The Chinese President Xi Jingping has called for “maximum restraint” of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday. Jinping said that he is “pained to see the flames of war… The post Chinese President calls for ‘maximum restraint’ and he is ‘pained to see the flames of war reignited in Europe’ appeared first on London…
Now the Olympic flame has been lit in the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, for the next two weeks our TV screens will be filled with the opulent stadiums and arenas, and the extravagant ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics. It will be a very different version of China to the one experienced by all…
John Nicolson is the MP for Ochil & South Perthshire and the SNP’s shadow culture secretary. Nicolson is a former journalist, best known in politics for his role on the digital, culture, media and sport committee, often going viral on social media with his tough line of questioning and no-nonsense approach. In this week’s edition…
MPs have been informed by MI5 that a Chinese spy has been “working with a Member of Parliament” to “subvert the processes.” Westminster has been rocked as a Chinese national… The post MI5 warns Chinese spy has been active ‘working with a member of Parliament’ to ‘subvert the processes’ appeared first on London Business News…
Over the past 30 years, China’s rapid economic development has catapulted it to the forefront of world politics, becoming a major player to rival the United States. But recent controversy over Taiwan and the Uyghur people has raised a spotlight on the communist country, and led to a backlash from many Western nations. Talking…
Simon Cheng is a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, granted political asylum in the UK in 2020 after being arrested and tortured by the Chinese state. Since arriving in the UK, Simon has set up Hongkongers in Britain, an organisation that helps Hong Kong citizens emigrating on the BNO visa scheme settle in Great Britain.…
People in Hong Kong are leaving the country on the UK’s British National Overseas (BNO) passport scheme, due to a crackdown on democracy. The one country, two systems principle put in place when Hong Kong was returned to China by the UK, has been severely eroded in recent years. In 2019, widespread protests broke out…
Government refuses to declare atrocities in Xinjiang a genocide in its response to the Foreign Affairs Committee publishes the Government Response to its report “Never Again: The UK’s Responsibility to Act on Atrocities in Xinjiang and Beyond”, published over the weekend. The Government states that it will not “make determinations in relation to genocide” in…
Remember, remember the 5th November. Gunpowder, treason and COP. While we’re all celebrating the foiled attempt to burn down parliament, politicians are trying to work out how to stop burning the world. Aside from China, that is, who have just doubled-down on their coal power fire stations – at odds with the united message COP26…
China has threatened Taiwan with war yet again as they issued a “battlefield” warning. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen told the country that “There should be absolutely no illusions that the… The post Beijing issues Taiwan ‘battlefield’ warning which could drag the US and the UK into war appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
