The Uyghur people who live in Xinjiang are at a critical point as they try to deal with the problems that Han Chinese rule has caused. This is still going on, and few people know about it. This article talks about how Uyghur cultural identity is being erased on a large scale. It does this ...
Xinjiang, in northwest China, lies at an important junction between east and west Eurasia and has played a historically important role in the exchange of goods and technologies between these two regions along the Silk Road. It is a complex mix of cultures and populations. However, the interflow and blending of these diverse populations in ...
For quite some time, allegations have been labeled against China for using unfair means to harass ethnic minorities and exploiting the population for commercial purposes, using them as forced labor. For example, the Uyghur Muslims staying in the Xinjiang region are reportedly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) machinery. The Chinese state media outlets ...
As the Northern Hemisphere descends into the depths of winter, many of us are really dreading the chill, and some areas are feeling it already. However, this is nothing compared to the freezing temperatures in the coldest places in China. Just reading about the annual Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in Harbin gave me a real sense of the ...
China has been accused by the U.S. and many European nations of carrying out clandestine digital surveillance using its underground network and technology companies, worldwide. A new report states that China’s digital surveillance program, the Golden Shield Project, is being powered by U.S. technology entities. The researchers say a handful of U.S. technology companies supply ...
Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang region is threatening the solar panel industry worldwide. The world is trying to shift to renewable energy resources for its power needs. Whether solar power or hydropower, these natural resources are being harnessed to reduce the carbon footprint left by humans. U.S. President Joe Biden is also keen to ...
“Everyone must stay on their guard” against Chinese censorship. On March 8, 2021, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) published a press release revealing that they had been advised by the Essex Court Chambers in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn, London, in what was described as “an authoritative legal opinion on the treatment of Uyghurs by Chinese ...
The United States joined the European Union, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand on March 22 to impose sanctions on several Chinese officials for human rights abuses against the Muslim Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang region. The EU announced its sanctions, followed by the U.S. designations and then a joint statement from the foreign ministers of ...
By Philip Thomas With the ongoing situation in China where the religious minority group of Uyghur Muslims is being subject to a continuous stream of atrocities, several activist groups have been expressing concerns over their plight and living situation, especially of Imams. Close to 2 million people belonging to various Muslim minority groups, including Uyghurs, ...
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first telephone call as leaders. The call took place on the evening of Feb. 10 in the U.S. and just hours after Biden announced the creation of a U.S. Department of Defense China Task Force to help craft the United States’ strategic approach ...
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