace for completing the removal of Huawei equipment by 2025. The spokesperson of Huawei indicated that the report from the committee was not reliable as the content was not the truth.

Accusation on Huawei of Being Funded by the Chinese authorities, to Sell Equipment at Low Prices to Seize the Market

According to Reuters, the Defence Committee of the British Parliament had a meeting today, indicated that there was clear evidence to show Huawei colluded with the Chinese government and urged that England should remove all the Huawei equipment early. The committee stated that the western countries urgently needed to unite and balance China’s technological advantages, as well as removing all the Huawei equipment by 2025, two years earlier than the originally scheduled date in 2027.

According to the BBC, the Parliament report quoted from a venture investor that he knew the Chinese government injected 750 billion USD for helping the expansion of Huawei within three years. Because of having state funding, they could sell the telecommunications equipment to countries at low prices. A scholar, who specializes in corporate misconduct, stated in the report that Huawei had been engaging in various intelligence, security, and intellectual property activities, but Huawei has always denied it. The report also stated that England did not have to fall into hysterical anti-China, but changing policy was perhaps required.

Source from: Stand News #Oct08

https://bit.ly/3m5Jmh2

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