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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

.” Senator Rubio co-authored a letter to the Department of Homeland Security in 2023 advocating for more investigative scrutiny of direct-to-consumer companies with ties to China such as Shein, which participate in economic activities that carry a risk of forced labor.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

China is infringing on Uyghurs’ right to freedom of movement by enforcing strict travel restrictions for those who travel, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Monday. ” Uluyol also said that China hopes to construct an image of normalcy in Xinjiang. Travelling abroad comes with strict rules.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Human Rights Watch urged Thailand to demand unrestricted access to the deported individuals and publicly address China’s treatment of Uyghurs on Tuesday. A Thai government delegation is visiting Xinjiang, China, from March 18 to 20, 2025, following international outrage over Thailand’s forced deportation of 40 Uyghurs in February.

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DECEMBER 22, 2024

China announced countermeasures against two Canadian organizations and 20 affiliated individuals on Saturday. China’s decision comes on the heels of Canada’s own sanctions enacted under the Special Economic Measures Act on December 9, 2024, targeting Chinese officials for alleged human rights violations.

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MARCH 12, 2025

ETM is partly controlled by the partially state-owned Chinese company, Shenghe Resources (to the extent of 9 percent), and to a lesser extent by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), which is also state-owned. ETM and Shenghe Resources signed a Memorandum of Understanding to import uranium from this project into China.

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MARCH 19, 2025

China labor activist Wang Jianbing was released from prison on Tuesday after serving a three-and-a-half-year imprisonment sentence. The post Concerns over China activist Wang Jianbing’s freedom persist following his release appeared first on JURIST - News.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Chinese authorities arrested Ding and several others on 26 December 2019 when they were discussing future prospects of democratic reforms and human rights advocacy in China. ” Amnesty International considers both men prisoners of conscience and has urged the international community to pressure China for release.

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MAY 14, 2025

The Vatican-China agreement was signed between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China in 2018, aiming to bridge decades of division between state-sanctioned churches and underground Catholic communities loyal to Rome, and permitted Beijing to appoint bishops for government-approved Catholic churches.

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APRIL 9, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed deep concern on Monday over the continued detention of Taiwanese publisher Li Yanhe in China since 2023, citing violations of freedom of expression, access to information, and the right to a fair trial. Although Li was born in China, he moved to Taiwan in 2009 to establish Gusa Publishing.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

The organization condemned Liu’s detention as part of a broader pattern of repression against journalists and activists in China. The background of this issue underscores a longstanding struggle for freedom of expression and human rights in China.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

.” The court thus allowed the Chinese government to consider foreign embassies within China as “espionage organization[s].” US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns condemned the sentencing on Friday. Since his arrest, the authorities have detained Dong and prohibited any visits or communications with his family.

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DECEMBER 24, 2024

Official documents say the charge against Cheung is based on her role as a “core member” of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation , advocating for Hong Kong independence and requesting foreign countries to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong.

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MAY 12, 2024

The Philippines on Saturday deployed ships to a disputed area in the South China Sea, where it accused the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of building an “artificial island” amid the two Asian countries’s ongoing conflict over the territory, the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a statement.

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

An unofficial UK-based tribunal Thursday concluded that China has carried out acts of genocide against the Uyghur people in its western province of Xinjiang. ” China has already been sanctioned by the US, UK, EU, and Canadian governments for what they characterized as “gross and systematic human rights violations.”

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JUNE 15, 2024

The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines stated on Friday that the military and other maritime law enforcement agencies are prepared to defend Filipino fishermen from China’s “anti-trespassing policy,” reinforcing the fishermen’s right to fish in the West Philippine Sea. General Romeo Brawner Jr.

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MARCH 24, 2025

The Observatory recalls that this practice constitutes ill-treatment and, in some cases, torture, violating the Convention against Torture , which China ratified in 1988. The post Anti-torture group urges China to release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 21, 2024

China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday announced sanctions against three US defense companies for selling arms to Taiwan, placing the companies on the “unreliable entities list.” These companies will be banned from investing and engaging in import-export transactions with China.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Philippine officials accused a Chinese Coast Guard ship on Saturday of hitting a Philippine supply boat with water cannons in the heavily disputed waters of the South China Sea, causing heavy damage to the vessel and injuring several crew members. China, in response, also released a statement detailing Saturday’s events.

