- 03 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityXinjiang
Bachelet visit must guarantee full access to China’s Xinjiang – spokesperson
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is in talks with China for a possible visit in the first half of 2022, but it must be "meaningful, with…
China says UN rights chief welcome in Xinjiang but not for investigation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said the United Nations human rights chief is welcome to visit Xinjiang but not for the purpose of an investigation, when asked about a…
U.S. lawmakers call for U.N. Uyghur rights report before China’s Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which…
China replaces Xinjiang Communist Party chief Chen
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has replaced Chen Quanguo, who as Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region oversaw a security crackdown targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in the name…
Factbox-U.S. legislative clamp-down on products from China’s Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. legislation to ban imports from China's western Xinjiang region passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week and could have ramifications for goods from textiles to…
China says ‘Uyghur tribunal’ is a lie
LONDON (Reuters) - The Chinese embassy in London said an unofficial tribunal of lawyers which accused Beijing of genocide against the Uyghurs was nothing more than a political tool of…
U.S. House passes measure clamping down on products from China’s Xinjiang region
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, one of three measures…
U.S. wants private sector to operate with full information about China’s Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday said it wants the private sector to operate with full information about what is transpiring in Xinjiang, after the U.S. said…
White House says it isn’t trying to weaken bill on China’s Uyghurs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration is not lobbying against a U.S. bill that would ban some Chinese imports over concern about forced labor among Uyghurs, which Republicans have accused…
U.S. House to consider bill to clamp down on products from China’s Xinjiang
By Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider a bill as soon as next week that would ban imports from China’s…
China’s EU envoy says no flexibility on Taiwan, sanctions, trade
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China will never change its position on Taiwan and will also not shift its view that the European Union must lift its sanctions if a new Sino-EU…
Rights group urges Beijing Games sponsors to press China on Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) - New York-based Human Rights Watch on Friday criticised corporations sponsoring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics for ignoring what it says are China's crimes against humanity in its…
