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College changes name of China centre following transparency criticism

A Cambridge college will rename its China Centre and adopt more transparency over its funding, it was announced on Tuesday. The centre, set up in 2016 at Jesus College Cambridge, was reviewed by a panel of the college’s academics in 2021 and will no ...

31 May 2022 at 16:07

Sport

Bach: IOC to deal with political expressions at Games, not Chinese government

Athletes should not fear punishment from the Chinese government over the expression of political views at the Beijing Winter Games, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said. An official from the local organising committee, ...

03 Feb 2022 at 15:25

World

UN labour agency cites concerns about China’s Xinjiang region

The work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been highlighted in an annual report from the United Nations labour agency. It noted signs of “coercive measures” depriving workers of free ...

11 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Sport

Winter Olympics must not become ‘sportswashing opportunity’ for China – Amnesty

Amnesty International has warned delegations from Britain and other countries against becoming “complicit in a propaganda exercise” at next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. The human rights organisation is concerned China will pursue ...

19 Jan 2022 at 01:27

Senior Tory calls on Government to ban cotton from Xinjiang

The Government has been urged to look at banning the import of all cotton products produced in the Xinjiang region of China by senior Tory MP Tom Tugendhat as a response to the country’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims. It comes after the ...

04 Sept 2022 at 23:55

World

Fast fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 team up in bid to expand their reach

Fast fashion retailers Shein and Forever 21 are going into business together. Under a partnership agreement announced on Thursday, the Chinese-founded Shein will acquire about one-third interest in Sparc Group, Forever 21’s operator. ...

24 Aug 2023 at 16:41

Warning over failures to address Uyghur forced labour risks in renewable sector

Investors and governments are not adequately addressing Uyghur forced labour risks in the renewable energy sector, research has found. Anti-Slavery International, the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice and the Investor ...

23 Jan 2024 at 11:57

Ireland

Human rights group raises concerns over Chinese cameras at the Oireachtas

Concerns have been raised about the CCTV system made by a company linked to the Chinese Communist Party being used around the Irish Parliament. A human rights group has sent a letter this weekend to highlight qualms about the use ...

12 Feb 2023 at 17:05

Uyghur group loses legal challenge over cotton imports from Chinese labour camps

A Uyghur rights group has lost a High Court case against the UK Government over allegations British authorities have unlawfully failed to investigate cotton imports linked to forced labour camps in China. The World Uyghur ...

20 Jan 2023 at 14:23

UK failing to investigate cotton imports from Uyghur labour camps, court told

The UK Government’s refusal to investigate the import of cotton products allegedly linked to Uyghur forced labour camps in north-western China is “unlawful”, the High Court has been told. The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) ...

25 Oct 2022 at 16:19

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