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What to do when all the facts speak against one’s position in a large committee? These days, China is trying to drown out the Tibetans’ accusations in the United Nations Human Rights Council. Not only a particularly large contingent of official representatives but also a whole series of compliant organizations from the People’s Republic claim speaking time and thus exclude serious input. Yet Tibet’s cultural survival depends on the intervention of the international community. Marcel Grzanna reports.

Meanwhile, the EU Chamber in China is starting to recover from its bad mood. Last year, the statements of the business association were marked by doom and gloom. This was especially true for the Chamber’s Shanghai branch, which was stuck in a mad lockdown at the time. Now it is again expecting an upswing, as Christiane Kuehl writes. That would be particularly important for the German economy. The greater Shanghai area is home to 60,000 international companies. And when things are going well, some real money is earned there.

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UN Covenant: Beijing’s envoys sabotage the reappraisal in Geneva

For the past four years, China has failed to fulfill its obligation to report to the UN Social Committee. It is only this week that the country is addressing a list of allegations, particularly from the Tibetans. But China is resorting to vile measures to discredit the allegations.

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Marcel Grzanna

China must appear before the United Nations Social Committee (CESCR) regarding human rights issues today, Wednesday. For four years, the People’s Republic has ignored the formal process and dragged out its reporting obligation on the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights.

Informal briefings have been underway since Monday, where non-governmental organizations can share their concerns and information with the committee before Chinese government officials are scheduled to address the body on Wednesday. Since 2019, the UN has been awaiting detailed comments on 31 issues it identified as problematic regarding China’s implementation of the UN Covenant on Social Rights.

Particular focus is being placed in Geneva on the systematic destruction of Tibetan culture. Four UN special rapporteurs accuse the People’s Republic of the forced assimilation of Tibetans into the dominant Han culture.

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