BEIJING, 25 January 2016 (IRIN) – Foreign NGO employees in China watched in horror last week as a Swedish rights activist went on state television to deliver what colleagues described as a “forced confession”. With …
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Activist arrest puts foreign NGOs in China on edge
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China’s economic woes: the country’s leadership have much to lose
The National UAE – A quote from China’s architect of free market reforms, Deng Xiaoping, has resurfaced on the country’s social media after multiple trading halts failed to keep Chinese stocks from plunging in January, leading a rout …
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Hong Kong could withdraw from UN torture convention, leader suggests
By Christy Choi with reporting from Joanna Chiu Hong Kong (dpa) – Chief Executive CY Leung’s suggestion that he would consider removing Hong Kong as a signatory to an international torture convention has set off …
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Analysis: China unwilling to punish North Korea for nuclear test, experts say
Beijing (dpa) – North Korea’s surprise claim that it had successfully conducted a fourth nuclear bomb test this week renewed fears and ignited a chorus of condemnation around the world. If confirmed, the detonation would …
