High in optics and but low in content, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China this week sends signals of balancing India. For the past decade, China has been upping the ante in Kathmandu with close political tie-ups between the communist parties, promises for infrastructure projects, trade,...
The European Union approved new regulations banning the sale of products made with forced labour, a move that activists hope will help combat the exploitation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, as well as forced labour in North Korea and other nations.
According to reports, the Forced Labor Regulation, approved on Tuesday,...
An international outcry has erupted over the case of Yashar (Yaxia’er Xiaohelaiti), a 26-year-old Uyghur songwriter and musician, who is currently serving a three-year prison sentence in China’s Xinjiang region.
Yashar was convicted on 20 June 2024, for “promoting extremism” and “illegally possessing extremist materials” due to his music and...
China's Tesla rivals might be booming, but they're still losing money.
Nio, Zeekr, Xiaomi, and Xpeng have all broken personal sales records in recent months. Xpeng delivered 24,000 vehicles last month, and Xiaomi sold over 100,000 of its SU7 EV this year alone.
However, the booming sales come as many Chinese...
Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights defender, and professional tour guide, has reportedly been denied a travel permit by a Chinese official in Trika (Ch. Guide) County, citing alleged “criminal records” as the reason for the rejection.
This incident marks the fifth instance of harassment Tsering Tso has faced in...
The United States imposed new import bans on products from approximately 30 Chinese companies, accusing them of using forced labour involving Uyghur minorities, according to a government notice released on Friday.
The restrictions cover a range of products, including tomato paste, walnuts, gold, and iron ore. These actions are part...
FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy is set to be quizzed over the UK’s China strategy by MPs when he speaks to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Concerns have already been raised by the Committee’s Labour chair, former shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, over concerns that verdicts and...
A China-linked nation-state group called TAG-112 compromised Tibetan media and university websites in a new cyber espionage campaign designed to facilitate the delivery of the Cobalt Strike post-exploitation toolkit for follow-on information collection.
"The attackers embedded malicious JavaScript in these sites, which spoofed a TLS certificate error to trick visitors...
TAIPEI - Taiwan’s Defence Ministry on Nov 25 reported that a Chinese balloon had been detected over the sea to Taiwan’s north, the first time since April it has reported such an incident in what Taipei views as part of a pattern of harassment by Beijing.
Taiwan, which China claims...
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, flying to the island's south on the way to exercises in the Pacific, a second day in a row it has reported such activities.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own...
