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Region Report- Protest in China

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Recently the protest in China prove to rage on as protestors begin to reach outside of Hong Kong for assistance. After the United States passed a bill support the Hong Kong people they have been more adamant on other countries following the US lead. As of now the United states are threatening to put sanctions on China on the bounds… Read more »

Members of Philippines Political Family Convicted in Deadliest Attack on Journalists in History

the executioners used a government-owned backhoe to dig shallow graves on a rugged hilltop. When authorities in the small town in the southern Philippines arrived at the scene, they used the same backhoe to dig up 57 bullet-riddled corpses, including those of 32 journalists and media workers. The men and women had been en route to register an opposition candidate… Read more »

Philippines: Court finds powerful family guilty of killing 58

Camp Bagong Diwa, Philippines – A Philippine court has declared members of a powerful political family guilty of mass murder in the country’s deadliest incident of political violence. Brothers Datu Andal Unsay Jr and Zaldy Ampatuan and their accomplices were among those convicted of 57 counts of murder with a sentence of life imprisonment without parole bringing to an end… Read more »

China students protest as university charter cuts ‘freedom of thought’

A banner on the campus of Fudan University in Shanghai, calling for institutions to adhere to the political philosophy of Chinese President Xi Jinping. A banner on the campus of Fudan University in Shanghai, calling for institutions to adhere to the political philosophy of Chinese President Xi Jinping. SHANGHAI (AFP) – One of China’s top universities has removed references to… Read more »

HK protesters seek foreign support on human rights

Hong Kong protesters rallied outside diplomatic missions yesterday to urge foreign governments to follow the US and pass human rights Bills to raise pressure on Beijing and support their pro-democracy campaign. US President Donald Trump signed legislation last month requiring the State Department to certify, at least once a year, that Hong Kong retains enough autonomy from Beijing to justify… Read more »

East Asia and Oceania Analysis post: Uighur muslims in China

China has been capturing and detaining ethnic Uighur muslims. These people have been living peacefully in China and Tibet until recently when China began putting them into detention centers. In these they are trying to make them renounce there  uslim background and become more chinese. They are also taking blood to run science experiment and discover new things. The biggest… Read more »

Hong Kong announces HK$4b in new economic support measures

Hong Kong’s government pledged HK$4 billion (S$696.7 million) on Wednesday (Dec 4) in new relief measures to help bolster an economy battered by months of protests that have eroded business confidence in the Asian financial hub. The latest boost brings the government’s total pledged amount of relief to HK$25 billion. It remains to be seen whether that will be enough… Read more »

China warns ties will be hit as US House passes Uighur Bill

China has warned that US legislation calling for a tougher response to Beijing’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority will affect bilateral cooperation, clouding prospects for a near-term deal to end a trade war. The United States Congress overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday a Bill targeting Beijing’s mass crackdown on ethnic Muslim minorities, less than a week after US President Donald… Read more »

The Philippines will be underwater in 30 years: Inquirer

New scientific research released last month warns of an increasingly ominous future for the environment. People may think that warning is more of the usual, but something in the report should concern Filipinos in particular: In about three decades, the Philippines could find many of its coastal areas, including those surrounding Manila Bay, underwater due to the effects of climate… Read more »

China’s genetic research on ethnic minorities sets off science backlash

China’s efforts to study the DNA of the country’s ethnic minorities have incited a growing backlash from the global scientific community, as a number of scientists warn that Beijing could use its growing knowledge to spy on and oppress its people. Two publishers of prestigious scientific journals, Springer Nature and Wiley, said this week that they would re-evaluate papers they… Read more »