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Follow us on WORLD Trump’s Parting Shot At China: But Beijing has itself to blame for backlash on Tibet and Taiwan December 31, 2020, 6:41 PM IST I am a Delhi-based journalist working for the Edit Page of The Times of India. The US has just passed an omnibus spending bill that incorporates the Tibet Policy and Support Act and the Taiwan Assurance Act. The Tibet-specific provision bolsters support for the autonomous conduct of Tibetan affairs, calls for establishing a US consulate in Lhasa, and reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor t...

Under Hong Kong's New National Security Law, Authorities Arrest Top Pro-Democracy Activists December 17, 2020 | By Heath Sloane Introduction In recent weeks, Hong Kong authorities have conducted sweeping arrests of high-profile activists for alleged breaches of the country's new National Security Law. In the latest blow to the city's pro-democracy movement, veteran activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were sentenced to extended prison time, while media mogul Jimmy Lai was formally charged with "colluding with foreign forces."[1] As Beijing cracks down on political dissent and medi...