Athens, July 27 (IANS) Several Chinese communities in the United States that oppose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – along with pro-democracy activists and supporters of Taiwan, Tibetan and Uyghur rights – have accused Beijing of using agents to harass, spy on and intimidate them, a report has stated.A report in the Greek City Times cited US-based human rights group Freedom House documenting that China has been linked to the highest number of transnational repression cases worldwide, with 319…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) While Beijing’s relations with the European Union (EU) remain strained due to China’s growing trade surplus, the Communist country has been cleverly cultivating several individual members of the EU bloc to step up its exports, according to an article in Financial Times.In the first half of this year, China’s trade surplus with the EU, which hit 360 billion euros in 2025, rose another 24 per cent year-on-year. Beijing is also quietly leveraging relations with count…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) China’s GDP growth slowed to a mere 4.3 per cent in the second quarter this year due to declining domestic demand, reflecting the worsening structural imbalance in the export-dependent economy.“The main factor dragging down GDP growth was nosediving fixed-asset investment (FAI). Real estate investment dropped by 18.0 per cent, the largest contraction for a half-year on record. But FAI also fell in road building, education, healthcare, and construction. This suggests…
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Access to Tibet has become increasingly difficult amid China’s tightening grip on the region. Foreign journalists, diplomats, and independent researchers face tight entry restrictions while Tibetans risk reprisals for sharing photos, videos, or information with people outside China, a report has revealed.Citing the Central Tibetan Administration, Tibet’s government-in-exile, a report in ‘The Diplomat’ noted that the Chinese authorities have intensified digital surveil…
Washington, July 22 (IANS) The Trump administration on Wednesday claimed its trade strategy had sharply reduced America’s economic dependence on China, with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer telling lawmakers that the bilateral goods trade deficit had fallen to its lowest level in two decades. Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, Greer said President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven trade policy had begun reshaping trade flows away from China while encouraging domestic manufacturing …
Washington, July 21 (IANS) Over 50 Uyghur civil society organisations on Tuesday strongly condemned Beijing’s Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress (Ethnic Unity Law), urging the international community to take meaningful action to repeal the legislation. According to a joint statement, the law, which entered into force on July 1, 2026, is not a “technical administrative measure” but a “legislative instrument of forced assimilation”. It noted that the legislation explicitly…
Washington, July 20 (IANS) The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has urged the US Congress to pass legislation strengthening Washington’s engagement with Tibet’s elected leadership and called on the Trump administration to condemn China’s new ethnic unity law.The appeal came as the United States observed Captive Nations Week from July 19 to 25. The group said the occasion should be used to reaffirm bipartisan American support for the Tibetan people.”Captive Nations Week reminds us tha…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) China is showing increasing signs of slipping into a liquidity trap, with record-low interest rates, abundant bank liquidity and aggressive credit expansion failing to revive consumer spending, business investment or economic growth, according to recent economic data.The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, falling short of Beijing’s annual growth target of around 5 per cent and marking its weakest quarterly expansion in nearly…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The European Commission has issued a stern caution regarding Pakistan’s continued eligibility for preferential trade benefits under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) unless it improves its human rights record at home, thus putting access to USD 837 million in tariff relief at risk, according to a report. By linking tariff access to human rights compliance, Brussels is not only asserting conditionality over trade preferences but also incentivising struc…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) China’s mounting economic vulnerabilities are creating fresh strategic and economic risks for Europe, with Beijing becoming more assertive at home and abroad despite slowing growth, a report has said.According to an analysis by The Diplomat, Europe has long assumed China’s rise would continue uninterrupted and eventually lead to political liberalisation. However, with those expectations proving misplaced, the European Union needs to adopt a more pragmatic and interest-d…