Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists

Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists
U.S.-based organizers canceled an international human rights conference shortly before its scheduled opening. The cancellation occurred because China pressured the host country in Africa to bar Taiwanese activists from attending. This decision led to the event's demise.

• An international human rights conference was canceled.
• The conference was scheduled to open soon.
• U.S.-based organizers cited pressure from China as the reason for cancellation.
• China pressured the African host country to exclude Taiwanese activists.