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China / Taiwan / World

A victory for democracy in Taiwan

Published by The i paper (13th January, 2020) While the world has been transfixed by explosive events in Iran, an eruption has taken place in a small island […]

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China / India / World

Muslims are under siege around the world

Published by The i paper (30th December, 2019) Boris Johnson focused on persecution in his first Christmas message as prime minister, pointing out that for many people around the […]

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Aid / Politics

Your cash is still funding despotic regimes in China and North Korea

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd December, 2019) The Foreign Office has been condemned by senior MPs and human rights groups for continuing to use aid money intended […]

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China / World

Inside China’s concentration camps

Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th November, 2019) The guards picked out the prettiest girl – a teenager with her head shaved and wearing a simple uniform […]

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China / Police / Policy / World

British officers are doing China’s dirty work in Hong Kong

Published by The Times (19th November, 2019) With a sickening sense of inevitability, the peaceful pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has ended up locked in violent clashes against […]

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China / Economics / United States / World

Capitalism needs more heroes

Published by UnHerd (23rd August, 2019) There is a rumour doing the rounds on social media that Rupert Hogg, Rwho resigned as chief executive of Cathay Pacific airline last […]

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China / World

Pro-democracy protesters’ anger still burning bright

Published by The i paper (19th August, 2019) The rain fell in torrents – but the tide of people kept on flooding into the park before overflowing into […]

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China / World

Is this proof China is preparing an assault on Hong Kong?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th August, 2019) Disturbing pictures obtained by The Mail on Sunday appear to show that China has secretly boosted its military deployment in […]

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China / World

The Hong Kong protesters are scared but resolute even as a crackdown by China may loom

Published by The Washington Post (13th August, 2019) HONG KONG — As the hopes of the Arab Spring dissolved into brutality and chaos in 2011, I reported from […]

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China / Politics / World

Democracy is under siege around the world

Published by The i paper (12th August, 2019) Once again, I am reporting on turbulent events in a place where ordinary people are risking their liberty to demand […]

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China / Police / Policy / World

Anger over the expat officers ‘doing China’s dirty work’

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th August, 2019) As the clashes between police and protesters grow fiercer and the number of arrests soars, there is fury over […]

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China / World

The teenagers taking on the brutal tyranny of China

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th August, 2019) In their colourful T-shirts, cut-off denim shorts and carefully styled hair, the four female students look like countless other […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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