Xinjiang

Autonomous region of China

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Xinjiang, officially Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country close to Central Asia. Being the largest province-level division of China and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.6 million km², and has about 25 million inhabitants.

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Watch: Protest in Canada against China’s atrocities on Ughyur Muslims Hundreds of people participated in an anti-China protest in Canada’s Vancouver over atrocities against Uyghurs. The protestors marched from Vancouver Art Gallery to the Chinese consulate office in.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:09Published 6 days ago

'Something close' to genocide in China's Xinjiang: WH Robert O'Brien, the U.S. national security adviser, on Friday during an online event said that China was perpetrating 'something close to' a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:49Published 1 week ago

Vatican denies Pompeo audience with Pope U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed what he called China's "repressive" regime on Wednesday, as Vatican officials accuse him of trying to drag the Catholic Church into the U.S. presidential.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:36Published 3 weeks ago

Netflix urged to drop sci-fi series over Uighurs Five Republican U.S. senators have urged Netflix to reconsider plans to adapt a Chinese science-fiction book trilogy into a TV series because they said the author has defended the Chinese government's.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:59Published on September 25, 2020

Protest against China slave camps, 'genocide' of Uyghurs outside UN office A protest was organised against China outside the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland. The 3-day long demonstration, consisting of a photo exhibition, was organised by a group called the World.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:14Published on September 24, 2020

Photo exhibition on Uyghur genocide held outside UN office in Geneva A photo exhibition titled "Stop Uyghur Genocide! Stop Uyghur Forced Labour" was organised at Broken Chair in front of UN during the 45th Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. The World Uyghur.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:42Published on September 23, 2020

U.S. lawmakers quiz Disney CEO over 'Mulan' A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Bob Chapek to explain the company's connection with "security and propaganda" authorities of China's Xinjiang region during the production of.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published on September 12, 2020

'Mulan' remake Is criticized for filming in China's Xinjiang province Activists note that a number of significant human rights allegations are tied to the province. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:00Published on September 10, 2020

Peacock Picks Up 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Series Reboot, #BoycottMulan Movement Gains Momentum & More News \| THR News 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' series reboot, simply titled 'Bel-Air,' is headed to Peacock, Disney's 'Mulan' has come under fire for filming scenes in China's Xinjiang Province and Colin Kaepernick is.. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 02:05Published on September 8, 2020

Disney's 'Mulan' Under Fire For Filming in China's Xinjiang Province \| THR News Disney's big-budget remake of 'Mulan,' already the subject of a pro-democracy boycott, has come under additional fire for filming scenes in China's Xinjiang Province Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 02:06Published on September 8, 2020

Massive protest held in Dhaka against China's repression of Uighur Muslims A massive protest was held outside Dhaka Press Club on Friday to condemn the Chinese brutality and suppression against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang Autonomous region. Bangladesh Freedom Fighters.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:43Published on August 28, 2020

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China tells U.S. to stop interfering in its affairs, work to repair relations China's top diplomat told his U.S. counterpart that Washington needed to respect Beijing's positions on key issues, halt its interference in issues such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang and work to.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
Trump signs bill calling for sanctions over China treatment of Uighur Muslims U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions against those responsible for repression of Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, the White House said in a.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020

U.S. senator calls for action on forced labor in China's Xinjiang A senior U.S. senator on Tuesday accused U.S. firms of willfully ignoring "horrific" forced labor conditions in China's Xinjiang region and called on the Commerce Department to stop American companies.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020
U.N. rights boss expected in China, including restive Xinjiang region, this year: envoy China expects U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to visit the country this year, including its restive Xinjiang region, its Geneva ambassador said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on February 26, 2020
Three more Chinese regions lower emergency response level as virus threat recedes The northwestern Chinese regions of Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang and the southwestern province of Sichuan have downgraded their emergency response level after assessing that health risks from the.. Reuters - Published on February 26, 2020

