Xi Jinping shows no sign of picking a successor. That risks throwing Chinese politics into turmoil https://t.co/xKKzfThmZ7— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 26, 2021 … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping shows no sign of picking a successor
China’s increasingly totalitarian system is not sustainable
China’s increasingly totalitarian system is *not* sustainable. Instead of building democratic institutions and the rule of law the Chinese Communist Party has morphed into a lawless and predatory state. Future disruptions are part of the price tag of the present political system. https://t.co/q5g9V1eUKu— Andreas Fulda (@AMFChina) June 26, 2021 … [Read more...] about China’s increasingly totalitarian system is not sustainable
It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world
Statement by President Joe Biden on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world. Intensifying repression by Beijing has reached such a level that Apple Daily, a much-needed bastion of independent journalism in Hong Kong, has now ceased publishing. Through arrests, threats, and forcing through a National Security Law that … [Read more...] about It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world
Poland is losing billions of dollars due to LGBT discrimination
The head of the US embassy in Warsaw has warned that Poland is losing billions of dollars due to LGBT discrimination, pointing to a report on the issue.His remarks prompted anger from the Polish right, including figures linked to the ruling party https://t.co/g5fEHFFSvr— Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) June 22, 2021 Pride Parade 2021: … [Read more...] about Poland is losing billions of dollars due to LGBT discrimination
Treasury and International Partners Condemn Ongoing Human Rights Abuses and Erosion of Democracy in Belarus
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 16 individuals and five entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13405 in response to the Lukashenka regime’s escalating violence and repression, including its reckless forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight and arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich … [Read more...] about Treasury and International Partners Condemn Ongoing Human Rights Abuses and Erosion of Democracy in Belarus