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# China
China committed genocide by preventing births in the Uyghur population, report finds
The independent report said that measures used to reduce the Uyghur birth rate included forced sterilisation, birth control and abortion.
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Dec 9th 2021, 5:45 PM
# Human Rights
Australia joins US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
The country joins the US in the boycott, over concerns around China’s human rights record.
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Dec 8th 2021, 7:37 AM
# Human Rights
Beijing warns US will 'pay the price' for diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics
China has accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit.
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Dec 7th 2021, 9:34 AM
# backing
Djokovic 'fully' supports WTA's China decision over Peng
Calls have grown for other sports organisations to take action.
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Dec 2nd 2021, 11:32 AM
# Peng Shuai
Women's Tennis Association suspends all tournaments in China over Peng Shuai concerns
The WTA is concerned about Peng following her accusations of sexual assault against a powerful politician.
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Dec 1st 2021, 8:14 PM
# China
China's birthrate plummets to lowest figure in decades
The relaxation of the ‘one-child policy’ has failed to result in a hoped-for baby boom.
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Nov 24th 2021, 9:12 AM
# Peng Shuai
Chinese tennis star tells Olympic officials she is ‘safe and well’
Concern had been mounting for Peng Shuai’s welfare following her high-profile allegation of sexual assault.
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Nov 21st 2021, 6:54 PM
# Peng Shuai
Body representing Olympic athletes calls for 'quiet diplomacy' around missing Chinese tennis star
The statement underlines the softly-softly approach adopted by the IOC ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Nov 20th 2021, 5:50 PM
# Peng Shuai
Explainer: Who is missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai and what allegations did she make?
Peng, a former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion, has not been heard from for two weeks.
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Nov 18th 2021, 1:04 PM
# China
Women's Tennis Association: 'concerns raised' for Peng Shuai after Chinese media letter
Peng, a former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion, has not been heard from for two weeks.
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Nov 18th 2021, 8:58 AM
# virtual summit
Biden and Xi at loggerheads on Taiwan following lengthy US-China virtual summit
The video-link summit took place last night in Washington and early this morning in Beijing.
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Nov 16th 2021, 6:50 AM
# The Good Info Project
Factfind: Which countries produce the most CO2 emissions?
China tops the list based purely on the number of tonnes of CO2 produced. But there are other things to consider too.
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Nov 13th 2021, 8:00 PM
# Climate Change
New draft of COP26 deal weakens language on fossil fuel phaseout
“The world is watching us,” COP26 President Alok Sharma told delegates.
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Nov 12th 2021, 8:35 AM
# China
Images show Chinese military has built mock-ups of US warships
China has upgraded its military massively in recent years.
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Nov 8th 2021, 8:23 AM
# Green Jersey
Analysis: The argument that Ireland is too small to take climate action doesn’t hold up
Despite our small size, we have a significant carbon footprint in global rankings
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Nov 6th 2021, 1:00 PM
# Tzu-Pao Yang
Taiwan official urges Ireland to reopen representative office in Taipei amid 'new EU relationship'
Tensions between Beijing and Taipei have spiked to their highest level in years.
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Nov 6th 2021, 6:30 AM
# United Nations
China insists Taiwan has no right to join United Nations
The US has ratcheted up tensions, calling for Taiwan to have greater involvement in the world body.
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Oct 27th 2021, 9:04 AM
# Climate
China to aim to cut fossil energy use to below 20% by 2060
The country has been criticised for pushing ahead with opening dozens of new coal power plants.
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Oct 24th 2021, 4:10 PM
# Anger
NBA star calls Chinese president a 'brutal dictator'
Enes Kanter has strongly criticised Xi Jinping.
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Oct 21st 2021, 12:00 PM
# flying pigs
Campaigners urge Government to reverse decision to export live pigs to China
Animal welfare experts have said such live exports would be ‘cruel and inhumane’.
