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H&M forced to shut 20 stores in China over remarks on Xinjiang cotton:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 4 (ANI): Swedish fashion retailer H&M was forced to close 20 stores in China following its statement on forced labour in Xinjiang that leads to uproar among Chinese nationals and authorities.
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China ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin in Xinjiang amid global outcr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China] March 31 (ANI): China is ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin language education and to Sinicise Islam in Xinjiang, despite the growing international outcry over its policies against Uyghurs in the province.
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Boycotting Xinjiang cotton has become a human rights issue: Taiwanese le
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 29 (ANI): Boycotting cotton from the Chinese Uyghur region of Xinjiang is no longer just a political issue, but has become a human rights issue, said Taiwanese Legislative Speaker You Si-kun.
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China sanctions American, Canadian officials as backlash grows over Xinjia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 28 (ANI): Further escalating the tensions with western countries, China on Saturday announced sanctions against American and Canadian officials in charge of religious affairs.
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Biden, UK PM voice concerns about China's response to Xinjiang-related san
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], March 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have expressed concerns about actions taken by China after the UK, America and European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on human rights violators in Xinjiang.
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3 die in quake in China's Xinjiang: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], March 24 (ANI): At least three people have died in a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that jolted Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang on early Wednesday morning.
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China restricting information from Xinjiang to scrub evidence of genocide
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Amid the 'genocide debate' among Western governments over China's crackdown against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang, Beijing has been restricting information flow from the area to scrub evidence, leading countries to make determination
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EU to slap sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses in Xinjiang:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 18 (ANI): European Union officials have approved sanctions on Chinese officials, who are accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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Europe's biggest party set to take tougher line on China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): The European People's Party (EPP), the biggest party in the European Parliament, is set to adopt a hardline policy on China, including an investment treaty with Taiwan and a total ban on goods "produced in re-education camps" of Xinjiang.
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UK MP calls for much tougher action on China's human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 10 (ANI): Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom Iain Duncan Smith has called for "much tougher action" to combat human rights abuses in China as Beijing continues to impose severe crackdowns on Uyghurs and the citizens of Hong Kong.
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Turkey abandons criticism of China's Xinjiang policies, cracks down on Uyg
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Ankara [Turkey], March 8 (ANI): Turkey has abandoned its public criticism of China's Uyghur policies in recent years, and the Turkish government has begun cracking down on Uyghurs activists at home.
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Despite evidence, China continues to deny West's condemnation of human rig
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): Despite reports and testimonies of human rights violations emerging from Xinjiang and Hong Kong, China on Wednesday continued to deny the West's condemnation for Beijing's international actions.
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