Articles for Xinjiang China

Brands urged to resume use of Xinjiang cotton
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Brands urged to resume use of Xinjiang cotton

China Daily  

The China Cotton Association has called on relevant companies to resume the use of cotton from Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. "We are looking forward to relevant companies actively responding to the concerns of Chinese consumers and industry organizations, resuming the use of cotton from Xinjiang, and taking practical actions to maintain the health and stability of the global cotton textile …

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Weaving a decorative history
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Weaving a decorative history

China Daily  

Editor's note: Traditional arts and crafts are supreme examples of Chinese cultural heritage. Stepping into a random traditional household in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, carpets are usually the most eye-catching and distinct interior decorations. Archaeological evidence tracing the artistry of wool handmade carpet dates back over 2,000 years in the region. Carpet fragments from the late Western Han …

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Stargazing event promotes dark sky tourism in Hami
4 months ago

Stargazing event promotes dark sky tourism in Hami

China Daily  

A meteor travels across the sky tinged by an aurora at the Dahaidao scenic area in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Aug 12. XUE FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY This summer, Xinjiang is ablaze with tourism fervor, attracting visitors from across the country to explore its diverse landscapes and vibrant cultural heritage. In the past three years, the prefecture with an …

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Stargazing event promotes dark sky tourism in Hami
4 months ago

Stargazing event promotes dark sky tourism in Hami

China Daily  

A meteor travels across the sky tinged by an aurora at the Dahaidao scenic area in Hami, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Aug 12. XUE FEI/FOR CHINA DAILY This summer, Xinjiang is ablaze with tourism fervor, attracting visitors from across the country to explore its diverse landscapes and vibrant cultural heritage. In the past three years, the prefecture with an …

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Freedom and control in Xinjiang
5 months, 1 week 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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Cultural conference opens in Xinjiang
1 year, 4 months ago

Cultural conference opens in Xinjiang

China Daily  

The conference explores how literature and art can play a better role in cultural exchange among the countries involved with the Belt and Road Initiative. On Aug 16, the 9th China Youth Literature and Art Critics West Lake Forum Tianshan Conference opened in Wujiaqu city, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Xia Chao, president of the China Literature and Art Critics Association, …

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Museum celebrates artist's work
1 year, 5 months ago

Museum celebrates artist's work

China Daily  

Starting as a staff member at a county-level culture center in his home province of Hebei, Liu Kun endeavored in the realm of ink art for decades, before becoming a prominent painter and a resident artist of the China National Academy of Painting. An art museum named after him was recently unveiled in Dingsheng Cultural Industry Park, in Liu's hometown …

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China Focus: Ancient Karez wells still nourishing Xinjiang people
1 year, 8 months ago

China Focus: Ancient Karez wells still nourishing Xinjiang people

China Daily  

Photo taken on March 11, 2023 shows an outlet of the local system of ancient Karez wells in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. URUMQI -- A constant theme through Uygur Eskander Kadir's long life is the local system of ancient Karez wells, which he has helped to maintain and protect, enjoying the fresh water since childhood. "We are …

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China: 10 killed after fire breaks out in apartment in northwest Xinjiang
2 years, 1 month ago

China: 10 killed after fire breaks out in apartment in northwest Xinjiang

India TV News  

China : As many as 10 people were killed while nine others were injured after a fire broke out in an apartment building in China's Xinjiang region, police said on Friday. The tragedy comes days after 38 people died in a fire at an industrial trading company in central China caused by welding sparks that ignited cotton cloth. Four people …

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all is not well with the indian economy | the view from india
2 years, 2 months ago

all is not well with the indian economy | the view from india

The Hindu  

The World Bank has revised its estimation of growth in the Indian economy from its initial expectation of 8.7% this year to a gloomier outlook of just 6.5%, citing the worsening external environment. India, China, and human rights at UN forums After the recent vote on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council that we looked at in last week’s …

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New round of excavation at Xinjiang temple site
2 years, 4 months ago

New round of excavation at Xinjiang temple site

China Daily  

Archaeologists began a new round of excavation work in July on Mo'er Temple ruins, a Buddhist site, in Kashgar prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. This is the fourth consecutive year that China has carried out archaeological excavation at the Buddhist site built around the third century AD and this year's excavation will cover a total area of 500 …

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Land of passion and peace
2 years, 5 months ago

Land of passion and peace

China Daily  

Parhat Arkin films in the Nalati Scenic Area, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Meet 29-year-old Parhat Arkin who has a fetish for extreme sports like parkour, and loves filming his own daredevil routines and that of other athletes. Growing up near the vast Gobi Desert in Aksu prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Parhat always had the gift of an …

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Uyghur skier, 20, 'disappears' after finishing 43rd in her Nordic combined debut
2 years, 10 months ago

