TWITTER SUSPENDS CHINA’S EMBASSY ACCOUNT OVER A TWEET RELATED TO XINJIANG POLICY

Highlights

• Twitter on Wednesday suspended the account of China’s US embassy over a tweet that defended Beijing’s policies in the Xinjiang region

• The tweet was taken down by Twitter and was replaced by a label which states it was no longer available

AMID TENSIONS WITH IRAN, U.S. TO WITHDRAW EMBASSY PERSONNEL ON TEMPORARY BASIS

Highlights

• This withdrawal would take place in the lead-up to the January 3 anniversary of the US' killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani because of concerns about retaliations 

• It is being said that the US government is expecting possible retaliatio...

FOUR HONG KONGERS DEFERRED AT US EMBASSY AFTER CHUNG’S CAPTURE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Four Hongkongers looked for shelter at the city’s US department on Tuesday, however, was dismissed, as indicated by one of the four who says he has US citizenship.

They were denied around the same time that Tony Chung was captu...

CHINA WARNS US DETAINING CHINESE SCHOLARS TO EARN RECIPROCAL TREATMENT

• Chinese government officials are warning their American equivalents that they may detain U.S. nationals in China in retaliation to the US Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-associated scholars, according to people familiar with the matter.
• The Chinese of...