Boycott China

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has raised serious concerns over "ongoing infringements" on the rights of people living in Tibet and called to align legislation and policies with international human rights law.

Addressing the 59th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Commissioner (OHCHR) detailed a grave assessment of the current global landscape.

He asserted that he has continued to engage directly with China on a wide range of issues.

Raising concerns about the human rights violations in China, Turk highlighted the lack of progress on much-needed legal reform to ensure compliance with international human rights law.

"In Tibet, there are ongoing infringements on cultural and other rights. I call for the release of all individuals detained for exercising their rights and to align legislation and policies with international human rights law," the UN human rights chief stated.

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In his speech, Mr. Turk also emphazised "worrying reports" of violations in Xinjiang, including undue prison sentences, incommunicado detention, and restrictions on fundamental rights.

"In Hong Kong, the continued application of national security laws raises serious concerns about the shrinking of civic space," he added.

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A new report – co-written by Labour Campaign for Human Rights (LCHR) and the Labour Foreign Policy Group (LFPG) – has put forward a series of recommendations to increase awareness of CCP activities in Britain and disentangle the private sector from finance backed by the Chinese state.

The recent threat to British Steel – owned by conglomerate Jingye Group – triggered alarm over how Chinese companies leverage control within UK infrastructure. If the steel furnace in Scunthorpe had stopped operating, Britain would have been the only country in the G7 without the power to produce virgin steel domestically.

Luke Akehurst, Labour MP for North Durham, told PoliticsHome economic objectivies today should not be pursued in ways which “lead to insecurity tomorrow”.

"The public are rightly cautious about UK engagement with China under the CCP regime and the government should be too," he said. "The upcoming ‘China audit’ is an opportunity for a new, clear-eyed approach to dealing with the CCP’s economic, political and geopolitical reach."

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Vietnam and Thailand have upgraded their ties to the highest level of diplomatic cooperation – a move that analysts say reflects Hanoi’s strategy of deepening regional ties even as it quietly ranks its partners’ strategic weight using a “two-tiered stratification system”.

The new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), formalised during Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s visit to Hanoi last Friday, places Thailand among a growing list of countries with which Vietnam has strengthened its diplomatic framework in recent years.

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Here is the original study: Restrict Remote Access of PV Inverters from High-Risk Vendors

The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has issued a stark warning, highlighting a critical threat to Europe’s energy autonomy stemming from the unregulated remote access capabilities of PV inverters produced by non-European, high-risk manufacturers—particularly those from China. A recent study by DNV substantiates these concerns.

As solar power becomes increasingly integral to Europe’s clean energy goals and energy security, a major vulnerability looms: software-enabled remote access to PV inverters—the essential control units of solar power systems.

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The threat is real, not hypothetical. Internet connectivity is essential for modern inverters to perform grid support functions and participate in power markets. However, this connectivity also enables remote software updates, allowing manufacturers to potentially modify device performance from afar. This poses serious cybersecurity risks, including the danger of intentional disruption or large-scale shutdowns. A recent DNV report, commissioned by SolarPower Europe, highlights the credible risk of cascading blackouts due to coordinated or malicious manipulation of inverters.