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Trump said 'he would rather not say' whether China was committing human rights abuses against Uighurs
President Trump's own State Department concluded that China was committing genocide against Uighurs.
Brent D. Griffiths
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China's foreign ministry took a victory lap after the BBC moved its correspondent out of the country, claiming he was 'smearing' them
The BBC said it relocated China correspondent John Sudworth to Taiwan. He had reported on the coron…
Sinéad Baker
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Biden administration sanctions Chinese officials for 'genocide' against Uyghurs days after diplomatic spat in Alaska
Human-rights groups say China has forced over a million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities into de…
John Haltiwanger
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The Senate unanimously passed a bill banning all products from Xinjiang, where Uyghurs are detained, surveilled, and forced into manual labor
China is accused of locking up at least a million Uyghurs and forcing some to work for little to no…
Sinéad Baker
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China made a 'La La Land'-inspired propaganda musical about the life of Uyghur Muslims, which omits all mention of mass surveillance and oppression
"The Wings of Songs" premiered in China on March 28 and is about a Uyghur, a Kazakh, and a Han Chin…
Bill Bostock
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China is trying to use the Atlanta and Boulder mass shootings to undermine US criticism of its Uyghur abuse
Two Chinese foreign ministry officials suggested that the US should not criticize Beijing's rights …
Bill Bostock
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China is cracking down on yet another Muslim minority — the 10,000-person island Utsul community — while continuing its crusade against Uighurs
Last month China banned the Utsuls from wearing hijabs in schools and government offices, according…
Bill Bostock
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Leaked Chinese report suggests it is forcing Uighurs to take jobs thousands of miles away to change the demographics of their homeland
A Chinese report obtained by the BBC shows Uighurs were given job-transfer schemes to "meld" them i…
Bill Bostock
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China is reportedly sending Tibetans to work in military-style labor training camps, echoing the persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang
In Xinjiang, China is already brainwashing Uighur Muslims and making them work production lines. Th…
Bill Bostock
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he stands by Mike Pompeo's designation that China committed genocide against the Uighurs
Former Secretary of State Pompeo said on January 19 he believed China's treatment of the mostly-Mus…
Bill Bostock
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The EU could throw out its landmark trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing's human rights record
Anxiety about the deal with China includes concerns over alleged human rights abuses and fears of h…
Thomas Colson
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China's fake photo of Australian soldier harming child is part of 'dirty game,' Australian special forces soldier says
A fake photo of an Australian soldier harming a child tweeted by a Chinese official was part of a "…
David Choi
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Turkey is accused of extraditing Uighur Muslims to China in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines
Turkey expected China's Sinovac vaccine in early December, but it was weeks delayed. Some politicia…
Bill Bostock
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Auditors hired by Western firms to make sure their products aren't being made from forced Uighur labor in China now say they won't carry out the checks
Five auditing groups told The Wall Street Journal that they won't do inspections in Xinjiang, China.
Sinéad Baker
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Human rights groups urge Trump to ban Chinese cotton over Xinjiang forced labor camps. The implications of a ban 'would be enormous' in Beijing, one expert said.
A US ban on cotton from Xinjiang could increase pressure on China to end forced labor of millions o…
Kate Duffy
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Days after Tesla opened a Xinjiang store, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says private sector 'cannot look the other way' when it comes to human rights abuses of Uighur Muslims
"The international community, including the public and private sectors, cannot look the other way w…
Morgan Keith
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China is forcibly sterilizing Uighur women and giving them unwanted abortions in a mission to purge the Muslim minority, report says
The Associated Press reported that the sterilization, abortions, and other measures had affected "h…
Bill Bostock
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Trump told China's president that building concentration camps for millions of Uighur Muslims was 'exactly the right thing to do,' former adviser says
In a private meeting, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were only accompanied by their interpr…
David Choi
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China called Walmart stupid after it was accused of removing Xinjiang-made products from Sam's Club
China has detained at least a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, with many forced to labor. Sam's Club sa…
Sinéad Baker
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Tim Cook says Apple has a 'responsibility' to do business everywhere, even in China despite its human rights issues
Cook said Apple has to "acknowledge that there are different laws in other markets," even ones like…