Eyes on Asia

A top Uyghur advocate assesses a people's tribunal held in London in early June that has exposed mounting evidence that a genocide is underway in the Chinese region of Xinjiang. Eyes on Asia interviews Nury Turkel, a lawyer and commissioner on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. And RFA Burmese senior editor Kyaw Min Htun discusses the mounting humanitarian crisis in Myanmar as fighting between anti-coup and junta forces spreads. Presented by RFA journalists Mat Pennington and Paul Eckert.

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Deposed Hong Kong lawmaker Sixtus "Baggio" Leung Chung-hang talks to Eyes on Asia about why he had to flee to America as the plight of pro-democrats worsens under China's grip. And Cambodia is coming clean, kind of, about inviting China to build a naval base on its soil. RFA Khmer reporter Keo Sovannarith discusses his recent interview with Cambodia's defense minister and a high-level U.S. diplomatic visit to Phnom Penh. Presented by RFA journalists Mat Pennington and Paul Eckert.For more on these topics:https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-tiananmen-06042021142631.htmlhttps://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-tiananmen-06042021091730.htmlhttps://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/usa-sherman-06012021064117.htmlhttps://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/diplomat-06022021185123.html

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Eyes on Asia looks at whether pesticide use to cultivate bananas for export to China led to the death of two farm laborers in Laos. And in Washington, Biden met Moon to talk about Kim. We ask if President Joe Biden, who recently met with his South Korean counterpart, has a hope in dealing with North Korea’s nukes. Featuring RFA journalists Paul Eckert, Mat Pennington, Max Avary and Soyoung Kim.For more on these topics:http://bit.ly/laoplantationdeathhttp://bit.ly/bidenmoon

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COVID-19 has reared its ugly head in Taiwan, the latest front in the global pandemic. Taiwan beat the virus back in 2020 but faces a sterner test in 2021 with a worrying spike in infections. Eyes on Asia interviews RFA's Min Mitchell from quarantine in Taipei about how the island is responding to the health crisis. And in Yangon, there are bomb attacks and queues for cash. We speak to local journalists about how daily life has changed in Myanmar's biggest city since the military coup. Presented by RFA's Mat Pennington and Paul Eckert.For more on these topics:http://bit.ly/TWCOVIDalerthttp://bit.ly/MYCoup100Days

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Jane Tang of RFA’s Mandarin Service tells Eyes on Asia how fake news with anti-U.S. themes is circulated by China’s troll army and Chinese Communist Party-linked accounts on social media to overseas Chinese communities in countries such as Thailand, while China’s state media spread Beijing-friendly content across Asia. And Giang Nguyen of RFA Vietnamese discusses the perils of standing as a truly independent candidate in the elections for Vietnam’s rubber stamp parliament that take place May 23. Presented by RFA’s Mat Pennington and Paul Eckert.

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Cambodia is locking up environmentalists. Eyes on Asia interviews Alex Gonzalez-Davidson, the leader of Mother Nature, a green group under judicial assault for peaceful activism after five of its campaigners were convicted of "incitement to cause social chaos" and sentenced to prison terms. And as China tightens its vise on Hong Kong and restricts basic freedoms, we discuss the impact on the territory's news media. Featuring RFA journalists Paul Eckert, Mat Pennington and Carmen Wu.

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Are officers in Myanmar's military breaking ranks? Eyes on Asia looks at the men who defected from the military to protest the Feb. 1 coup and its violent aftermath. And we discuss the impact of North Korea's closure of its border with China to contain COVID-19. Now there are signs it is reopening. With RFA journalists Paul Eckert, Mat Pennington, Kyaw Min Htun and Eugene Whong.

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China is acquiring foreign technology, including from U.S. companies, that could help it assert its sweeping claims in the disputed South China Sea. Eyes on Asia interviews the RFA reporter who broke the story. And we review the recent Tibetan elections for the chief of its government-in-exile. Featuring RFA journalists Mat Pennington, Paul Eckert, Zachary Haver and Kalden Lodoe.

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In Beijing's latest propaganda offensive against exiled Uyghurs, China's foreign ministry smeared an RFA journalist who has reported on mass detentions and whose family has been caught in the dragnet. RFA vice president of communications and external relations, Rohit Mahajan, speaks to Eyes on Asia about the targeting of RFA journalists. We also examine the worsening COVID-19 situation in Cambodia, and Hun Sen's repressive efforts to contain the virus. Featuring RFA journalists Mat Pennington, Paul Eckert and Vuthy Huot.

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After a relatively quiet year under quarantine, North Korea has lashed out with new missile tests. We discuss the North's predictable provocation to greet the Biden administration and its recent decision to skip the Tokyo Olympics, closing off a possible avenue for renewed diplomacy. And we examine the growing nepotism of the ruling elite in Laos, where two top families have just bagged seven Cabinet seats. With RFA journalists Mat Pennington, Paul Eckert, Soyoung Kim and Ounkeo Souksavanh.

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