Uighur man issues desperate plea for wife and child after Chinese official 'lied' on Australian TV Sadam Abdusalam is fighting to have his wife and three-year-old son, who is an Australian citizen, freed from house arrest in Xinjiang. SBS - Published on February 25, 2020
U.S. Pompeo urges Kazakhstan to join it in pressing China over Uighur rights U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province, a sensitive matter for the Central.. Reuters - Published on February 2, 2020
China says confident of Central Asia support before Pompeo visit Attempts to sow discord over Chinese policies in its Xinjiang region will fail, China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to neighboring central.. Reuters - Published on December 31, 2019
Indonesia Muslim groups deny China lobbying sways views on Uighurs Indonesia's biggest Muslim groups have denied that lobbying by Beijing, including tours facilitated by China in Xinjiang, had influenced their stance on the treatment of the region's Muslim Uighur.. Reuters - Published on December 17, 2019

Chinese paramilitary conduct anti-terror drill in Xinjiang mountains: CCTV Chinese paramilitary troops staged high altitude, anti-terror training in the Pamir mountains in the restive Xinjiang region in western China, according to a video broadcast by state television on.. Reuters - Published on December 12, 2019
China says people held in Xinjiang camps have 'graduated', condemns U.S. bill People held in camps in China's Xinjiang region have now "graduated" and new trainees will have the freedom to come and go, the regional governor said on Monday. Reuters - Published on December 9, 2019
U.S. bill on China's Xinjiang violates international law, regional official says Recent U.S. legislation on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China's internal affairs, the governor of the far western region said on Monday, accusing the.. Reuters - Published on December 9, 2019	Governor of China's Xinjiang says U.S. bill violates international law A recent U.S. measure on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China's internal affairs, the governor of the far western region said on Monday. Reuters - Published on December 9, 2019
China says U.S bill on Xinjiang will affect bilateral cooperation China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday the U.S. bill targeting camps for Muslim minorities in Xinjiang will affect bilateral cooperation in important areas. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019	Trump comments, Uighur bill hurt prospects of U.S.-China deal U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that a trade agreement with China may have to wait until late 2020 and a House of Representatives bill targeting camps for Muslims in Xinjiang have cast doubt on.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019
U.S. says won't speculate on possible China retaliation to Xinjiang bill The United States will not speculate on possible future actions by China in response to the U.S. House bill targeting camps for Muslims in western Xinjiang region, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said on.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019	China says opposes U.S. House bill on Uighurs China said on Wednesday it resolutely opposes the U.S. House of Representatives' bill requiring the Trump administration to toughen its response to what the bill called China's crackdown on ethnic.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019
China may ban all U.S. diplomatic passport-holders from Xinjiang: Global Times editor China might ban all U.S. diplomatic passport-holders from entering the country's western Xinjiang autonomous region, Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on December 3, 2019	Pompeo says documents confirm China committing 'very significant' Xinjiang abuses Recently leaked documents confirm China is committing "very significant" human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims and other minority groups in mass detention, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.. Reuters - Published on November 26, 2019
Germany: China must meet its human rights obligations Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday said China must fulfill human rights obligations as United Nations experts and activists say at least 1 million Uighurs and members of other largely Muslim.. Reuters - Published on November 26, 2019	Uighurs in Australia hope proof of China's detention camps will free families Members of Australia’s Uighur communities say the secret cables revealing China's so-called job training centres in Xinjiang are actually mass detention camps mean the world should no longer look.. SBS - Published on November 26, 2019
More secrets of China's Xinjiang camps leaked to foreign media Classified Chinese government documents made public by an international group of journalists describe the repressive inner workings of detention camps in Xinjiang, in a second rare leak in days of.. Reuters - Published on November 25, 2019	Government of China's Xinjiang says leak on Uighur camps 'fake news' A report in the New York Times that included 400 pages of leaked internal documents on the internment of Uighur Muslims was "fabricated" and prompted by "hostile foreign forces", the government of.. Reuters - Published on November 19, 2019
What lies beyond China's crushing of the Uighurs We now have proof that China's President is behind the giant prison that is Xinjiang - and that the picture does not end there. The Age - Published on November 18, 2019	China attacks Western reporting on Xinjiang as 'pure fabrication' China's ambassador to the United Kingdom on Monday dismissed reporting by Western media on the Chinese government's policies in Xinjiang as "pure fabrication" and "fake news". Reuters - Published on November 18, 2019
