Topless protester briefly disrupts VW annual meeting Volkswagen’s annual shareholder meeting has been briefly disrupted by protests over the company’s factory in China’s Xinjiang province The Independent UK · May 10, 2023
Cleverly raises areas of ‘deep disagreement’ in talks with China vice-president The Foreign Secretary said he ‘made plain the UK’s views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan’ during the discussions. The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
UK's Cleverly raises Xinjiang and Taiwan with Chinese vice president British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he had "made plain" Britain's views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan in a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during the latter's visit to London for King Charles' coronation. Reuters · May 5, 2023
China flags Uighurs as ‘extremist’ for having Quran, report says Human Rights Watch says Muslims in Xinjiang are flagged as ‘violent extremists’ for simply practising their religion. Al Jazeera · May 4, 2023
Friday essay: Stan Grant on how tyrants use the language of germ warfare – and COVID has enabled them It is 2019. There is a virus lurking in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is warning that if it is not contained, it could infect the entire country. It could turn the country upside down. Tear at the social fabric. The CCP’s dream of harmony cannot withstand this. So… The Conversation · Apr 27, 2023
Risk of ‘tragic miscalculation’ in China’s military secrecy: UK Foreign minister also warns on Taiwan, Xinjiang but says countries must work with China on world’s pressing problems. Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2023
Hikvision internal review found Xinjiang contracts targeted Uyghurs "We're not going to absolve the company," the team conducting the review told Hikvision, per a recording of a private meeting. Axios · Apr 17, 2023
Exposed: The links between Indonesia’s deforestation and Xinjiang Chinese demand for Indonesian wood pulp is propping up industry ostracised elsewhere over sustainability concerns. Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2023
‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ Pair tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’ The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2023
U.S. House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs in second hearing A new U.S. congressional committee on China held its second hearing on Thursday, highlighting what Washington says is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region. Reuters · Mar 23, 2023
Additions to Xinjiang sanctions list a priority -US DHS official One of the top priorities for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this year is to add more companies to a sanctions list for using forced labor in China's Xinjiang region, a senior DHS official said on Friday. Reuters · Mar 17, 2023
McCaul, Meeks trigger sanctions review for Chinese firm WASHINGTON — The Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said they triggered a requirement that the Biden administration determine within four months whether a Chinese surveillance company should be sanctioned for human rights violations against ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang province. Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023
New UN rights chief opens ‘communication’ with China Volker Türk’s first speech falls short of activists’ hopes for a tougher stand after UN report on abuses in Xinjiang. Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2023
McCaul, Meeks trigger sanctions review for Chinese firm - Roll Call House Foreign Affairs Committee leaders have triggered a sanctions review of a Chinese surveillance equipment maker. Roll Call · Mar 7, 2023
WEKU · Feb 28, 2023 Ahead of China hearing, lawmakers share 'next steps' the U.S. can take for Uyghurs Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, leaders of the House select committee focused on the threat of China, say raising awareness of human rights abuses is a crucial first step.
Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2023 Time to solve Uighur saga The death of Aziz Abdullah, a Uighur detainee at Bangkok's Immigration Detention Centre, is the epitome of the government's mishandling of those escaping China's southwestern Xinjiang region as well as the Muslim minority group's long-forgotten plight on Thai soil.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023 Parliament says China is committing a genocide. Why were officials planning to meet one of the perpetrators? Erkin Tuniyaz’s visit is no longer going ahead, but Britain should never have engaged with this whitewashing of the treatment of Uyghurs and other minorities, says James McMurray of the University of Sussex
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023 Governor of China’s Xinjiang cancels UK visit after British MPs call for his arrest Erkin Tuniyaz was due to visit London as part of his EU trip
Reuters · Feb 15, 2023 China says U.S. balloons flew over Xinjiang, Tibet, warns of countermeasures Diplomatic friction festered between the United States and China on Wednesday as Beijing charged that U.S. high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions and said it would take measures against U.S. entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023 Governor of China’s Xinjiang cancels controversial visit to UK China is alleged to have forcibly sterilised women and put children in ‘concentration camps’ in the province.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023 Iain Duncan Smith accuses Xinjiang governor of ‘murder’ at Uyghur protest Demonstrators gathered in Westminster after reports Erkin Tuniyaz was to meet UK officials
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 Sir Iain Duncan Smith joins protest by Uyghur activists at FCDO The protesters stayed outside the FCDO’s headquarters on King Charles Street in Westminster throughout Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023 Iain Duncan Smith calls for arrest of Chinese governor for ‘crimes against humanity’ Erkin Tuniyaz is head of the Xinjiang region, where human rights abuses are alleged to be taking place
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023 UK MPs call for arrest of visiting Chinese governor over Uighur ‘genocide’ MPs condemn foreign, commonwealth and development office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 UK urged to arrest visiting Xinjiang governor over Uighur ‘genocide’ MPs also condemned the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz.