CRG Event
“Japan’s Security Environment” with Japanese Defence Minister Kono Taro
Tuesday 21 July, 10.30-11.30
If you’re interested in attending please email tom.tugendhat.mp@parliament.uk. Please note space is very limited and we will not be able to accommodate everyone.
International
MPs from the China Research Group have written to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab calling for the suspension of the UK’s extradition agreements with Hong Kong. Twitter, 18 July
UK expected to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty as China relations sour. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab to announce results of review on Monday amid tensions over Beijing’s imposition of new national security law. FT, The Telegraph, 19 July & The Guardian, 20 July
Petition calling for Magnitsky style sanctions on China over treatment of Uyghurs receives the required 100,000 signatures. Petitions
Nus Ghani MP says crimes against the Uyghurs may be the worst since the holocaust. LBC, 18 July
Wearing a Mask? It May Come From China’s Controversial Labor Program. NY Times (video), 19 July
U.S., China Diplomats Spar Online Over Myanmar’s Best Interests. Bloomberg, 19 July
Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, questioned by Andrew Marr on detention of Uighur Muslims. BBC, 19 July
Covid-19 outbreak in Xinjiang spreads to second Chinese city. The Guardian, 20 July
Silenced in China: who has Xi Jinping disappeared and why? Tortoise media, 14 July
Economy & tech
Banks in Hong Kong reviewing client lists as US preps sanctions over national security law. SCMP, 20 July
TikTok denies giving user data to China as talks over London HQ halt.The Guardian, 19 July &BBC News, 20 July
TikTok as dangerous to Britain as Huawei, insist leading Tories. “Companies like ByteDance raise serious questions about who they’re willing to work with and what that co-operation will enable.” says CRG Chair Tom Tugendhat. The Times, 20 July
China Seizes Tycoon’s Assets. The Wire China, 17 July
Longer reads & opinion
Can Boris Johnson face down his China hawks? The Spectator, 20 July
Europe and US can still compete with Chinese tech. FT, 19 July
“For our enemies, we have shotguns”: Explaining China’s New Assertiveness. War on the Rocks, 20 July