'Deeply disturbing': Australia denounces documents detailing mass detention of Muslims Australian politicians have expressed grave concerns over the details of a New York Times exposé on the Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region. SBS - Published on November 18, 2019	Leaked Chinese government documents show details of Xinjiang clampdown: NYT A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times.. Reuters - Published on November 17, 2019
EU's proposed ambassadorial visit to Xinjiang seen unlikely to happen The European Union is discussing a visit for ambassadors to China's far western region of Xinjiang, where Beijing has been accused of oppressing ethnic Uighurs, but the trip is unlikely to happen.. Reuters - Published on November 14, 2019	China says World Bank report 'clarifies truth' on Xinjiang programmes China responded on Tuesday to a decision by the World Bank to reduce funding for vocational training centers in the troubled western region of Xinjiang, by saying the bank's review of its projects had.. Reuters - Published on November 12, 2019
China defense minister discusses Hong Kong, Taiwan with U.S.: state media Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe discussed Hong Kong, Taiwan, the South China Sea and Xinjiang with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday during a telephone call, state media said. Reuters - Published on November 6, 2019	Pompeo says U.S. troubled by reports of China harassing families of Uighur Muslim activists The United States remains deeply troubled by multiple reports that the Chinese government has "harassed, imprisoned, or arbitrarily detained" family members of Uighur Muslim activists and survivors of.. Reuters - Published on November 5, 2019
China warns U.S. criticism at U.N. over Xinjiang not 'helpful' for trade talks China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun warned on Tuesday that U.S. criticism at the world body of Beijing's policy in remote Xinjiang was not "helpful" for negotiations between the two countries on a trade.. Reuters - Published on October 29, 2019	Liberal MP and outspoken China critic vows Uighur ‘loved ones’ will not be forgotten Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has commended the courage of Uighurs in Australia - with family and friends facing ‘systematic persecution’ in China’s Xinjiang province. SBS - Published on October 24, 2019
Pompeo says Orwell's '1984' coming to life in China's Xinjiang region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday likened China's treatment of more than one million Uighur Muslims to George Orwell's "1984" novel, saying the Communist Party was detaining and abusing.. Reuters - Published on October 11, 2019	China condemns U.S. visa restrictions over treatment of Muslims The Chinese Embassy in Washington on Tuesday denounced the U.S. imposition of visa restrictions on some Chinese officials over China's treatment of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang as interference in.. Reuters - Published on October 8, 2019
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Muslim treatment The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist Party officials it believes responsible for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang province, the.. Reuters - Published on October 8, 2019	China foreign ministry says U.S. 'lies' on Xinjiang will 'crumble' China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it strongly opposed U.S. "lies", after the United States led more than 30 countries in condemning what it called China's "horrific campaign of.. Reuters - Published on September 25, 2019
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China says lodges stern representations to the U.S. on Xinjiang China said on Tuesday it has lodged stern representations with the United States about comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on China's far western region of Xinjiang. Reuters - Published on September 3, 2019	Hikvision, a surveillance powerhouse, walks U.S.-China tightrope For China's Hikvision, the world's largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and a vendor to Xinjiang police agencies, a moment of reckoning may be at hand. Reuters - Published on August 29, 2019
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China says Xinjiang 'inseparable' despite attempts to distort history The far northwestern region of Xinjiang is an "inseparable" part of China despite efforts by extremists to distort history and facts in a bid to split the country, the Chinese government said in a.. Reuters - Published on July 22, 2019	Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China's Xinjiang policy Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China's policies in its western region of Xinjiang, where the United Nations says at least 1 million.. Reuters - Published on July 18, 2019
Uighurs in Australia go public to pressure China to release family members With the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirming multiple requests to visit Xinjiang have been denied, twenty-nine-year-old Sadam is concerned he may never see his wife again – and never.. SBS - Published on July 16, 2019	Government needs to help detained Australians in Xinjiang This week's Four Corners episode shines a spotlight on China's far-western province of Xinjiang. The Age - Published on July 16, 2019
China says almost 40 states openly back its Xinjiang policy Almost 40 states have written to the United Nations supporting China's policies in the western region of Xinjiang, a Chinese diplomat told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday. Reuters - Published on July 12, 2019

Xinjiang

Autonomous region of China

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