Efforts by Bern to refresh free trade agreement with China have hit roadblocks stemming from China’s dismal human rights record. In 2013, both countries had signed a free trade agreement, marking Beijing’s first such deal with an economy in continental… Read More ›
Canada has joined the United States, Britain and Australia, in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Washington was the first to announce the boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing citing China’s gross human rights “atrocities” in… Read More ›
On Wednesday, in a statement Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Australia’s move comes as other allies weigh similar moves to draw attention… Read More ›
In a statement the U.S. State Department said, the private sector should have full clarity on what is transpiring in Xinjiang, China. The statement comes at a time when the Biden Administration has decided it will not send government officials… Read More ›
Parts of northern China are facing heightened COVID-19 curbs following a broader outbreak of COVID-19. Three new areas are being locked down with schools halting physical classes and an aerospace company delaying work on a rocket project. According to data… Read More ›
In a significant development, Universal Electronics Inc, a U.S. remote-control maker said, it has struck a deal with Chinese authorities in Xinjiang to transport hundreds of Uyghur workers to its factory in Qinzhou, in the first confirmed case of a… Read More ›
In a statement U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said, if necessary the Biden Administration will take further action against China’s Huawei. Washington continues to see the Chinese tech company as a national security threat on a variety of grounds and… Read More ›
In a significant development, a human rights group has filed a complaint to German prosecutors alleging that several fashion retailers have profited from forced labor camps, a euphemism for modern concentration camps, in China’s Xinjiang region. Berlin-based European Centre for… Read More ›
On Tuesday, in a report the Financial Times said, the U.S. government is slated to companies of heightened risks in operating in Hong Kong; it is also scheduled to update a previously issued warning on Xinjiang. The report draws attention… Read More ›
In a significant development, the Biden Administration has banned U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from China’s Hoshine Silicon Industry Co over forced labor allegations, said two sources. In a separate move, the U.S. Commerce Department has also restricted… Read More ›
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