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China has imposed sanctions on more than two dozen European and British lawmakers, academics and think tanks. The move comes after the European Union and the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Chinese officials for human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region. China contends that its sanctions are tit for tat — morally equivalent retaliation — in response to those imposed by Western countries. This is false. The European sanctions are for crimes against humanity, whereas the Chinese sanctions seek to silence European critics of the Chinese Communist Party. The current standoff is, in e...

A New Way to Lead the Free World The authoritarian tide has risen, but a global alliance of democracies would help turn it back. Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Images: Zuma Press/AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly By Anders Fogh Rasmussen Dec. 15, 2020 12:36 pm ET In 2021 the U.S. and its allies have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reverse global democratic retreat and put autocracies like Russia and China on the back foot. That will happen if major democ...

Military action against syria. last hour, i spoke to rhode island democratic congressman david ciccilini who took part in yesterday's classified briefing. he says he needs more information. >> i consider myself skeptical, because i think it's very important we think very carefully, review the evidence very thoroughly, consider all of the range of options that are available before we engage militarily. >> and we're also learning here on msnbc the nato chief anders fogh rad mussen saying, i april convin am convinced the syrian regime is responsible. we have nbc white house correspondent peter al...

a.m. in london, 4:00 p.m. in hong kong. hello, i'm andrew stevens. >> i'm charles hodson, you're watching cnn's continuing coverage of the uprising in libya. history is unfolding today in libya as colonel moammar gadhafi's 42-year grip on power appears to be coming to an end. here now the latest. anti-gadhafi forces say they're in control of most parts of tripoli. the rebels caution there are still some pockets of resistance in the capital. colonel gadhafi's own whereabouts are unknown now, but there have been sporadic gunfire and explosions near his al aziz la compound in tripoli....

the second consideration i would like us to keep in mind as we go through this important hearing is that the reins act may not be tailored to the problems that it is supposed to address. we have got some big problems with whether this is feasible. the feasibility of this act -- well, let's put it like this. this would affect every law on the books. it is not perspective, but it would involve every lobby that is on the books currently. now, i don't want to suggest that the congress is not up to its work, but do you know how much time that would take? to go through all of the loss to g...