2020/10/13 |
China’s Human Rights Record An Achilles Heel For Its Tech Ambitions
China's tech firms are not immune from the country's poor human rights record.
2020/09/30 |
China Builds New 'Detention Facilities' in Xinjiang: Study
A new study shows that Beijing is still building internment camps in Xinjiang, where the UN estimates that at least 1 million Muslim minorities are detained in so-called re-education camps or other facilities.
2020/09/09 |
US Set To Block Imports From China Over Forced Labor
Washington has cited forced labor in western Xinjiang autonomous region as grounds to ban Chinese cotton and tomatoes. The measures would hit a wide array of industries and could have far-reaching consequences for U.S. retailers.
2020/05/25 |
Uyghurs in US Say China Using Detained Family Members in Forced Interviews
Chinese media has released a series of separate videos showed Uighurs in Xinjiang allegedly denouncing their detention as propaganda. Uighur community members in the United States are expressing skepticism.
2019/02/14 |
#MeTooUyghur: The Mystery of a Uyghur Musician Triggers an Online Campaign
While the international community debates the authenticity of a video of Uyghur musician Abdurehim Heyit, an exiled Uyghur in Finland kicks off a new online campaign demanding Beijing to release more evidence of the millions of others who are reportedly detained in Xinjiang’s re-education camps.
2019/02/11 |
'I Won't Stop': Kazakh Man Seeks Justice for Family in Xinjiang Crackdown
'Some Kazakhs were cowards. We don't say anything about what is happening to our neighbors until it happens to us.'
2018/12/07 |
'Red Flag River': How the Media Falsely Hypes Up Dubious PRC Threats
Remember that story about China diverting water from Himalayan glaciers to Xinjiang? About that...
2018/11/14 |
Domestic Security Budgets Reveal Scope of China's Actions in Xinjiang
An analysis of domestic spending shows the scope of Xinjiang's securitization and re-education campaign.
2018/11/08 |
In Xinjiang, China Is Re-Engineering the Uyghur Identity
China is detaining millions of Uyghurs in internment camps. What is the motive behind its cruelty?
2018/10/29 |
Will China Use Its Xinjiang 'Periphery Playbook' on Hong Kong & Taiwan?
Beijing's aggressive maneuvers in Xinjiang and its recent actions in Hong Kong have unnerving similarities.
2018/10/26 |
Weibo Netizens Cheer China's Embrace of Xinjiang 'Re-Education Camps'
The Weibo echo chamber cheers a Global Times editor's full-throated support of China's Uyghur re-education camps.
2018/10/23 |
No, Uyghurs Are Not Happily 'Singing and Dancing' in Xinjiang
A Sinology expert says we must learn Uyghur history and culture before it is whitewashed by the CCP.
2018/09/20 |
'Xinjiang Initiative' Unites Scholars in Opposition to Suppression of Uyghur Identity
Scholars are rallying together to call attention to the terrible suppression of more than a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
2018/06/20 |
OPINION: China Leverages a Lexicon of Terror to Crush Dissent in Xinjiang
Since 9/11, Beijing has used trumped up threats of terrorism to justify the development of a high-tech security state in Xinjiang
2018/04/04 |
Fearing Violence, China Cracks Down on Uyghur Identity Worldwide
Said a Chinese official, 'You can’t uproot all the weeds hidden among the crops in the field one by one — you need to spray chemicals to kill them all.'
2018/02/13 |
Uyghur Extraditions Reveal China's Growing Surveillance State
China's concern about growing Uyghur unrest has led to Orwellian measures being imposed on Xinjiang and elsewhere.
2018/01/30 |
BOOK EXCERPT: How Taiwan Changed a Xinjiang Mother
My mom’s trip to Taiwan was a major turning point in her life, opening up a new travel-obsessed chapter. In her old pictures she’d be looking askance, lips shut, not a trace of a smile. Now she looks right at the camera, mouth wide in a smile. She even throws up a peace sign every now and then.
2017/08/01 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Bans Uyghur Language in Xinjiang Schools; ‘Narco Politicians’ Targeted in Philippines; US detects Unusual' NK Submarine Activity
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
