The US House of Representatives just passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019. This bill deliberately smears the human rights condition in Xinjiang, slanders China’s efforts in de-radicalization and counter-terrorism and viciously attacks the Chinese government’s Xinjiang policy. It seriously violates international law and basic norms governing international relations, and grossly interferes in China’s internal affairs. China is strongly indignant at and firmly opposed to it. Xinjiang-related issues are not about human rights, ethnicity or religion, but about fighting violence, terrorism and separatism. Previously, Xinjiang suffered gravely fromRead More

Rescuers in Kenya have retrieved the body of a teenager who drowned as she tried to save a man who had got into trouble as he was crossing a swollen river. Anna Nduku, 19, fell into the Kandisi river near Ongata Rongai, on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday. She is one of more than 130 people who have died as a result of the flooding caused by the heavy rains that have been falling since October. Ms Nduku was responding to the cries of help of aRead More

France is preparing for severe disruption as millions of workers go on strike in protest at being forced to retire later or face reduced pensions. School and transport workers will join police, lawyers and hospital and airport staff in a general walkout. France’s largest nationwide strike in years was agreed by unions unhappy with President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for a universal points-based pension system. Authorities have been trying to put in place plans to mediate the disruption. The industrial action is expected to last beyond Thursday and some trade unionRead More

“The prospect of developing economic cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan is very positive, since this direction is part of strategic cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference on the results of a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku, Report informs. “Russia is a leader in the number of tourists (nearly a million people) travelling to Azerbaijan,” the Russian Foreign Minister said. Moreover, according to him, the countries enjoy very close cooperation on transport projects and the role of Azerbaijan and Russia in such international projects as North-SouthRead More