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Dealing with the Uighur impasse without sanctions The West needs to make a credible case that its opposition to China’s policies is not just geopolitical maneuvering By David Brophy / The Guardian “Wholly counterproductive” — this was as how Joanne Smith Finley, a professor at Newcastle University, described China’s sanctions on her, along with a series of British politicians and lawyers, as punishment for their advocacy for the Uighurs. That was putting it mildly. However, is it the case that Western sanctions on China will be, by contrast, productive? Sadly, that seems unlikely...

Propaganda Films Attempt to Cloak Xinjiang in Disinformation Posted by Joseph Brouwer | Apr 6, 2021 The Chinese government has made painstaking efforts to obscure and distort information about its crackdown on Xinjiang’s ethnic minorities. The propaganda campaign is double-edged—aimed at both Chinese citizens and the world at large. Two new state-backed films purport to dispel reporting on events in Xinjiang: the first a musical inspired by “La La Land”, the second the fourth and final episode in a documentary series on terrorism and separatism in the region. At The New York Times, Am...

Share this article Share this article ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizers of the 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase, a partnership between the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) and InvestMidwest, today announced that 57 companies actively seeking funding will be showcased to an audience of top-tier investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and business executives at the virtual event on April 27-28, 2021. The companies in the Showcase span the life sciences, medical device, agriculture/food and tech industries. Of the 57 companies, 37 are seeking seed stage funding and...

The west needs to make a credible case that its opposition to China’s policies is not geopolitical manoeuvring A protester from the Uyghur community living in Turkey, holds an anti-China placard during a protest in Istanbul, on 25 March. Photograph: Bülent Kılıç/AFP/Getty Images A protester from the Uyghur community living in Turkey, holds an anti-China placard during a protest in Istanbul, on 25 March. Photograph: Bülent Kılıç/AFP/Getty Images Mon 5 Apr 2021 10.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 10.27 EDT “Wholly counterproductive”, was how Newcastle academic Joanne Smith F...

Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg argue that 'race-reductionism' should not be used to assess the significance of China's rise. In light of the growing debate over how to understand the rise of China and its implications for Australia, Green Left is hosting a debate on this important issue. We initiated this discussion after receiving responses (here and here) to a Socialist Alliance resolution on this topic. Below, we are publishing a piece submitted by Clive Hamilton and will be posting responses in coming days. The views expressed in these articles are the author’s own and do not refl...