Xinjiang

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Xinjiang at 3:19 PM IST, causing no damage; authorities continue monitoring for aftershocks.

China to attend queen's funeral despite worry

One told the BBC the invitation should be rescinded because of human rights abuses in the treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group in China's far-western region of Xinjiang.

US slams China on human rights violations in Xinjiang

White House Press Secretary Karen Jean-Pierre during her daily news conference on Thursday welcomed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Xinjiang that was released the previous night.

China slams UN Xinjiang report as 'political tool' against Beijing

A long-awaited report by the UN human rights office said allegations of torture in the far-western region were credible and cited possible crimes against humanity.

China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, says UN

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some diplomats and rights groups for being too soft on China, released the report just minutes before her four-year term ended on Wednesday. She visited China in May.

China’s leader Xi Jinping visits Xinjiang for the first time since imposing crackdown

The visit comes just two weeks after Xi made a rare trip to Hong Kong, his first since the huge, and at times violent, protests there in 2019.

Red Flags for Forced Labor Found in China’s Car Battery Supply Chain

The Chinese government denies the presence of forced labor in Xinjiang, calling it “the lie of the century.” But it acknowledges running what it describes as a work transfer program that sends Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities from the region’s more rural south to jobs in its more industrialized north.

UN rights boss to visit China in May, including Xinjiang, but activists demand report

Michelle Bachelet's visit would include a stop in the remote western region of Xinjiang, where activists say some 1 million Uyghurs have been held in mass detention.

Intel apologises over its statement on forced labour in Xinjiang

The company said the letter, which had been sent to suppliers, was an effort at expressing its compliance with U.S. sanctions against Xinjiang, rather than a political stance.

US not seeking 'Cold War', says Joe Biden in first UN General Assembly address

Biden declared himself to be the first US president in 20 years not to be running a war after his controversial pullout of troops from Afghanistan, where the Taliban swiftly took over.

US Senate passes bill to ban all products from China's Xinjiang

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would create a "rebuttable presumption" assuming goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labor and therefore banned under the 1930 Tariff Act, unless otherwise certified by US authorities.

US set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang

The U.S. Commerce Department action will follow its announcement last month adding five other Chinese entities to the blacklist over forced labor allegations in Xinjiang.

After H&M, more foreign retail brands under fire in China in Xinjiang fallout

Chinese state media singled out H&M on Wednesday for a statement that was reported by media last year in which the Swedish retailer said it was deeply concerned by reports of accusations of forced labour in Xinjiang, and that it did not source products from the Chinese region. It was not clear why the H&M statement was back in the public eye.

Nike sees social media storm in China over Xinjiang statement

Anger with Nike Inc erupted on Chinese social media late on Wednesday after China's netizens spotted a statement from the sporting goods giant saying it was "concerned" about reports of forced labour in Xinjiang and that it does not use cotton from the region.

West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU

Beijing hit back immediately with punitive measures against the EU that appeared to be broader, including European lawmakers, diplomats, institutes and families, and banning their businesses from trading with China.

EU imposes China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses; first in three decades

While mainly symbolic, the sanctions mark a significant hardening in the EU's policy towards China, which Brussels long regarded as a benign trading partner but now views as a systematic abuser of basic rights and freedoms.

Disney’s remake of Mulan draws criticism for filming in China’s restive Xinjiang region

As the criticism grew, it led to thousands of retweets saying that supporting Mulan is tantamount to being complicit in these human rights violations. Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong and internet users in Taiwan and Thailand are among those who promoted hashtags “#BoycottMulan” and “#BanMulan” on Twitter.

Kamala Harris' nomination adds 'fuel to fire' for China-US conflict: Chinese observers

Biden on Tuesday picked Harris as his running mate, recognising the crucial role Black voters and Indian-Americans could play in his bid to defeat Trump in the US presidential election in November.

China battles new outbreak in far west Xinjiang

The outbreak in the city of Urumqi is the latest to pop up since China largely contained the domestic spread of the virus in March. The largest was a recent outbreak in Beijing that infected more than 330 people.

US Xinjiang warning 'bad for the whole world', warns China

The US warning came amid mounting tension with Beijing over human rights, trade and Hong Kong. It cited complaints of abuses by the ruling Communist Party against ethnic Muslims including mass detention and forced labor.

US sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minorities in Xinjiang; Beijing vows to retaliate

China is accused of mass detentions, religious persecution and forced sterilisation of Uyghurs and others in the resource-rich northwestern province.

US President Donald Trump signs into law bill to punish China over crackdown on Uyghur Muslims

The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, 2020 holds accountable the perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses such as the systematic use of indoctrination camps, forced labour and intrusive surveillance to eradicate the ethnic identity and religious beliefs of Uyghurs and other minorities in China, Trump said.

China says 13,000 'terrorists' arrested in Xinjiang since 2014

China has faced growing international opprobrium for setting up facilities that United Nations experts describe as detention centres holding more than one million Uighurs and other Muslims. Beijing says it needs the measures to stem the threat of Islamist militancy, and calls them vocational training centres.

Blast at chemical plant in China's Xinjiang kills three: Report

The explosion occurred when Xinjiang Xinzhi Energy Chemicals Co tested a rotary lime kiln on Tuesday afternoon, the report said.

China's oil giant PetroChina reports $162 bn liability

Among all non-financial A-share companies, State-owned PetroChina Co topped the list with 1.05 trillion yuan (USD 162.8 billion) liability, official media reported today.