0-30-19 “We are an open democracy. China is a Communist Party state. We have different political, economic and cultural systems, and values. Turning a blind eye to all human rights violations means an acceptance of behavior that undermines the foundations of international peace and stability. Where there is no challenge there is no progress. Our long-term interests depend on our taking a firm stand, even if it displeases some of our counterparts, some other countries, in the short term,” AU Def. Min. Payne said.
She added that Australia would continue “deepening our engagement with regional and like-minded powers,” going on to name the United States as an important ally. “Our relationship with the United States is firmly fixed in our history and our values.
“It is the case that some Australians will query the approaches taken at times by the current administration. Let me simply say this though: the United States has a record unmatched in modern times of leading an international system aimed at benefitting all people, not just its own. Precisely because it has built a reputation over many decades as a country that looks to express its power internationally for the broader good, we reflexively look to the U.S. to take responsibility when there is a problem. That is still the case. The world has high expectations of the superpower.” https://www.theepochtimes.com/australia-says-it-will-hold-china-accountable-on-human-rights_3131601.html
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10-27-19 The state controls everything you say and do. As long as your cellphone is connected to the internet, you will be monitored the moment you mention a sensitive word,” the employee told Bitter Winter. He added that for many years any comments that mention June 4 (the Tiananmen massacre in 1989), Taiwan, Xinjiang, or Hong Kong independence, Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping, come under the scope of government’s control. As soon as a comment related to one of these topics is posted it is immediately deleted.
“You can only say good things about the CCP online, no bad comments are allowed,” the employee said. If someone makes a dissenting comment, it is blocked, and the person receives a warning. In serious cases the internet police will take appropriate action and monitor or arrest the person who posted the remark.
In August Mr. Xiang from the southeastern province of Fujian bypassed the “Great Firewall of China” and posted two images captioned “Love Freedom, Support Hong Kong” on Twitter. He also included a photo of the back of his ID card. He said that he wanted to let Hong Kong residents know that people in mainland China are not afraid to support them. He expressed hope that the protestors in Hong Kong will persist with their struggle and remain confident because “Hong Kong is the hope of China.”
Because of his comments and photos Mr. Xiang came under the radar of the local police and was summoned to the police station two days after his post on Twitter. The police questioned him about whether “he was colluding with foreign forces and had accepted money from the United States.”
Although Mr. Xiang knew that his support of Hong Kong would get him into trouble, the unwarranted charge still made him angry. He was released after signing a statement “not to post improper remarks and comments that are detrimental to national interests.”
“Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong.” （Studio Incendo – CC BY 2.0) https://bitterwinter.org/every-word-of-support-to-hong-kong-silenced-in-mainland-china/
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10-29-19 "We call on the Chinese government to uphold its national laws and international obligations and commitments to respect human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, in Xinjiang and across China," Pierce of UK said. The group of 23 nations urged China to implement recommendations by independent UN human rights experts and to refrain from holding Uighurs in arbitrary detention. …
Reacting to the statement, Belarus Ambassador Valentin Rybakov addressed the committee on behalf of 54 countries, including Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, Egypt, Bolivia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rybakov defended China's actions in Xinjiang as what effective anti-terror and deradicalization methods.
"Now safety and security have returned to Xinjiang and fundamental human rights of people of all ethnic groups there are safeguarded," Rybakov said. "We commend China's remarkable achievements in the field of human rights.” https://www.dw.com/en/un-members-divided-over-chinas-treatment-of-uighur-minority/a-51046710
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10-29-19 The United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations pushed China on Tuesday to stop detaining ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, prompting China's UN envoy to warn it was not "helpful" for ongoing trade talks between Beijing and Washington. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/china-warns-criticism-uighurs-helpful-trade-talks-191030005757892.html
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across China," UK UN ambassador Pierce said. https://www.dw.com/en/un-members-divided-over-chinas-treatment-of-uighur-minority/a-51046710
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