Category: China

HK Q4 GDP Contracts 4.2% YOY, With Import and Export Trade a Major Drag

March 23, 2023
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On March 20, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) of Hong Kong released the preliminary year-on-year net Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures by economic activity for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the whole year of 2022. According to the preliminary figures, overall GDP decreased by 4.2 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022,…

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‘TikTok Should Be Banned’: Lawmakers Grill Tiktok CEO

March 23, 2023
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TikTok’s CEO was grilled on Capitol Hill Thursday, and said the app is not a national security threat to the United States. Lawmakers were not convinced. From children dead after viral challenges to millions of young Americans vying to keep the app, TikTok is back under scrutiny. To ban or not to ban is still…

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TikTok Part of CCP’s ‘Asymmetric Warfare’ Against US: Rep. Cammack

March 23, 2023
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Social media giant TikTok is a tool in communist China’s strategy to undermine and displace the United States, according to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the first time ever on March 23, in an attempt to defend the…

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TikTok CEO Refuses to Say Whether CCP Has Persecuted Uyghurs

March 23, 2023
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The CEO of the viral Chinese-owned app TikTok on March 23 refused to take a position on China’s human rights record, saying that his platform alllows users to “freely express their views on this issue.” “Congresswoman, if you use our app, and you open it, you will find our users who give all sorts of…

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China and Allies Seeking to Overturn US-Led Global Order: Former National Security Official

March 23, 2023
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China and its allies are seeking to alter the global order set up by the United States, according to Alex Gray, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) and former Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House. “We need to acknowledge…

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US Latest Report Addresses Uncertainty of Hong Kong Civilians’ Autonomy Under National Security, HKGov’s Continuous Abuse of Human Rights and Democracy

March 23, 2023
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The U.S. Department of the State published the 2022 Country Report on Human Right Practices, including a  section on China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet, on March 20. The report pinpointed that in 2022, the Chinese Communist Party continued to violate the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Hong Kong, dismantling political freedoms…

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China and Australia Thaw Continues as Defence Officials Talk for First Time in 3 Years

March 23, 2023
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The thaw between Australia and China appears to be continuing after Chinese defence officials announced that they had sat down for the first time in three years with Australian defence officials. Chinese defence officials said in a media statement on March 22 that Australia and China held the eighth defence coordination dialogue in Canberra, Australia, and…

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House Passes Motion Calling for Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference

March 23, 2023
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MPs in the House of Commons today voted in favour of a motion that calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to launch a public inquiry into allegations that Beijing interfered in Canada’s past two federal elections. The non-binding NDP motion, which passed with 172 votes in favour and 149 against, places pressure on the Liberal…

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LIVE NOW: House Committee on CCP Holds Hearing on ‘The Chinese Communist Party’s Ongoing Uyghur Genocide’

March 23, 2023
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The House Selecte Committee on the CCP holds a hearing on “The Chinese Communist Party’s Ongoing Uyghur Genocide” at 7:00 p.m. ET on March 23. Ms. Gulbahar Haitiwaji, concentration camp survivor and author of “How I Survived a Chinese “Reeducation” Camp: A Uyghur Woman’s Story”; Ms. Qelbinur Sidik, a human rights advocate and concentration camp witness; Dr….

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House Committee on CCP Holds Hearing on ‘The Chinese Communist Party’s Ongoing Uyghur Genocide’

March 23, 2023
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The House Selecte Committee on the CCP holds a hearing on “The Chinese Communist Party’s Ongoing Uyghur Genocide” at 7:00 p.m. ET on March 23. Ms. Gulbahar Haitiwaji, concentration camp survivor and author of “How I Survived a Chinese “Reeducation” Camp: A Uyghur Woman’s Story”; Ms. Qelbinur Sidik, a human rights advocate and concentration camp witness; Dr….

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