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Russia's Unfounded Claims about Secret U.S. Bio-Weapons Continue to Linger On

U.S. Combats Bioweapons Desinformation Pushed by Russia and China

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WASHINGTON — Russia launched one of its most incendiary disinformation campaign days ago. Its defense and foreign ministries made statements falsely claiming the Pentagon was funding biological weapons labs in Ukraine. Chinese diplomats and state media repeated conspiracy theories at Beijing news conferences, articles, and on official social media accounts. The Biden White House took the unusual step of …

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Reports of human abuse in Xinjiang

U.N. Claims China May Have Perpetrated ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang

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Minutes before Michelle Bachelet, U.N. high commissar for human rights, was due to depart, the organization’s human right office presented its long-delayed report. GENEVA — The long-awaited report by the United Nations Human Rights Office was released Wednesday. It accused China of serious violations of human rights that “may constitute international crime in particular crimes …

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Reports of human abuse in Xinjiang

U.N. Report on Rights Abuses In Xinjiang may Be Rejected

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It has been repeatedly delayed by the high commissioner for human rights, reinforcing the perception that U.N. leadership is hesitant to confront China. GENEVA — Michelle Bachelet (UN top human rights official), has indicated that she may not release a long-awaited UN report on allegations of abuses in China’s western region of Xinjiang, as she …

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USA us grilling TikTok for china relations

Lawyers grill TikTok executive about ties to China

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Vanessa Pappas (TikTok’s chief operational officer) was asked if the company would ever give user data to Chinese officials. On Wednesday, Senators quizzed a TikTok top executive about whether the viral video app could leak information to the Chinese government. This was the first time that a TikTok leader has been required to answer public …

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