The draft resolution on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, China was rejected in the 47-member Council after 19 members voted against & 11 abstentions, including India,Ukraine among others.
Between 2016 & 2020, number of poor dropped by 15.6 mn in 5 autonomous regions and 3 provinces with large multi-ethnic populations, China said in a 'white paper'.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying hit back at an Australian Bloomberg journalist who raised questions on Beijing's human rights track record.
Chinese officials use Twitter to aggressively defend Beijing in what has become known as 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy. They have also used it to accuse US of hypocrisy.
The Dept of Commerce has added more than a dozen Chinese companies to its Entity List on human rights violations, which means the companies can't access US-origin technology & commodities.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday asserted that Beijing under President Xi Jinping is testing the world to see if anyone is going to stand up to its threats and bullying.
China is likely to object strongly to the sanctions. However, it's unlikely to have a major impact on those targeted as there’s faint chances of them having financial ties with US.
The first indication of what awaits Pakistan for its blind support to China was the manner in which the EU banned Pakistan International Airlines from landing in Europe.
Mike Pompeo imposed visa ban on Chinese govt leaders & Communist Party officials found involved in abuse of Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs & other minority Muslims.
Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
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