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Post-Syria, why Uyghur militant group's threat to China is India's worry too
6 days, 17 hours ago

Post-Syria, why Uyghur militant group's threat to China is India's worry too

India Today  

The Turkistan Islamic Party, a Uyghur-dominated militant group, announcing extension of ‘jihad’ from Syria to China’s Xinjiang region is a significant development in the global terrorism dynamic. China watchers see strategic implications for India as well since the TIP’s resurgence poses critical questions in the broader context of regional stability and New Delhi’s own counterterrorism priorities. The TIP’s rise exposes …

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Mother of high-profile Uyghur activist allowed to leave China as part of prisoner exchange
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Mother of high-profile Uyghur activist allowed to leave China as part of prisoner exchange

The Independent  

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Volkswagen exiting China's Xinjiang region, sells sites amid rights abuse concerns
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Volkswagen exiting China's Xinjiang region, sells sites amid rights abuse concerns

Firstpost  

German automaker Volkswagen is set to exit China’s Xinjiang region amid sustained pressure from human rights groups raising issues related to violation of human rights of Uyghur Muslims German carmaker Volkswagen AG has finally bowed to pressure from investors and is now set to exit China’s Xinjiang region, which has been in news for wrong reasons over the years. Volkswagen …

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Volkswagen sells its car plant in Xinjiang, citing ‘economic reasons’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Volkswagen sells its car plant in Xinjiang, citing ‘economic reasons’

CNN  

London CNN — Volkswagen has sold its plant in Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China beset by accusations of human rights abuses, citing “economic reasons.” “There is no business case for,” said a spokesperson, noting that it produced combustion engine vehicles until 2019 and, since then, has effectively operated as a distribution center for models produced in other factories. Citing …

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US bans imports from 30 more Chinese firms over forced labour in Uyghur regions
1 month ago

US bans imports from 30 more Chinese firms over forced labour in Uyghur regions

Firstpost  

The new restrictions, covering a range of products from tomato paste and walnuts to gold and iron ore, are part of the federal government’s effort to prevent goods made with forced labour from entering the United States, the Federal Register posting said. The United States imposed new import bans on products from approximately 30 Chinese companies, accusing them of using …

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Lawmakers urge UN intervention in detention of 48 Uyghur men in Thailand
1 month, 1 week ago

Lawmakers urge UN intervention in detention of 48 Uyghur men in Thailand

The Independent  

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Thai court clears woman over deadly 2015 shrine bombing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thai court clears woman over deadly 2015 shrine bombing

Raw Story  

A Thai court on Thursday cleared a woman of involvement in a 2015 bomb attack on a popular shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people, most of them tourists. Wanna Suansan was accused of complicity in murder, attempted murder, and possessing an illegal explosive device over the blast at the Erawan shrine in the heart of Bangkok's main shopping district. …

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China accuses Australia of ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘systemic racism’ after Uyghur abuses raised at UN
2 months ago

China accuses Australia of ‘hypocrisy’ and ‘systemic racism’ after Uyghur abuses raised at UN

The Independent  

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The RSPCA’s anti-cruelty food labels are a disgrace
2 months, 4 weeks ago

The RSPCA’s anti-cruelty food labels are a disgrace

The Independent  

I agree with RSPCA chair Chris Packham that the charity is letting animals down. On the one hand, it is said that pensioners must help fill the alleged “black hole” left by the Tories – while the Labour Party claims that the increases in the state pension will outweigh the cut. G Forward Stirling China wants to erase Uyghur culture …

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China probes U.S. fashion group over 'unreasonable' Xinjiang boycott
2 months, 4 weeks ago

China probes U.S. fashion group over 'unreasonable' Xinjiang boycott

The Hindu  

China said Tuesday it was investigating U.S. fashion group PVH Corp., which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, for "unreasonably boycotting" cotton from its Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of widespread rights violations. The statement gave no details of the punishment PVH could face but it could be added to China's "unreliable entity list" which could see it fined …

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World merrily forgets Uyghur cause as China mobilises mega-propaganda machine
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World merrily forgets Uyghur cause as China mobilises mega-propaganda machine

Firstpost  

While China has become largely successful in influencing international opinion to favour its narrative on Xinjiang, the world community has failed miserably to set Beijing right for its follies The Chinese government has made all-out efforts to muzzle international media, including social media, and to thwart academics and activists who oppose the Chinese move against Uyghurs and support the human …

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Xinjiang resolution against US sanctions takes effect
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xinjiang resolution against US sanctions takes effect

China Daily  

Female employees operate at a workshop of Xinjiang Middle Hoshine Silicon Industry in the suburb of Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Aug 29, 2024. URUMQI -- A resolution opposing a series of US sanctions related to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and providing support for affected companies was unveiled and took effect on Monday, according to the …

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China's Uyghur policies a 'racialised atrocity crime', Harvard law scholar finds
4 months ago

