Tag: China
Philippines to deport 40,000 Chinese workers in online gaming crackdown
China, which has previously called on the Philippines to ban all forms of online gambling, welcomed the latest crackdown
Church leaders, rights activists back Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen as court...
Cardinal Zen and five others are charged with failing to register properly a fund that provided legal aid to pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong cardinal goes on trial over protest fund
Cardinal Zen, 90, was originally detained earlier this year under a national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong to quell dissent
Chinese authorities allegedly torture 5 Tibetans, 1 to death, for praying...
The arrested Tibetans were appointed by the local Tibetans in their area to lead religious activities
Climate campaigners urge China’s Xi to showcase renewable energy leadership
At the 2021 United Nations General Assembly, Xi made the policy announcement on coal projects, adding a pledge to deal with climate change
Hong Kong Cardinal Zen’s trial has been delayed due to COVID
Cardinal Zen, 90, was to have stood trial beginning Monday in connection to his role as a trustee of a pro-democracy legal fund
Pope Francis extends a hand to China
The pope will persevere in his attempt to dialogue with China, and, at the same time, China will continue to pressure religions
Report: Pope Francis sought to meet with Xi Jinping, but China...
A meeting of the two leaders would have been momentous; there has never been a meeting between a pope and a president of China
Hong Kongers rush to learn new skills ahead of life abroad
Many residents have baulked at Beijing's sweeping crackdown on dissent following huge and sometimes violent democracy protests
Pope Francis: ‘The West has taken the wrong paths’
“It is true that the West degenerates,” the pope said in response to a question about the loss of values in the West