Uyghur skier, 20, 'disappears' after finishing 43rd in her Nordic combined debut

Daily Mail  

An Uyghur athlete who became the face of China's Winter Games after lighting the Olympic flame at the Opening Ceremony has 'disappeared' from the spotlight. Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, the man behind the mind-blowing Beijing 2008 opening ceremony, which also took place in the Birds Nest stadium, masterminded the event - promising it would be 'a bold and unprecedented …

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Showing the real China
2 years, 11 months ago

Showing the real China

China Daily  

Recording local lives As for Galor himself, there were several factors that helped grow his love for China. At one of the events, where experts and guests discussed related topics themed on "telling Chinese stories well and contributing to the civilization of the internet", Galor showcased some of the videos YChina made that share his experiences in the Xinjiang Uygur …

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Brands Walk Fine Line With Olympic Pitches Amid Criticism Over Beijing
3 years ago

Brands Walk Fine Line With Olympic Pitches Amid Criticism Over Beijing

Live Mint  

Advertisers are treading carefully when it comes to peddling their products and services during February’s Beijing Winter Olympics, which have been shrouded by criticism over China’s human-rights record. The Biden administration earlier this month decided not to send U.S. officials to the Beijing Games, citing what it described as China’s determined suppression of a Muslim ethnic minority China’s Xinjiang region …

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US chip maker Intel apologises in China over Xinjiang supplier statement
3 years ago

US chip maker Intel apologises in China over Xinjiang supplier statement

ABC  

US chip maker Intel apologised to Chinese customers, partners and the public after a letter telling its suppliers not to source products or labour from the western region of Xinjiang caused a backlash. Key points: Intel says it has been required to ensure no labour, goods, or services were sourced from Xinjiang The news sparked criticism in China, with calls …

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Decoding China’s New Land Border Law and Why India Must Be More Aggressive
3 years, 1 month ago

Decoding China’s New Land Border Law and Why India Must Be More Aggressive

News 18  

On October 19 in Arunachal Pradesh’s Rupa town, during an interview with the media, Lt Gen Manoj Pandey, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command, noted that “China is strengthening its deployment on the LAC and military exercises are also increasing. General Pandey also spoke about the Indian Army’s ‘containment plan’, that it was ready to face any challenge on …

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India must go beyond talkathon, start questioning Chinese claims on Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang
3 years, 2 months ago

India must go beyond talkathon, start questioning Chinese claims on Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang

Firstpost  

The 13th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China ending at an awkward note was not a surprise to anyone analysing Chinese activities prior to the talks. Despite disengagement in the Pangong Tso area, Chinese discomfort due to Indian dispositions in Sub Sector North including DBO, infrastructure development including DSDBO road, as a threat to crucial Tibet-Xinjiang-Pakistan …

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China holds national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang
3 years, 5 months ago

China holds national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang

China Daily  

Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, who is also in charge of coordinating the CPC Central Committee's work on Xinjiang, attends the eighth national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang held in Aksu, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. URUMQI -- Wang Yang, a senior Party official, …

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China policies ‘could cut millions of Uighur births in Xinjiang’
3 years, 6 months ago

China policies ‘could cut millions of Uighur births in Xinjiang’

Al Jazeera  

Amid accusations of genocide from the West, new report says China’s policies could cut up to 4.5 million births of Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang. Chinese birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million births among the mostly Muslim Uighur and other ethnic minorities in southern Xinjiang within 20 years, up to a third of the region’s …

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The US allies over-concerned about Uyghurs but blind to the killings of Palestinians
3 years, 7 months ago

The US allies over-concerned about Uyghurs but blind to the killings of Palestinians

China Daily  

CAO YI/FOR CHINA DAILY The United States, Britain, Germany, and some NGOs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, known as the US allies, recently hosted a virtual event on Xinjiang's human rights situation at the United Nations in New York. However, the allies have now created a huge hue and cry about Uyghurs at a time when Israel is …

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US claims over Xinjiang called 'baseless rhetoric'
3 years, 8 months ago

US claims over Xinjiang called 'baseless rhetoric'

China Daily  

Farmers harvest pomegranates in Pishan county of Hotan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Oct 8, 2020. The US accusations of "genocide" and "forced labor" in China's Xinjiang are "baseless rhetoric" by "American politicians or media pundits" in an attempt to contain China's development, experts said. The administration of former United States president Donald Trump accused China in January …

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China Defies Boycott Calls with Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Tests
3 years, 8 months ago

China Defies Boycott Calls with Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Tests

News 18  

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics launched a series of test events on Thursday as China ploughs on with preparations despite calls for a boycott over its treatment of the Uyghur minority. There are also doubts about how the Games in February next year will deal with the coronavirus — a top Beijing 2022 official recently admitted that the pandemic makes …

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China has to defend Xinjiang cotton
3 years, 8 months ago

China has to defend Xinjiang cotton

China Daily  

A cotton picking machine moves in a cotton field in Dolatbag town of Bachu county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 30, 2018. H&M, Nike and other big Western apparel brands are swallowing a bitter pill for their stance against Xinjiang cotton as Chinese consumers spontaneously boycott the brands. Therefore China needs to be vigilant to the real intention …

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