Emanuele Scimia

They include Lal Krishna Advani, Prime Minister Modi’s predecessor at the head of the Hindu nationalist party. 32 people acquitted for lack of evidence. In 2019, the Supreme Court assigned the area where the mosque stood to Hindus. Muslim group: We will appeal. Opposition forces: The verdict violates the Constitution and the law.

The first debate for the presidential elections gives the US president another platform to again blame Beijing for the Covid-19 emergency. Joe Biden, Democratic challenger: In the early days of the health crisis, Trump praised Xi Jinping's "great job". The condemnation of Chinese policies is transversal in the US public debate.

Thanks to the skilful handling of the pandemic, Taipei has become a reliable and expanding market. Europeans are interested in its burgeoning technology and renewables sectors. Investments in the island grew by 10.6 per cent this year. The French and Germans are leading the way. Diplomatic slap falls on China (with the help of the EU).

It will outline the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), and a medium-term strategy renamed “Vision 2035”. Xi Jinping focuses on the growth in domestic consumption to combat the effects of the pandemic and US pressures. The economic picture remains uncertain. Greater powers expected for the party general secretary.

EU Council president tells UN that the EU has major differences with China over key values like democracy, human rights and the rule of law, which are the EU’s "compass" for action. He calls on Beijing to respect the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang and pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Without an agreement on investments, the Europeans will not follow up on the strategic agenda with the Chinese. No split exists between the EU and the US.

In Tibet, more than 500,000 "surplus" rural workers are indoctrinated in facilities similar to the Xinjiang internment centres. Buddhist farmers and shepherds are "trained" and moved to where labour is needed. The fight against poverty is used to extend social control. Maoist collectivisation is making a comeback.

He is the sixth to decline the post, after pressure from the Chinese Communist Party authorities. Arrested for violating the territorial waters of the motherland. The Hong Kong executive refuses to intervene, as requested by the families. Permission for demonstration in support of detainees denied.

In 2020, the Communist Party of China "trained" and indoctrinated 543,000 "surplus" rural workers in Tibet. The pattern adopted in the Xinjiang "concentration camps" is repeated. Beijing: Nomadic farmers and herders participate on a voluntary basis to find employment. According to many observers, the regime forces them into a context of strict social control.

According to ManpowerGroup, 23 per cent of Taiwanese companies are ready to hire new staff. Unemployment in the country is at 4 per cent compared to the 9.4 average in advanced economies. Its recovery is driven by the technology sector. The idea that governments must choose between public health and economy has been disproven.

In Tibet, pastoralists and “surplus” farmers are trained and indoctrinated in facilities similar to Xinjiang internment camps. Chinese authorities use the fight against poverty as mechanism of social control to fight "separatism" and stifle the Buddhist religion. Tibetan workers have also been "transferred" to other provinces.

The official of the Seoul Ministry of Fisheries was killed by the border forces of Pyongyang: for the Covid-19 emergency, they have orders to "shoot to kill" those who try to cross the border. The apology sent in a letter to the president of the South Moon Jae-in: a rare occurrence in the troubled history between the two countries still at war.

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong are doing well; Tibet, Xinjiang, Gansu and Qinghai are not. According to the China Beige Book, Chinese authorities are lying. Small and medium-sized enterprises continue to struggle. Protests flare up in the construction industry.