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Ex-China detective details systematic campaign of torture against Uyghurs
"We took (them) all forcibly overnight," a former Chinese police detective told CNN. "If there were hundreds of people in one county in this area, then you had to arrest these hundreds of people." The former detective turned whistleblower asked to be identified only as Jiang, to protect his family members who remain in China.
Why did 145 Chinese air force planes violate Taiwan airspace in 4 days?
China has been regularly, and increasingly, trespassing into Taiwan's marine and air spaces over the last two years. It has been intimidating its eastern democratic neighbour in the hope of annexing it into the mainland one day. But the 145 aircraft over four days was setting a new record of intimidation. In response, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) scrambled combat patrol aircraft and issued radio warnings to the Chinese aircraft.
China manipulating Uyghur population data to counter genocide allegations
Beijing said that the anti-China forces in the West have fabricated so-called "genocide" lies in an attempt to deceive the international community, mislead international public opinion, and deter China's development and progress, which have led to sanctions against XUAR officials.
Pakistan, China space cooperation being revved up
However, over the years, the Pakistani space programme did not witness as much growth as was expected and planned due to increased focus by the government on the nuclear programme. This led to shifting of scientific talent and resources towards Pakistan's nuclear programme. Moreover, the years of governance by the military led to a lack of freedom and independence for scientists in Pakistan.
China’s aggression will energize Quad, says former US Ambassador
Speaking at a webinar organized by the Centre for Global India Insight (CGII), Juster said that the US and India should join a mega-trade bloc to check Beijing’s economic domination in the region. Juster further said that China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region is fueling India’s enthusiasm and participation in tackling its neighbour.
China’s National Day: Beijing sends 38 fighter planes towards Taiwan in largest incursion ever
The first batch consisting of 25 jets flown by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) constituted of 18 J-16 fighter jets, 2 H-6 bombers, 4 Su-30 fighter jets plus an anti-submarine aircraft. This was followed by a second wave of 13 Chinese aircraft in the same area on Friday evening. They flew over waters between Taiwan and the Philippines.
China loans to Pakistan at commercial rates, not grants
China committed $34.4 billion in development finance to Pakistan between 2000 and 2017. Islamabad is the seventh largest recipient of Chinese overseas development financing with 71 projects worth $27.3bn currently under way. The interest rate is 3.76 per cent for an average loan with 13.2 years' maturity (when full repayment with interest is due) and 4.3 years grace period, it said.
Power blackouts now rolled out in Beijing and Shanghai
The Beijing office of State Grid Corp. of China said it will begin scheduled power outages in select areas through Sunday. Electricity will mainly be cut for a few daytime hours at a time. The rolling blackouts will affect at least four districts in the capital. They include Xicheng and Dongcheng, which house government agencies and residences of top officials; Chaoyang, where many foreigners live; and Haidan, where several tech companies are located.
S.Korea, China envoys discuss N.Korea's missile launch
Noh's talks with Liu Xiaoming, Beijing's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs, came a day after the North test-fired a hypersonic missile into the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported.
China's power crisis will impact its economic growth, may even dent global supply chains
China, the first country to come out of the Covid 19 pandemic induced crisis is now starting at a slowdown of factory output. Driven by a surge in coal prices amid increase in demand, power shortage - the worst in the last 10 years - is likely to continue till next year. "Candles are back in China," said a person residing there.
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