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What Does Assad’s Fall in Syria Mean for China?

On December 8, after a rapid-fire offensive by rebel forces in Syria, long-time President Bashar al-Assad was driven from the country. Miriam Verzellino of the China-Global South Project summed up China’s views as the situation developed: “Beijing has clearly favored the survival of the Assad regime, with its representatives at the United Nations playing a supportive role in this regard.” …

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Uyghurs among foreign militants given ranks in Syrian military

The Independent

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1 week, 4 days ago

‘Foreign jihadists’ identified among rebels to be Syrian army officers: Report

Hindustan Times

Former rebels were promoted to officers in Syria's future army in a decree passed by de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa -- with a war monitor and experts identifying on Monday foreign jihadists among them. Former rebel fighters in the Syrian army have 'foreign jihadists' among them, stated the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor, The new authorities in Damascus, …

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3 weeks, 3 days 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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1 month, 1 week ago

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

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks 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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2 months ago

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

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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3 months ago

Chinese political repression no longer limited to China, HRW warns

The Independent

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3 months, 2 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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3 months, 2 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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4 months 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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4 months, 2 weeks 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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5 months, 2 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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5 months, 4 weeks 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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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Freedom and control in Xinjiang

The Hindu

Nine musicians dressed in bright outfits assemble on stage at the centre of an accordion museum in Yining city in Xinjiang province, China. Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, located in northwestern China, is home to 56 ethnic groups, including the Uyghur, Kazakh, Mongol, Manchu, Uzbek, Xibe, and Russian, who are all termed “ethnic minorities” by the state. A booklet issued by …

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6 months 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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6 months ago

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

The Independent

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6 months 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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6 months ago

China's landfills brim with textile waste as fast fashion reigns and recycling takes a back seat

The Independent

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say

Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology, as part of an attack on their cultural identity, a report released by Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The U.N. Human Rights Office in 2022 found accusations of rights …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

China using AI-enabled cameras to systematically track Uyghurs

Op India

Chinese security authorities are using Artificial Intelligence to systematically track Uyghurs in Chinese cities, generating detailed individual movement profiles, Table.Media, a German media outlet reported. “The documents clearly show that the Chinese security authorities continue to systematically treat the Uyghurs as potential criminals and thus as second-class citizens,” says Xinjiang expert Bjoern Alpermann from the University of Wurzburg. “This refutes …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple-Baidu Partnership Risks Accelerating China’s Influence Over the Future of Generative AI

The Diplomat

Recently, Apple has been meeting with Chinese technology firms about using homegrown generative artificial intelligence tools in all new iPhones and operating systems for the Chinese market. Whether direct or indirect, such partnerships risk accelerating China’s adverse influence over the future of generative AI, which means consequences for human rights in the digital sphere. The CAC guidelines compel generative AI …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Complex Geopolitics of Mongolia’s Language Reform

The Diplomat

From the establishment of a powerful Mongolian regime by Genghis Khan until the abolition of traditional writing during the reform of the Mongolian writing system in the mid-20th century, the Mongols continuously used bichig, the traditional Mongolian alphabet derived from the Uyghur language, for over 800 years. Not long after declaring independence, the Mongolian People’s Republic, one of the satellite …

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What Does Assad’s Fall in Syria Mean for China?

Uyghurs among foreign militants given ranks in Syrian military

‘Foreign jihadists’ identified among rebels to be Syrian army officers: Report

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

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

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

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

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

Chinese political repression no longer limited to China, HRW warns

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

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

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

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

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

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

Freedom and control in Xinjiang

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

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

Fast fashion dominates in China despite recycling push

China's landfills brim with textile waste as fast fashion reigns and recycling takes a back seat

Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say

China using AI-enabled cameras to systematically track Uyghurs

Apple-Baidu Partnership Risks Accelerating China’s Influence Over the Future of Generative AI

The Complex Geopolitics of Mongolia’s Language Reform