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France24: Western Nations Sanction China Over Rights Abuses
March 24, 2021
In what is the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under President Joe Biden, the United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang which sparked quick retribution from China.
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BNY Mellon and WEF Partner to Shape Capital Markets
March 23, 2021
BNY Mellon and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have joined forces through a partnership in which BNY Mellon will work with WEF’s multi-stakeholder community on initiatives aimed at shaping the future of capital markets, including building a more inclusive financial system.
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HRW: China’s ‘Slanders and Smears’ at UN Human Rights Council
March 17, 2021
Human Rights Watch reports that at a recent UN Human Rights Council meeting, The Chinese, when confronted on issues ranging from Hong Kong to Xinjiang, became aggressive, preferring to attack the confronters instead of aiming for collaboration to improve the situation.
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UK Declares Push for New, ‘Open’ and Democratic World Order
March 17, 2021
Boris Johnson’s government has declared the the UK will help shape a new global order and leave behind an “outdated” international system, outlining how post-Brexit Britain will seek to build strategic and commercial alliances away from Europe, especially in the Indo-Pacific region.
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HRW: Navalny Persecution Just the Tip of the Russian Crackdown
March 17, 2021
Human Rights Watch investigates a political struggle underway in Russia of which Navalny is only the most visible part, highlighting the struggle for anyone who has expressed public discontent with the Kremlin’s rule, which imposes a wide array of penalties to prevent people from airing grievances.
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