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Cătălin Teniță MEP: Democratic world needs joint action to curb China's human rights abuses

Washington DC, 15 septembrie 2022: Guvernul de la Beijing trebuie să se alinieze valorilor afirmate la nivel internațional referitoare la statul de drept și respectarea drepturilor omului, în interiorul și în afara granițelor sale, să respecte sistemul de guvernământ al Taiwanului, dar și aspirațiile democratice ale locuitorilor din Hong Kong, și să permită investigarea internațională a acuzațiilor privind abuzurile din Regiunea Autonomă Xinjiang.

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Essential readings about China by Romanian experts

It is very important to know what happens in China under the Chinese Communist Party and to react when we see human rights being violated. My colleague, Andreea Leonte, a researcher on China-related issues, reviewed relevant resources by Romanian authors. These are essential readings for anyone to understand the complicated geopolitical context we live in.

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UN Report: +1 million Uyghurs have been imprisoned or held in detention or re-education centres by the Beijing authorities

China is home to 1.4 billion people. About 25 million live in Xinjiang, half of them ethnic minorities. Of these, more than 1 million have been imprisoned or held in detention or re-education centres, subjected to forced labour or forced to accept restrictive living and housing conditions. I witnessed their protest in front of the White House because they cannot protest in Tiananmen Square or anywhere else in China.

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We interact economically, politically with China, but on the basis of a set of clear, shared values and principles. IPAC meeting starts tomorrow

It is a crucial moment for the future. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it has become increasingly clear that authoritarian tendencies of state players of global importance must be countered. That we must not accept exceptions when it comes to human rights, environmental protection, labor standards and the elimination of forced labor, the protection of property, respect for the socio-cultural identity of all communities.

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