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French parliament passes motion condemning China 'genocide' against Uyghurs
France is now the eighth country to declare China is committing “genocide” against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. “France’s parliament passed an opposition-led motion asking the government to condemn China for ‘crimes against humanity and genocide’ against its Uyghur Muslim minority and to take foreign policy measures to make this stop,” Reuters reports. The other countries to have made official statements or pass parliamentary measures calling China’s actions genocide are the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, the U.K., Lithuania, the Czech Republic, and Belgium.
The AP Interview: Meng Hongwei's wife slams 'monster' China
Grace Meng, who has been stranded in France since 2018 since her husband, Mèng Hóngweǐ 孟宏伟, was disappeared and purged for alleged corruption, has again spoken out and now shown her face in an Associated Press interview. Meng Hongwei had been the first Chinese national to head Interpol, the international criminal police organization, but he was detained by his own government in October 2018. Interpol was given no notice of Beijing’s arrest, yet the organization did not publicly object. Grace Meng, who has lived in France with her twin boys under round-the-clock French police protection since the incident, is still furious at Interpol: “Can a police organization turn a blind eye to a typical criminal offense like this?”
Xi and Macron speak for first time since Aukus alliance was announced
Chinese leader tells France’s president that the EU should maintain its autonomy in foreign policy.
43 countries criticize China at UN for repression of Uyghurs
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 40 mainly Western countries criticized China at a U.N. meeting on Thursday for the reported torture and repression of Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, keeping a spotlight on the region where foreign governments and researchers say an estimated 1 million people or more have been confined in camps.
Chinese, French scientists to work together on lunar rock samples
It will include joint programmes and exchanges between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and French space and science agencies.
Opinion | Biden, You Should Be Aware That Your Submarine Deal Has Costs
As experts hail the AUKUS agreement, the Biden administration should ensure it does not reflect a self-defeating concept of great power competition.
China Neighbors Worry Australia Sub Deal Will Disrupt Region
France isn’t the only country upset about a new security pact between the U.S., U.K. and Australia: Some Southeast Asian nations are also worried the partnership could provoke China and spur a regional arms race.
Businesses in Hong Kong Slam Tightened Covid Travel Curbs
Business groups in Hong Kong reacted with dismay after travel curbs were tightened Monday for residents returning from more than a dozen countries -- including the U.S., France and Spain -- less than two months after the city started easing some of the world’s strictest quarantine measures.
In French Polynesia, Macron tackles virus, China's ambitions
PAPEETE, French Polynesia (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron is visiting French Polynesia to showcase France’s commitment to the region amid concerns about the impact of climate change on the Pacific island territory, the legacy of French nuclear testing on its atolls — and most of all, growing Chinese dominance in the region.
Chinese envoy's letter to French senator over Taiwan island trip plan a 'measured heads-up'
A letter from Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye to French Senator Alain Richard, who is planning to visit the island of Taiwan in the summer, was a
China floats 'Africa Quad' with Germany and France
Xi seeks to drive wedge in Atlantic alliance with cooperation proposals
France, Germany, China push to revive Iran nuclear talks
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed there is “a window of opportunity” now for talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the French presidency said.
France investigates fashion brands over forced Uyghur labour claims
Uniqlo France among four firms suspected of profiting from crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
Nissan Electric-Car UK Production to Expand, to Upgrade Battery Factory
Nissan Motor Co.’s Chinese battery partner plans a U.K. project “very soon,” according to its chief executive officer, amid expectations that the Japanese carmaker will forge ahead with expansion plans in Britain.
China’s Envision to Build Renault $2.4 Billion Battery Plant
China’s Envision Group plans to spend as much as 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) on a battery plant in northern France to power an affordable range of Renault SA electric vehicles.
‘0 per cent’ chance: former French official dismisses Wuhan ‘lab leak’ theory
Biosecurity expert Gabriel Gras, who supervised the construction and accreditation of the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s BSL-4 laboratory in 2017, says he has ‘no doubt’ about the safety of the facility.
China Wine: Ningxia Region Aims to Be Center of Top Quality Wine Production
China, a fast-growing wine market, plans to turn a northern region on the edge of the Gobi desert into a center of top quality wine production to compete with international brands and boost the local economy.
Japan, US, France hold military drill eyeing China presence
KIRISHIMA TRAINING AREA, Japan (AP) — Dozens of Japanese, American and French troops landed amid pouring rain from a CH-47 transport helicopter onto a grassy field at a training area in southern Japan, part of Saturday's joint scenario of defending a remote island from an enemy invasion.
Danone to sell potential US$2 billion stake in China Mengniu
French food group Danone, under pressure from investment funds over its shareholder returns, on Wednesday said it is selling a potential US$2 ...
EU Lists Dozens of Weak Points Where Industry’s Hostage to China
Europe needs to assess its “strategic dependencies” after being caught by surprise by radical changes to supply chains during the initial phase of the pandemic last year, according to a draft European Union document laying out the bloc’s future industrial roadmap.