Asian View
Key words : passed amendment
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210330_29/
China has approved a system to have election candidates in Hong Kong screened by public security authorities to ensure their loyalty to Beijing.
China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday that the National People's Congress Standing Committee unanimously passed amendments to Hong Kong's Basic Law.
The amendments call for candidates for Hong Kong's chief executive and Legislative Council to be screened by a police branch set up under the national security law for Hong Kong that went into effect last year.
The police are to report the results to a vetting committee, which would decide whether the candidates could run.
The committee's decision cannot be challenged.
The amendments also call for seats in the Legislative Council to be increased from the current 70 to 90, but for the number of directly elected lawmakers to be cut from the current 35 to 20.
Hong Kong's government plans to start working on legislation related to the Standing Committee's decision.
Media linked to the Chinese Communist Party say the new system is expected to take shape by May.
Hong Kong is scheduled to hold Legislative Council elections and choose a chief executive from later this year through the first half of 2022.
But the amendments will remove forces critical of Beijing from the political stage, virtually blocking the path toward a democratic Hong Kong.
People in Hong Kong have reacted with anger and dismay.
A man in his 70s said he won't vote anymore because it's meaningless and a waste of time.
A man in his 30s said non-patriots would be disqualified but the standards of "patriotism" are unclear.
Key words : human rights 500
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210330_37/
A local human rights group in Myanmar says the military crackdown has resulted in the deaths of more than 500 people since the coup on February 1.
Thousands of people have fled to neighboring Thailand.
Protesters in the country's largest city, Yangon, say security forces on Monday targeted them with a rocket-propelled grenade that blew apart their barricade.
No major protests have been staged in recent days in central Yangon amid the increased crackdown. On Tuesday, people burned tires and scattered garbage through the streets.
Meanwhile, the military has been hitting ethnic minority areas with airstrikes since Saturday. In the country's southeastern region, which is controlled by the ethnic Karen people, thousands have fled toward neighboring Thailand. The ethnic group says the airstrikes have killed or wounded several people.
Members of local NGOs told NHK they are concerned that there will be more casualties if the military offensive continues. They say the Thai authorities have sent more than 2000 people back to the Myanmar side.
But the Thai government says they are not sending them back and are instead supporting them and providing medical assistance.
Key words : naomi
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210331_06/
Osaka Naomi, Nishikori Kei and other tennis stars have appealed for an end to violence and discrimination against the Asian community in the United States.
The governing bodies of men's and women's professional tours, ATP and WTA, have posted a video of the players on Twitter.
It says both bodies stand united against any form of hate and discrimination, and condemn the recent violence and intolerance affecting Asian communities.
Osaka says she hopes people start to respect and love Asian culture and Asian people.
Nishikori says he's against all forms of discrimination, adding "Please stop Asian hate."
An organization monitoring discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has reported more than 3,700 hate incidents targeting the AAPI community from March 2020 through February this year.
On Monday, a 65-year-old Asian American woman was repeatedly kicked by a man in a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York. Police are investigating the assault as a possible hate crime.
Key words : olympic anxiety morita hiroshi
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