All news on the topic: Xinjiang

The difficulties of performing open-source research in China are well-known. Regularly considered one of the most digitally oppressive countries globally, China restricts access to some of the world’s largest social media platforms, including Facebook, Google, and YouTube.

China is advancing towards sanctioning an extensive law aimed at promoting what it describes as “ethnic unity.” Critics argue that this measure would further undermine the rights of certain minority groups as authorities reinforce their drive toward assimilation.

As steam rises from the stove, Ma Ruilin hand-pulls fresh noodles for the lunch service at the Chinese restaurant he operates in New York.

According to new academic research, reporting by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists contributed to a shift in Beijing’s public position on Xinjiang — from denying the existence of a vast detention camp system to justifying it and, eventually, to partially dismantling it.

When Enes Kanter Freedom appeared on a basketball court in his Boston Celtics jersey and a pair of trainers emblazoned with the slogan “Free Uyghur”, the reaction from Beijing was swift.

Five individuals lost their lives when a suspension bridge collapsed in northwest China on Wednesday

Vice President Kamala Harris promoted a South Korean solar company that might depend on Chinese forced labor in its supply chain, according to a list of entities sanctioned by the federal government. Along with President Biden's administration, they allocated nearly $2 billion to the company to establish a facility in Georgia

Over 1,000 advertisements from Chinese state media organizations have appeared in the TikTok feeds of European users since October 2022, according to Forbes' analysis of the platform's most recent ad library update

Earlier on Saturday, officials in Xinjiang lifted restrictions in certain neighborhoods of Urumqi following late-night protests by residents against the city's "zero-COVID" lockdown

"Hell isn't hot enough for Chamath Palihapitiya," commented Salih Hudayar, a Uyghur refugee

The shop is situated in Urumqi, where Chinese officials have focused on Uyghur Muslims and other religious minority communities in a campaign the US government has termed genocide

According to reports, the electric vehicle company revealed the launch in a blog post dated December 31, 2021, on its official Weibo account, a social media platform in China comparable to Twitter

Chinese media reported that representatives from Sam's Club customer service stated that the items were unavailable. Government authorities labeled it a "self-deceptive excuse."

US Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment from a Chinese company backed by an investment fund in which John Kerry, the Biden administration's climate czar, holds a $1 million stake.

Chinese broadcasters have reportedly removed logos of Western clothing brands from their programs after these retailers faced criticism for expressing concerns about forced labor in the Xinjiang area

Chinese officials admonished H&M Friday over a "problematic" map on the company's website in the latest sign of a local backlash against the Swedish retailer.

Nike, H&M, and Adidas have faced backlash on Chinese social media due to previous remarks the fashion companies made about working conditions in Xinjiang, amid a diplomatic dispute between China and Western nations

China's Foreign Ministry condemned the sanctions, calling them "founded entirely on falsehoods and misleading information."

The biggest organization representing exiled ethnic Uighurs has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, calling on him to insist that Beijing shut down its internment camps in the Xinjiang region during discussions on Thursday

The authorities claimed that the information served as proof of poor character, aiming to discredit the women's stories of mistreatment in Xinjiang

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute claims that China is moving away from holding Uighurs in temporary public structures and instead is building permanent large-scale detention centers

Ties to Xinjiang have become the newest in a string of controversies involving the live-action adaptation of "Mulan."

The footage and messages offer a terrifying glimpse into the allegedly unsanitary and inhumane conditions inside China’s so-called “re-education centers.”

China is experiencing a new COVID-19 outbreak, this instance occurring in the vast northwestern area of Xinjiang

China is attempting to reduce birth rates among its Muslim communities while simultaneously urging some segments of the country's Han majority to increase their family size