While the government said the new powers would address anti-social behaviours in city centres, advocates feared they would unfairly target homeless people.
‘Today, Xi [Jinping] is purging an entire generation of officers. This is not a factional struggle but an assertion of complete control,’ one analyst said.
The case will now head to Seoul High Court, where it will be handled by a special panel dealing with cases involving foreign subversion, treason, and rebellion.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters claims ’moral virtue signalling' is behind the move, and that the Parliament’s Clerk has overstepped his authority.
More retired officials are required to obtain approval from Beijing before traveling abroad as the CCP tightens control over officials’ foreign connections.
Those attending will include energy, infrastructure, industrial, and finance business executives and government officials from multiple Indo-Pacific countries.
The authorities are tightening control, as the economic pressure on everyday people’s lives increases and public discontent grows, Chinese citizens said.
Beijing is extending its military reach across Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, and waters around Japan with ambitions to dominate the region, an expert warns.
A Seoul court had found the former president guilty on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating an insurrection, sentencing him to life imprisonment.
While the government said the new powers would address anti-social behaviours in city centres, advocates feared they would unfairly target homeless people.
‘Today, Xi [Jinping] is purging an entire generation of officers. This is not a factional struggle but an assertion of complete control,’ one analyst said.
The case will now head to Seoul High Court, where it will be handled by a special panel dealing with cases involving foreign subversion, treason, and rebellion.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters claims ’moral virtue signalling' is behind the move, and that the Parliament’s Clerk has overstepped his authority.
More retired officials are required to obtain approval from Beijing before traveling abroad as the CCP tightens control over officials’ foreign connections.
Those attending will include energy, infrastructure, industrial, and finance business executives and government officials from multiple Indo-Pacific countries.
The authorities are tightening control, as the economic pressure on everyday people’s lives increases and public discontent grows, Chinese citizens said.
Beijing is extending its military reach across Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, and waters around Japan with ambitions to dominate the region, an expert warns.
A Seoul court had found the former president guilty on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating an insurrection, sentencing him to life imprisonment.