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Japanese companies plan to take firm stand on Uyghur forced labour issue
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 1 (ANI): Amid the growing concerns of human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, Japanese companies are planning to suspend business relations with partners that are found to be forcing Uyghur Muslims to work.
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Xinjiang sanctions by West imposed to sabotage Chinese companies globally:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 1 (ANI): Sanctions imposed by western countries over human rights violations in Xinjiang are no more than "a piece of waste paper" and their real purpose is to hamper Chinese companies internationally, the region's government said on Friday.
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Japan's ketchup producer stop Xinjiang tomato imports over rights abuse
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 15 (ANI): Joining the growing ranks of popular western brands, Japanese ketchup producer Kagome has stopped importing raw materials from China's Xinjiang province, over the issue of rights abuses against Uyghur, Nikkei Asia reports.
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Chinese ambassador to Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], April 14 (ANI): Gui Congyou, Ambassador of China to Sweden, is under fire after he sent a series of threatening emails to a Swedish journalist following the latter's statement on Beijing's policies, particularly regarding Xinjiang.
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Xinjiang court to hear defamation case against German researcher who accus
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], April 12 (ANI): A court in China's Xinjiang province will hear a defamation case against a German researcher who has accused Beijing of human rights violations against Uyghurs.
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China defends its atrocities in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 12 (ANI): The horrors of Chinese atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), in China's northwest, are inexorably emerging on an almost daily basis. In response, China has continually changed its narrative about its mass internment of Uyghurs.
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21 trapped in coal mine in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], April 11 (ANI): Over 20 workers are trapped in a coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region after flooding cut power under underground and disrupted communications, Chinese-state media Xinhua reported.
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Chinese TV channels censor foreign fashion brands amid Xinjiang cotton row
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 10 (ANI): Amid Beijing's ongoing tussle with foreign companies over forced labour issues in Xinjiang, Chinese television channels have censored the logos and symbols of brands on sneakers and t-shirts worn by their contestants in various shows.
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US lawmakers plan to introduce bill to counter China threat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): US lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials; build closer US relations with Taiwan and place more checks on Beijing's military operations and territorial claims, among other measures intended to
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Scholars, researchers face abuse, sanctions amid China's growing attempts
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Amid international condemnation over numerous human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, several China researchers are facing abuse and sanctions as Beijing is amping up its efforts to silence and intimidate critics.
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China: Two ex-govt officials in Xinjiang sentenced to death over separatis
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Two former government officials in the Xinjiang region have been sentenced to death on charges of separatism, as China continues its crackdown and rights violations in the region despite international outcry.
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Pak continues cotton trade with China, Xinjiang despite growing int'l cond
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 7 (ANI): Despite fierce condemnation from the international community over cotton produced from forced labour in Xinjiang, Pakistan has announced to continue its cotton trade with China, especially from the region where over a million Uyghurs are detained in inter
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