China's Uyghur policies a 'racialised atrocity crime', Harvard law scholar finds

ABC  

The Chinese government has imposed 4.4 million years of cumulative imprisonment on ethnic Uyghurs in its far-western Xinjiang region, a new report has found. The report, titled Uyghur Race as the Enemy and published by the Yale Macmillan Center's Genocide Studies Program, finds high rates of incarceration are part of "racialised atrocity crimes" occurring in China against Muslim minorities. The …

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Global blind spot: China’s Uyghur crisis and the smokescreen of anti-India propaganda
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Global blind spot: China’s Uyghur crisis and the smokescreen of anti-India propaganda

Firstpost  

The international community must hold China accountable, not just with words but with concerted action that supports the Uyghur people’s right to live freely and with dignity China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region is not news for anybody; however, Beijing’s crackdown techniques, honed in Xinjiang, are now being used against the larger Muslim populations in mainland China …

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US politician Rob Wittman accuses China of exploiting African workers, Uyghur Muslims
5 months, 1 week ago

US politician Rob Wittman accuses China of exploiting African workers, Uyghur Muslims

Op India  

US politician and Vice President of the House Armed Services Committee Republicans, Rob Wittman, has expressed his concerns about China’s actions on African workers and Uyghur Muslims, terming the atrocities as “absolutely criminal.” He said, “China is the greatest human rights violator on the face of the earth. China has faced widespread allegations and international scrutiny regarding its human rights …

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Takeaways from AP’s report on how China’s textile recycling efforts take a back seat to fast fashion
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP’s report on how China’s textile recycling efforts take a back seat to fast fashion

Associated Press  

WENZHOU, China — China is the world’s largest textile producer and consumer, throwing away 26 million tons of clothes each year, mostly made of unrecyclable synthetics. But factories like this one are barely making a dent in a country whose clothing industry is dominated by “fast fashion” — cheap clothes made from synthetics, not cotton. To achieve a game-changing impact, …

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Fast fashion dominates in China despite recycling push
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast fashion dominates in China despite recycling push

Associated Press  

WENZHOU, China — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. A worker feeds discarded textiles to a shredding machine at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of China’s largest cotton recycling plants in Wenzhou in …

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Why this £52bn stock market listing could become a headache for Starmer
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why this £52bn stock market listing could become a headache for Starmer

The Independent  

If all goes to plan, Labour will no sooner have taken office than it lands a global business coup. The listing by the giant, fast-growing, world-conquering Chinese-founded fast fashion group would be a clear indication that having been in the doldrums where IPOs are concerned, London is back; foreign companies are not dissuaded by Labour, rather they’re persuaded that the …

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US Senate probe finds forced labor ties in automakers' imports
7 months ago

US Senate probe finds forced labor ties in automakers' imports

Hindustan Times  

A US congressional investigation released Monday found that carmakers BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen had used components from a Chinese supplier banned in the United States over alleged forced labor ties. US Senate probe finds forced labor ties in automakers' imports The report by the Senate Finance Committee said BMW had produced and imported vehicles with parts "presumptively made …

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Senate report finds parts made with China’s forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW
7 months ago

Senate report finds parts made with China’s forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON — BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor, a Senate inquiry found, prompting lawmakers to call for stricter enforcement. The Senate report said that Jaguar Land Rover imported replacement parts that included components made by JWD even after the automaker was informed of …

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America is right to tackle TikTok, but they’re doing it for the wrong reasons
9 months, 1 week ago

America is right to tackle TikTok, but they’re doing it for the wrong reasons

The Independent  

A “ban” on TikTok – Gen Z’s favourite source of news, entertainment, triviality and dangerous stunts – is firmly back on the agenda. That’s certainly the intention of Mark Warner, the Democratic chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee – and Marco Rubio, his Republican vice chair – who released a joint statement in support of the ban, highlighting their concern …

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Some still need to know more about Xinjiang
9 months, 1 week ago

Some still need to know more about Xinjiang

China Daily  

A convoy of students winds their way across a dramatic snowy landscape from Xihexiu town, Yecheng county, Kashgar prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to their primary school. HU HUHU/MA JIABING/FOR CHINA DAILY At a time when discussions about China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region are often laced with political prejudice in Western countries, University of Cologne professor Felix Wemheuer's …

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Sinicisation of Islam inevitable: Senior CCP official in China's Xinjiang
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sinicisation of Islam inevitable: Senior CCP official in China's Xinjiang

Op India  

Ma Xingrui, a top official of the Communist Party of China, declared on 7th March that the “Sinicisation” of Islam in the province of northwest China, where Muslims predominate, is “inevitable.” The chief of the party’s Xinjiang unit was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the country’s annual parliamentary sessions in Beijing. He also emphasised the significance of …

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US lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize

Associated Press  

Washington — Two U.S. lawmakers have nominated Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong publisher now standing trial on national security charges, and three other jailed Chinese dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. In a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee released Thursday, Rep. Chris Smith, chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Sen. Jeffrey Merkley, the co-chair, nominated …

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