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Oct 19th 2021, 6:35 PM
# Winter Olympics
Protesters denounce China at Winter Olympics flame-kindling ceremony in Greece
Three activists were restrained by police after holding a banner saying: ‘No genocide games’.
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Oct 18th 2021, 12:10 PM
# Economic Growth
China’s economic growth stalls after power shortages
The world’s second-largest economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 4.9% in the three months to September.
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Oct 18th 2021, 11:11 AM
# Shenzhou-13
Three Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for six-month mission
The space agency declared the launch a success and said the crew “were in good shape”.
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Oct 16th 2021, 11:29 AM
# COP15
Countries urged to prevent mass extinction at UN biodiversity summit in China
Up for debate are the ’30 by 30′ plan to give 30% of land and oceans protected status by 2030.
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Oct 11th 2021, 1:02 PM
# tensions
Taiwan wants political status quo not China’s path, says president
Tsai Ing-wen also firmly rejected Chinese military coercion in a speech to mark the country’s National Day.
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Oct 10th 2021, 7:45 AM
# tensions
China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan
Self-governed Taiwan, which has never formally declared independence, lives under the constant threat of invasion by China.
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Oct 9th 2021, 7:25 AM
# tensions
Taiwan rebukes China over record fighter jet incursion
Beijing marked its National Day on Friday with its biggest aerial show of force against Taiwan to date.
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Oct 2nd 2021, 9:03 AM
# Canada
Two Canadians in prisoner swap released on bail for health reasons, China says
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were detained in December 2019.
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Sep 27th 2021, 3:16 PM
# Hong Kong
Hong Kong organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil to disband amid crackdown
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was under investigation.
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Sep 25th 2021, 1:15 PM
# China
Canadian pair released from China following US deal with Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
The company’s chief financial officer and the daughter of the company’s founder has now left Vancouver.
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Sep 25th 2021, 10:42 AM
# Colombia
More than 3,000 shark fins confiscated in Colombia
Colombian authorities seized 3,493 shark fins and 117 kilos of fish bladders that were en route to Hong Kong.
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Sep 25th 2021, 8:05 AM
# evergrande
Why is the potential collapse of a Chinese property group causing ructions across the world?
The cash-strapped behemoth has borrowings of $300 billion.
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Sep 23rd 2021, 6:15 AM
# Climate Change
China and US unveil big steps to fight climate change
China could shut 47 planned power plants in 20 developing countries.
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Sep 22nd 2021, 7:27 AM
# UN
Biden to tell UN he does not believe in a 'new Cold war'
Biden’s first speech as US president to the General Assembly faces a tough reception.
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Sep 21st 2021, 8:49 AM
# Space
SpaceX launches first completely civilian-crewed rocket into orbit as Chinese astronauts return
The Dragon capsule’s two men and two women will spend three days circling the world.
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Sep 16th 2021, 7:18 AM
# Peril
Book claims US military chief feared Trump could order China strike
General Mark Milley twice rang his Chinese counterpart to reassure him during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Sep 15th 2021, 8:15 AM
Voices
Opinion: What the world can learn from Beijing’s 'hostage diplomacy'
As China jails Canadian Michael Spavor, human rights lawyer and professor Teng Biao catalogues China’s brazen stance on the international stage.
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Aug 29th 2021, 7:30 AM
# Covid-19
Joe Biden says China still withholding 'critical' info on Covid-19 origins
The US intelligence community has concluded it did not believe the virus was a bio-weapon.
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Aug 28th 2021, 10:02 AM
# us strategy
Kamala Harris rebukes China in major speech on Indo-Pacific region
The US vice president said Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea amount to “coercion” and “intimidation”.
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Aug 24th 2021, 10:34 AM
# demographic crisis
China allows couples third child to tackle plummeting birth rate
China long touted its one-child policy as a success in preventing 400 million additional births in the world’s most populous country.
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Aug 21st 2021, 10:36 AM
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