Emanuele Scimia

According to Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Chinese authorities have not implemented the recommendations made by the United Nations in the area of human rights. The rights of Uyghurs, Tibetans, other ethnic minorities, Hong Kong citizens, political and civil activists, women, LGBT people, journalists, lawyers and doctors are still being violated. UN member states should block China’s entry into the Human Rights Council.

The Chinese government must approve the list of experts to be sent to Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. Approved by the UN in May, the mission was due to start in September. Chinese accused of obstructing the investigation.

The authorities fear that the economic effects of the coronavirus are driving couples not to have children. With 1.14 births per woman, the city-state has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. The opposite is the case in the Philippines and Indonesia. The baby bonus is part of an economic recovery plan.

The decision of the Electoral Commission came after days of demonstrations and the occupation of Parliament. Part of the opposition appoints Sadyr Japarov as the new premier. The disputed president Jeenbekov ready to support a new leadership. However, the country’s former strongman could organize a resistance in his political stronghold.

Teachers want payment of arrears and pension contributions. Beijing orders local authorities in Dafang to pay up. Protests break out in Anhui, Liaoning, Guangdong and Jiangxi. For China Labour Bulletin, nothing has changed since 2016 reports. Teachers also educate the children of migrant workers.

Thousands of opposition supporters protested against the government, accused of manipulating the parliamentary elections. OSCE observers: "serious" and "credible" accusations. Some government offices set on fire. Former President Atambayev released. Current leader of the country: Ready for a revote.

For the archbishop of Yangon, the health crisis is a challenge for humanity. The coronavirus outbreak is worsening in the country, and the national healthcare system is in serious trouble. The Catholic community is helping the needy with food aid and preventive actions, whilst churches and seminaries have been offered as quarantine centres. The prelate calls for a cease-fire in conflict zones.

Protesters demand the release of ethnic Mongolians arrested in Inner Mongolia. Beijing wants to suppress the use of the Mongolian language in the region’s schools. The Mongolian government comes under fire for not protesting with Beijing.

According to the Verisk Maplecroft Index, China, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, India, the Philippines, and Cambodia violate personal privacy the most. Artificial intelligence and big data have been used to collect information during the pandemic. Governments need more transparency to reverse the trend.

The products of the Chinese company have technical flaws that put the UK Internet network at risk. The British government has banned the use of China’s 5G. Germany, France and Italy are moving in the same direction. The number of countries distancing themselves from the Chinese company under US pressure is growing.

70% drop in the first eight months of the year. Bilateral trade halts at € 436 million. The trade deficit with Beijing is growing, the only true partner of the North Koreans. The Pyongyang leader inspects the areas devastated by the passage of typhoons.

Former diplomat expresses veiled criticism against the strident diplomacy of "wolf warriors", China’s new generation of diplomatic envoys. Caution is needed with Washington, which is not in decline. Decoupling is unlikely, but not impossible. Without dialogue with the United States, only the Russian option remains. He calls for a return to Deng Xiaoping’s line.