#Olympics sponsors quiet as US alleges China human rights abuse

#Olympics sponsors quiet as US alleges China human rights abuse

“#Olympics sponsors quiet as US alleges China human rights abuse” Advertisers are keeping a low profile with less than two weeks to go before the Winter Olympics in Beijing amid criticism over China’s alleged human rights violations. For months, US officials, lawmakers from other Western countries and human rights activists have said China’s treatment of…

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#China warns foreign Olympic athletes that political statements during games ‘subject to’ punishment

#China warns foreign Olympic athletes that political statements during games ‘subject to’ punishment

“#China warns foreign Olympic athletes that political statements during games ‘subject to’ punishment” China has warned foreign athletes they may face punishment for speech that is “against the Olympic spirit” following a similar warning from human rights activists who worry about public freedoms during the games.  Yang Shu, deputy director general of international relations for the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOC), issued a…

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# Shanghai includes Metaverse in its development plan

# Shanghai includes Metaverse in its development plan

“# Shanghai includes Metaverse in its development plan ” Shanghai, China’s most crowded city, is looking for ways to use metaverse in public services over the next five years. Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology’s five-year development plan for the electronic information industry listed four frontiers for exploration, and one of them is…

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#Satellite photos reveal worrying antennas in South China Sea

#Satellite photos reveal worrying antennas in South China Sea

“#Satellite photos reveal worrying antennas in South China Sea” Forests of antennas are popping up across the South China Sea. And they’re further evidence of Beijing’s determination to dominate the strategic international waterway. Metal poles with wires strung between them seem harmless enough. Even a cluster of big satellite dishes isn’t all that uncommon anymore….

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#For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide

#For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide

“#For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide” The old Nicaraguan revolutionary, with his receding hairline and the goatee that he had finally let turn grey, spoke calmly into the camera as police swarmed toward his house, hidden behind a high wall in a leafy Managua neighborhood. Surveillance drones, he said, were watching…

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#China uses coercive policies to lower Uyghur birth rates

#China uses coercive policies to lower Uyghur birth rates

“#China uses coercive policies to lower Uyghur birth rates” Beijing, May 13 – Coercive policies in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have led to a sharp decline in birth rates for Uyghurs and other minorities, which could add to evidence of genocide, an Australian think tank said in a report released on Wednesday. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) report, citing official Chinese data, said that there…

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