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The Latest Breaking News from Xinjiang

China targets friendly media, diplomats to ‘tell story of Xinjiang’

Beijing organises visits to region where it is accused of potential crimes against humanity, but not all are convinced.

Al Jazeera

Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns

Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in Xinjiang capital

The Guardian - UK

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s northwest

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‘Substantial volume’ of clothing tied to Uyghur forced labour entering EU, says study

Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China’s transfer programmes

The Guardian - UK

Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in China's Xinjiang region

An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western governments have accused the Chinese government of human rights violations against the Uyghur ethnic minority

The Independent UK

China Accused Of Genocide As Hundreds Of Mosques Are Destroyed

As part of its policy that sets out to "sinicise" religious minorities, the Chinese government has ordered the destruction of thousands of mosques.

International Business Times UK

China expands crackdown on mosques outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday.

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China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities

The Independent UK

What do we know about forced labour in Xinjiang?

Beijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not voluntary

The Guardian - UK

BP and Spotify bought carbon credits at risk of link to forced Uyghur labour in China

Credits sourced from carbon project that was centred on biomass power plant in Xinjiang, investigation finds

The Guardian - UK

Uyghur film-maker claims he was tortured by authorities in China

Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for his Uyghur protagonists, is facing charges related to ‘separatism’ and ‘terrorism’

The Guardian - UK

Trial of Uyghur film-maker to begin in China this week

Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for featuring Uyghur protagonists, was arrested in May and is being held on unknown charges

The Guardian - UK

You may be eating fish caught and processed by Uyghur forced labor

The US government has taken some steps to block Chinese imports made with forced labor. Britain and the EU have done shamefully little

The Guardian - US

US warns of Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability

The State Department in a first-of-its-kind report has laid out Beijing’s growing efforts to reshape the global narrative on China, while spending billions of dollars to do so

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China: Don't use human rights to 'contain' countries

China critiques universal human rights in favour of regional variations, suggesting New Zealand is wrong to be critical of human rights concerns in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and China more generally, writes Jason Young

Al Jazeera

US says China’s ‘global information manipulation’ threatens freedoms

State Department says Beijing spending billions to spread disinformation and shape opinion in favour of China.

Fortune

The congressman investigating four VC firms with ties to China has a message: This is just the beginning

In an interview with Term Sheet, Representative Mike Gallagher said that these letters to venture capital firms were just the beginning of the Committee’s investigation.

Al Jazeera

‘A jealous god’: China remakes religions in its own image

Authorities are violating religious freedoms across China as the leadership seeks to assert control.

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The Guardian - UK

UK solar could be ‘dumping ground’ for products of Chinese forced labour, ministers warned

Energy bill amendment requires large solar energy projects to prove supply chain free of slave labour

The Guardian - UK

Travel firms urged to halt trips to Uyghur region over China rights abuses

Exclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are disastrous’

The Guardian - UK

Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit

Visit was Chinese president’s second to the region since crackdown on Uyghurs began almost a decade ago

Al Jazeera

Xi Jinping calls for protection of ‘hard-won stability’ in Xinjiang visit

Chinese president visited far western region where the UN has accused China of possible ‘crimes against humanity’.

InsideEVs

Tesla Model 3 Project Highland Prototype Spotted In Xinjiang, China

The so-called Project Highland version of the Tesla Model 3 was recently spotted in China, as per a newly surfaced Twitter video.

Al Jazeera

Conflict over clocks: China among countries where time is political

Keeping of time in Asia has often been subject more to the geopolitics of time zones than considerations of geography.

The Guardian - UK

Trump plays the victim: inside the 11 August Guardian Weekly

Trump in the dock, escape from Xinjiang. Plus a day off with Matthew Broderick

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