Monday, September 10, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.N. rights chief Bachelet takes on China, other powers in first speech
Reuters, September 10, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-rights/rights-chief-bachelet-takes-on-china-other-powers-in-first-speech-idUSKCN1LQ0QI

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联合国人权高专对中国关押大批维吾尔人的指称“深感不安” (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is "deeply disturbed" by allegations of a large number of Uighurs detained in China)
Voice of America, September 10, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-bachelet-takes-on-china-eu-us-and-saudi-led-coalition-in-first-speech-20180910/4564682.html

阻拦强拆反被打 报警却被指骚扰(Attempt to stop forced demolition brought beating, calling for police help led to harassment charge)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-09102018094946.html

「被噤聲」的中國P2P受害者:抗議遭毆打、回家被監控,只好自殺留下遺書 (Silenced P2P victim beaten and under surveillance scorns government in suicide note, family complains of forced cremation)
The News Lens, September 9, 2018
https://www.thenewslens.com/article/103750

US recalls top diplomats after three Taipei allies in Latin America switch recognition to Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2163345/us-recalls-diplomats-countries-switched-ties-taiwan-beijing

Related:
Panama seeks “respect” for Taiwan snub after US recalls envoys
Hong Kong Free press, September 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/10/panama-seeks-respect-taiwan-snub-us-recalls-envoys/

北京疏散大坂机场旅客台湾人要认“中国人”方可获救 (Taiwanese tourists stranded in Osaka Kansai airport requested to admit they are "Chinese" before Chinese embassy offers help)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180907-北京疏散大坂机场旅客台湾人要认中国人方可获救

China Is detaining Muslims in vast numbers. The goal: “Transformation”
The New York Times, September 8, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/world/asia/china-uighur-muslim-detention-camp.html
CN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180908/china-builds-a-vast-network-of-detention-camps-to-transform-muslims/zh-ha/

Related:
China: Massive crackdown in Muslim region
Human Rights Watch, September 9, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/09/china-massive-crackdown-muslim-region

Chinese authorities continue to destroy mosques in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/chinese-authorities-continue-to-destroy-mosques-in-xinjiang-09072018171910.html

维族人受迫害 人权组织要求制裁中国 (In just-released report, Human Rights Watch states that China should be condemned and sanctioned by international community for persecution of Uyghurs)
Deutsche Welle, September 10, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/34bxX

“Palau against China!”: The tiny island standing up to a giant
The Guardian, September, 8, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/sep/08/palau-against-china-the-tiny-island-defying-the-worlds-biggest-country

美议员致信蓬佩奥 要求谴责中国打压维吾尔人 (In joint letter, U.S. senators urge Secretary of State to condemn Chinese authorities’ crackdown on Uyghurs)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/hj-09072018110034.html