The U.N. Human Rights Council resumed this week with what it billed as an “urgent debate on racism, alleged police brutality and violence against protesters.” The African Group, a U.N. regional body composed of 54 African member states, requested the meeting, saying it would be “inconceivable” for the council not to address what it described as a worldwide problem.
African countries are reportedly also circulating a draft resolution that demands an investigation into U.S. police violence and racism. 6-17-20 https://thehill.com/policy/international/503202-george-floyds-brother-calls-on-united-nations-to-study-police-brutality
Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke on the phone with his Indian counterpart, Foreign Minister Jaishankar
6-17-20, Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke on the phone with his Indian counterpart, Foreign Minister Jaishankar.
Wang Yi said that on the evening of June 15, the Indian frontline border guard forces brazenly broke the consensus reached at the two sides’ military chiefs’ meeting in the Galwan Valley. When the situation on the ground had already eased, they once again deliberately provoked and even violently attacked officers and soldiers of the Chinese side who were on their way to negotiate across the Line of Actual Control. This led to violent physical confrontations, resulting in injuries and deaths. This adventurous act by the Indian army is a serious violation of the agreements reached between the two countries on the border issue and a grave breach of the basic norms of international relations. Again, a strong protest to the Indian side. We demand that the Indian side conduct a thorough investigation into the matter, punish those responsible, strictly control the frontline troops and immediately cease all provocative actions. to ensure that such incidents do not recur. The Indian side must not misjudge the current situation and must not underestimate China’s firm will to safeguard its territorial sovereignty.
Loss of soldiers in Galwan deeply disturbing and painful https://zeenews.india.com/india/loss-of-soldiers-in-galwan-deeply-disturbing-and-painful-rajnath-singh-after-20-army-personnel-martyred-in-india-china-clash-2290419.html
‘China did not enter our territory, no posts taken’: Modi at all-party meet on Ladakh clash
6-19-20 Exactly as the Chinese claim. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chinese-troops-did-not-enter-our-territory-says-pm-modi-at-all-party-meeting-on-ladakh-standoff/story-QGgGUyL3sVRYB7mp3Y8bBI.html
Soldiers’ deaths ‘won’t be in vain,’ Modi says 6-17-20 But they were. https://hk.appledaily.com/us/20200617/KIZXFL5SSQFNWNWFMOIJCBZKYI/
Ladakh Cong councillor booked over ‘seditious phone conversation’6-20-20 This guy is so eager to get a war started. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ladakh-po
‘No restrictions on using firearms’: India gives soldiers freedom 6-21-20 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-restrictions-on-firearms-india-gives-soldiers-freedom-along-lac-in-extraordinary-times/story-pCcFAcSAkMRschq50Tom1L.html
Oh you look so tough.
China successfully sent Gaofen 9-03, into orbit
China successfully sent another high-resolution remote sensing satellite, the Gaofen 9-03, into designated orbit on Wednesday via a Long March-2D carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China’s Gansu Province. Together with the new Earth observation satellite Gaofen 9-03, a new IoT satellite named Hede-5 and ZDPS-3A, a new technology experimental satellite developed by Zhejiang University, were also sent into space during the Wednesday launch.