U.S., Canada hail Taiwan's 'freedom pineapples' after Chinese ban
On March 2, the de facto U.S. and Canadian embassies in Taiwan praised the quality of pineapples grown on the island, depicting photographs of their top diplomats in Taipei with the fruit after an import ban by China.
China announced end of Jan to stop importing Taiwanese pineapples and cite “harmful creatures” coming with the fruit.
Infuriated Taiwanese authorities called the ban a political move to further pressure the island, a charge that China denied.
While neither the United States nor Canada, like most countries, have formal diplomatic ties with the Chinese-claimed island, both have their own disputes with Beijing over human rights, trade and other issues.
Source: Reuters #Mar02
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-pineapple/u-s-canada-hail-taiwans-freedom-pineapples-after-chinese-ban-idUSKCN2AU1DD
#Taiwan #TradeWithChina #BanImportPineapple #US #Canada
On March 2, the de facto U.S. and Canadian embassies in Taiwan praised the quality of pineapples grown on the island, depicting photographs of their top diplomats in Taipei with the fruit after an import ban by China.
China announced end of Jan to stop importing Taiwanese pineapples and cite “harmful creatures” coming with the fruit.
Infuriated Taiwanese authorities called the ban a political move to further pressure the island, a charge that China denied.
While neither the United States nor Canada, like most countries, have formal diplomatic ties with the Chinese-claimed island, both have their own disputes with Beijing over human rights, trade and other issues.
Source: Reuters #Mar02
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-pineapple/u-s-canada-hail-taiwans-freedom-pineapples-after-chinese-ban-idUSKCN2AU1DD
#Taiwan #TradeWithChina #BanImportPineapple #US #Canada
Thousands of Uyghur workers in China are being relocated in an effort to assimilate Muslims, documents show
Xinjiang’s Muslim minorities have been moved to factories thousands of kilometres away to sever their ties to home and undermine their culture, internal documents and Chinese researchers reveal
Chinese authorities have loaded large numbers of Uyghur workers onto trains bound for factories thousands of kilometres away as part of a plan to assimilate Muslim minorities into mainstream Chinese culture and thin their populations in Xinjiang, the northwestern region that has been their home for centuries, an internally circulated research document shows.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Mar02
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-thousands-of-uyghur-workers-in-china-are-being-relocated-in-an-effort/
#Uyghur #China #Relocate #Muslims
Xinjiang’s Muslim minorities have been moved to factories thousands of kilometres away to sever their ties to home and undermine their culture, internal documents and Chinese researchers reveal
Chinese authorities have loaded large numbers of Uyghur workers onto trains bound for factories thousands of kilometres away as part of a plan to assimilate Muslim minorities into mainstream Chinese culture and thin their populations in Xinjiang, the northwestern region that has been their home for centuries, an internally circulated research document shows.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Mar02
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-thousands-of-uyghur-workers-in-china-are-being-relocated-in-an-effort/
#Uyghur #China #Relocate #Muslims
ICANN refused to cut Russia's network, saying not to interfere with the war
#Russia has invaded #Ukraine for more than a month with suspension by companies and countries around the world suspending Russia.
The Ukrainian authority recently requested #ICANN, a non-profit organisation responsible for coordinating global network management, cut the network in Russia, but received denial. ICANN also indicated not to interfere in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
ICANN replied to the Ukrainian officials on #Mar02 that the relevant suggestion was not feasible and also violated the mission of ICANN. Its CEO, Gordon Marby, stated, "Internet is a decentralised system. No one has the power to control it or to shut it down."
He continues, "I am deeply sorry to the Ukrainian citizens who suffered so much in the war. However, ICANN does not have the responsibility to punish or to sanction a specific region or country connecting the internet.
#Invasion
Source: unwire.hk #Mar06
https://unwire.hk/2022/03/06/icann/fun-tech/?fbclid=IwAR3hO-FloVZsCS78cF9vyoXHcJJ_5H7Y2YSArfK-jitU0_-ZWYIg15p467k
#Russia has invaded #Ukraine for more than a month with suspension by companies and countries around the world suspending Russia.
The Ukrainian authority recently requested #ICANN, a non-profit organisation responsible for coordinating global network management, cut the network in Russia, but received denial. ICANN also indicated not to interfere in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
ICANN replied to the Ukrainian officials on #Mar02 that the relevant suggestion was not feasible and also violated the mission of ICANN. Its CEO, Gordon Marby, stated, "Internet is a decentralised system. No one has the power to control it or to shut it down."
He continues, "I am deeply sorry to the Ukrainian citizens who suffered so much in the war. However, ICANN does not have the responsibility to punish or to sanction a specific region or country connecting the internet.
#Invasion
Source: unwire.hk #Mar06
https://unwire.hk/2022/03/06/icann/fun-tech/?fbclid=IwAR3hO-FloVZsCS78cF9vyoXHcJJ_5H7Y2YSArfK-jitU0_-ZWYIg15p467k
Unwire.hk
ICANN 拒絕切斷俄羅斯網絡 稱不會干預戰爭
俄羅斯持續入侵烏克蘭，國際上有不少組織及國家紛紛抵制俄羅斯。最近，烏克蘭當局請求協調管理全球網路的非營利組織 ICANN 切斷俄羅斯網絡，但遭到拒絕，並稱不會干預烏克蘭與俄羅斯的戰爭。 ▲圖片來源：PCmag ICANN 在週三對烏克蘭官員的回覆指，烏克蘭的該提議既在技術上不可行，同時違反