India and #China troops have completed a pullout from a lake area near the disputed border between the two countries, as they finished another round of military negotiation. usnews.com/news/world/art…
"The two sides positively appraised the smooth completion of disengagement of frontline troops in the Pangong Lake area noting that it was a significant step forward that provided a good basis for resolution of other remaining issues along the LAC in Western Sector."
Thousands of soldiers have been facing off since April on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), or the de facto border, including at the glacial Pangong Tso lake. Earlier this month, military commanders agreed to begin pulling out troops, tanks and artillery in a first step towards..
... full withdrawal.
"The two sides agreed to follow the important consensus of their state leaders, continue their communication and dialogue, stabilize and control the situation on the ground, push for a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues in a steady and orderly manner,...
... so as to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas," they said.

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22 Feb
Latest: A top Chinese official gave a speech today that outlined #Beijing's plan to launch an electoral reform in #HongKong, which emphasized that the city should be run by "patriots." I talked to experts about this and other recent developments in HK.williamyang-35700.medium.com/top-chinese-of…
“The most vital and pressing task to enforce rules by patriots is to improve the relevant systems, particularly the relevant electoral system,” Xia said in the speech. “Being patriotic means loving the People’s Republic of China.”
He also said authorities must close loopholes that allow “anti-China troublemakers” into politics. “Improving the relevant electoral system must be led by the central government,” he added.
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22 Feb
Some initial analysis about Xia Baolong's speech regarding "electoral political reform" in #HongKong from electoral politics scholar Ivan Choy: "The major message is that some kind of political force will be excluded from participating not only in elections but ...
... also in some public institutions. It means that there will be electoral reforms in the future to exclude some political forces regarded as non-patriotic by Beijing."
"The second one to do that, there must be an electoral system reform and in the speech, I think there is one provision that this kind of reform will be initiated by Beijing and they will have the dominating power in the electoral system reform."
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22 Feb
The Director of #China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong delivered a speech on Monday at a seminar and he specifically said that the development of #HongKong's democratic system shouldn't ...udn.com/news/story/733…
.. deviate from the principle of "patriots to rule #HongKong." He emphasized that the most critical and urgent task is to "strengthen relevant systems and mechanisms, and strengthening #HongKong's electoral system needs to be under the central government's guidance.
Xia laid out five principles for fulfilling the principle of letting "patriots to rule #HongKong." They are 1. Strictly follow the Chinese constitution and Hong Kong Basic Law to execute relevant regulations.
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22 Feb
Chinese foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a speech on Monday morning, calling on U.S. President @JoeBiden's administration to "reopen dialogue" between Washington and #Beijing and restore bilateral relationships. reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Wang said the Trump administration’s actions to suppress and contain China inflicted immeasurable harm, and called on Washington to remove tariffs on Chinese goods and abandon what he said was an irrational suppression of the Chinese tech sector.
He urged Washington to respect China’s core interests, stop interfering in Beijing’s internal affairs and stop “conniving” with separatist forces for Taiwan’s independence.
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22 Feb
On Monday, the UK will call for the @UN to be given "urgent and unfettered” access to #China's #Xinjiang to investigate reports of abuses against ethnic minorities in the region. reuters.com/article/us-bri…
"British Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab will also mark Britain’s return to the U.N. Human Rights Council as a voting member by condemning the rights record of fellow council members China and Russia and will raise concerns about Myanmar and Belarus, his office said."
On China, Raab will refer to reports of abuses in Xinjiang, including torture, forced labour and forced sterilisation of women. “They are taking place on an industrial scale,” he will say, according to his office.
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According to @FT, after the UK revoked its license, #China's state-run broadcaster @CGTNOfficiale has turned to French authorities in an attempt to regain its right to broadcast in Europe. ft.com/content/c2948f…
"The French media watchdog confirmed that it was approached by the broadcaster in December. But it declined to say when it would be able to establish whether CGTN transmits to satellite from a ground station in France and falls under the country’s jurisdiction."
"The watchdog said “additional analysis” would be necessary after the ruling by UK media regulator Ofcom, which stripped the network of its license to air after concluding that it was editorially controlled by the Chinese Communist Party."
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