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China Opens Legislative Session with Eye on Subduing Hong Kong 4 Mar 2021 China began its largest annual political meeting Thursday, an event known as the “Two Sessions” that assembles some 5,000 members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elite to work out an agenda for the coming year. This year’s meeting is scheduled to produce a new set of draconian rules governing Hong Kong politics that will effectively eliminate political dissent and meaningful democratic choice. The Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) noted the omens for Hong Kong’s autonomy are grim, as the report traditionally pu...

The events of the last week spell the end of any formal political opposition in Hong Kong. March 01, 2021 Supporters gesture as many people queue up outside a court to try to get in for a hearing in Hong Kong Monday, March 1, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/Vincent Yu Advertisement In Hong Kong, an ongoing crackdown on dissent is reaching new heights with mass subversion charges, new loyalty oaths, and large-scale plans to reform the city’s electoral system. On March 1, hundreds of protesters gathered at a court to support 47 pro-democracy activists who were charged with “conspiracy to commit subv...

Brussels [Belgium], February 23 (ANI): The European Union has demanded that China allow independent rights observers "meaningful access" into the Xinjiang province to probe abuses, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday.

A Czech weapons dealer has denied media reports it has sold arms to police in Hong Kong despite an international embargo. Reports in Hong Kong media had claimed that Hong Kong's police force was hoping to be supplied with up to 1,000 submachine guns from Česká Zbrojovka (CV). But the company has firmly stated that the reports are false and it has never done any business with Hong Kong security forces. "Česká Zbrojovka has neither offered nor sold any of its products to the Hong Kong Police," a spokesperson told Euronews. "The export of the group, including its subsidiary Česká Zbrojovka...

Read more about EU urges China to reverse ban on BBC, says it violates Chinese constitution on Business Standard. The EU added that it has repeatedly spoken out on cases of intimidation and surveillance of journalists and media workers in China