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JUNE 10, 2024

China Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Sunday stated that the biggest security challenge in the South China Sea at present comes from the extraterritorial forces led by the United States pushing forward military deployments and operations in the South China Sea.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The State Council of China amended its tobacco monopoly law Friday to include regulations for e-cigarettes and vaping. E-cigarette sales have been functioning in the grey area of the law since they became popular in China. The tobacco industry in China is fully controlled by the government. billion yuan.

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MARCH 17, 2025

The post Belgium prosecutors conduct 21 searches in corruption investigation against China Huawei and MEPs appeared first on JURIST - News. The system continues to allow corruption due to insufficient sanctions and the lack of independent oversight.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

The Office of the President of the Philippines released a statement criticizing Chinese maritime forces for repetitive and illegal actions in the South China Sea on Monday. Both the US and Japan denounced China’s hostility in the South China Sea, with the former stating it is open to escorting Philippine ships.

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MAY 27, 2024

The Philippines protested China’s imposition of a unilateral, four-month fishing ban in the South China Sea, its Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) stated in a press release on Monday. The post Philippines protests China’s unilateral fishing ban in South China Sea appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JUNE 20, 2024

CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison urged the international community to take action against China’s “Sinicization” of Islam in the Muslim-majority region. The post US civil rights NGO condemns China suppression of Xinjiang Uyghur Muslim appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

That’s right, yet another Biglaw firm is shutting down an office in China. firm to shutter an office in mainland China since the exodus began in 2024. Which Biglaw firm will be the next say zijin to its offices in China? This is the third large law firm to close the doors of a Chinese office in 2025.

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MAY 21, 2024

The Philippines challenged China on Monday to allow international scrutiny of the disputed Scarborough Shoal, according to the Philippines’ official news agency. They accused China of destroying the marine environment around the shoal, including coral reefs.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The Fifth Session of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress of China concluded on Friday. China’s Law on the Immunity of Foreign States, scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2024, regulates the system of foreign state immunity comprehensively. Zhao Leji presided over the committee’s proceedings.

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MAY 26, 2024

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te called on China to work with the island to ensure regional stability on Sunday, following two days of Chinese war games near the island. China views Taiwan as a breakaway province destined to come under Beijing’s control, whereas Taiwan considers itself a distinct entity.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Tang Shuangning, the former Chairperson of state-owned Chinese banking behemoth Everbright Group, was arrested on charges of embezzlement, accepting bribes and “ privately reading publications with serious political problems, ” China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate said on Monday.

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MAY 2, 2024

The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned on Thursday China’s Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese Embassy in Manila, Zhou Zhyiong, after China’s Coast Guard attacked Filipino vessels that were on a humanitarian mission in Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on April 30.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The diplomatic protest comes after building tensions between the Philippines and China came to a head Sunday when the Philippine government alleged that a boat carrying the Philippine Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Romeo Brawner, was sprayed with water cannons and rammed by a Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) vessel.

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JUNE 19, 2022

China Friday announced that it will ban new steel, coking, oil refining, cement, and glass projects in key zones to combat climate change by lowering pollution and carbon emissions. The post China announces ban on industrial projects to combat climate change in key zones appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 23, 2024

China surrounded Taiwan with navy vessels and aircraft on Thursday as part of two days of military procedures, according to state media. As of publication, China’s operations have remained in the grey zone , falling short of a full invasion. The post China surrounds Taiwan with military vessels appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 7, 2024

Shapps did not initially name the contractor involved, which is operated by an external agency, and was reluctant to name China. However, China issued a statement to refute the accusation and Shapps stated that “state involvement cannot be ruled out” before another MP prompted him to confirm it was China.

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MAY 23, 2024

China announced 12 US military-industrial companies and their senior executives as new sanction targets on Wednesday. The sanctions include the freeze of movable, immovable and other types of properties in China, and the refusal to issue visas and deny entry (including to Hong Kong and Macau) to 10 senior executives of the companies.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The Hui Muslims, a distinctive ethno-religious group in China numbering over 10 million individuals, are now at the forefront of concerns regarding the government’s broader campaign to “consolidate” mosques.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Fearing arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, they fled from China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region to Turkey in 2016. According to the experts, these men have been in continuous detention since November 2020 without proper legal justification based on an extradition request made by China.

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