Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday held a videoconference with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet as she visited Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uighur abuses and fears she is being used as a public relations tool. Taipei Times
Month: May 2022
No divorce over Internet
Couples whose marital relations are protected by Chinese law cannot divorce over the Internet, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Tuesday.
A message left on consultation platform of the ministry’s official website last week asked if it was possible for a couple to get divorced via videolink in case one of them is not in China. Shine
Japan colluding with U.S. ? Invite disaster
As a regional country, Japan should have played a constructive role in maintaining regional peace, stability and prosperity. However, it is cooperating with the U.S. to formulate the so-called “Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS)” which is expected to stir up separation and confrontation.
It is a move that invites disaster by letting in invaders, which will seriously threaten regional peace and stability and hurt Japan’s own interests. Peoples Daily Online
large-scale drills around Taiwan this month after Biden claims
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday announced a second large-scale military exercise around the island of Taiwan this month in a move analysts said is a powerful response to remarks by US President Joe Biden two days ago, in which he claimed the US would intervene militarily if the Chinese mainland were to reunify with Taiwan by force. Peoples Daily Online
Taiwan-US Monterey Talks to discuss arms sales policy
Arms sales policy will be the main topic of discussion when Taiwan’s top National Security Council (NSC) officials meet Biden administration staff at the Monterey Talks next month, reports said Tuesday (May 24). taiwannews.com.tw
Japan, Czech Republic, 9 allies back Taiwan’s WHA inclusion
In a pre-recorded address played during the third day of the WHA’s annual meeting in Geneva, Japan Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto said the world needed to learn from successful examples of public health responses in tackling the COVID-19 outbreak, “such as Taiwan.” Focustawan.tw
Could China be the biggest winner in Musk’s Twitter acquisition?
Twitter has shut down a significant number of accounts connected to the Chinese Communist Party. That said, with Mr. Musk’s Tesla already dependent on the special treatment that China affords it for profitability, and given Mr. Musk’s rich history of complying with the communist regime’s many demands, will a laxation or outright reversal of policy soon come under order?
Washington Times
If Musk’s Purchase of Twitter goes through,
Mr. Musk will soon own 100% of Twitter, and his company relies on China’s business and loans. Then, what is to stop Mr. Musk, under China’s pressure, from tasking a Twitter engine to help China hunt down and attack the Twitter users inside China, where using Twitter is banned and can be criminalized, and the critics of the CCP both in and outside country?
Washington Times
Why some Chinese universities are opting out of global rankings
During a visit to Renmin University, President Xi Jinping called for Chinese universities to create an independent knowledge system and safeguard their independence South China Morning Post
Economy is security
The Quad countries and others in Asia made clear over the last five days that while things like maritime defense are important, real security has to heed Asian countries’ economic wants and needs. CNBC
Vietnam’s quiet but direct message to Beijing
In March, Vietnam’s government commemorated a deadly 1988 clash with China in the South China Sea. This year’s ceremony, taking place amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, was seen as a quiet message to Beijing. YahooNews