China has rolled out a new anti-espionage regulation, under which the national security authority will draw up lists of companies and organisations that are susceptible to foreign infiltration and require security measures to deal with the threats. Since “foreign spies, intelligence agencies and other hostile forces” have intensified their infiltration and intelligence theft against China … Read more
A spokesperson for the Xinjiang region called accusations of genocide “counter to the facts” as China came under more pressure this week over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in the remote border area. The British Parliament approved a nonbinding motion Thursday that said China’s policies amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. Human … Read more
Japan and Germany agreed in security talks Tuesday to expand their military cooperation as the two nations shared concern about China‘s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. At the so-called “two-plus-two” talks held online, the Japanese and German foreign ministers and defense ministers agreed to step up their cooperation in defense and military equipment and … Read more
The United Nations (UN) has been urged by prominent socio-religious organisations of Bangladesh to play a stronger role in stopping the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. This was suggested at a press conference at the Chattogram Press Club on Friday. Alem Muktijoddha Projanma Sangsad organized the press meet where a … Read more
North Korea accused the new US administration of adopting “lunatic theory” Thursday, ruling out any engagement with Washington unless it changed course, as President Joe Biden‘s top envoys held talks in Seoul. The comments from Pyongyang‘s first vice foreign minister Choe Son Hui came with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd … Read more
The United States will take an uncompromising stance in talks with China on Thursday in Alaska, officials have said, in the first face-to-face meetings between senior officials from the two rivals since U.S. President Joe Biden took office. Beijing has called for a reset to ties, now at their lowest in decades, but Washington has … Read more
Peace in the war-torn Afghanistan would remain a distant dream, as foreign forces are unlikely to exit any time soon and external influences would continue to fuel instability and violence there. The Joe Biden administration understands that if the US and other allies withdrew from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021, as envisaged in the Doha … Read more
For the past decade, Mikayla Lowe Davis has been braiding and styling hair for her customers. “The first thing people see a lot of times is our hair,” she says. “We have to represent our crown and be confident with wearing it.” The 29-year-old stylist, who owns Mikki Styles Salon, is braiding in synthetic hair … Read more
Situation in Balochistan, Pakistan’s biggest province, could emerge as Achilles’ Heel for China’s mega BRI and its jewel in the crown CPEC. The progress on CPEC has reportedly slowed down due to the economic downturn, restrictions by the IMF’s bail-out programme on fresh borrowings, outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Beijing also appears hesitant to take … Read more
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Imams have been detained in Xinjiang creating an atmosphere in which Uyghurs are “afraid of dying” because there is no one to oversee their funeral rites. Abduweli Ayup, a Norway-based fellow with the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), have revealed that at least 613 Imams have been held at detention … Read more