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US condemns Chinese campaign against foreign companies over cutting Xinjia
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): The United States has chided Chinese state-led social media campaign against American companies and other foreign businesses that have pledged not to use cotton and other components involving Uyghur workers in Xinjiang.
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China sanctions American, Canadian officials as backlash grows over Xinjia
Updated : 4 years, 12 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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Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister's visit
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 27 (ANI): A large protest was organised by the Uyghurs diaspora outside Beijing's embassy in Ankara against Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the country.
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Biden, UK PM voice concerns about China's response to Xinjiang-related san
Updated : 5 years 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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'Freedom to oppose abuse in Xinjiang is fundamental': Boris Johnson slams
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 26 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday slammed China for imposing sanctions on nine UK individuals and four entities, stating that the freedom to speak out in opposition against the abuse faced by Uyghurs in Xinjiang is fundamental.
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China imposes restrictions on 9 UK citizens, 4 entities in response to Xin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 26 (ANI): China has introduced sanctions on nine UK citizens and four entities in response to London's sanctions on Beijing over the issue of human rights abuses in Xinjiang province, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
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H&M faces backlash in China for refusing to purchase cotton from Xinji
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 25 (ANI): Swedish multinational clothing retailer H&M is facing a backlash within China for refusing to purchase cotton producing in Xinjiang, where the Communist government is carrying out atrocities on Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities; termed as "genocide" by
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Facebook disrupts Chinese hackers' operation targeting Uyghurs, journalist
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 25 (ANI): Facebook has taken action against a group of hackers in China who were targeting dissidents, mostly Uyghurs from Xinjiang province, the company's Cyber Espionage team said on Wednesday.
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China ramps up rhetoric in sanctions' dispute with West
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 24 (ANI): The Chinese government has ramped up the rhetoric in its sanctions dispute with the US, European Union and their allies, saying the sanctions were imposed to smear China.
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3 die in quake in China's Xinjiang: Report
Updated : 5 years 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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Members of European Parliament condemn human rights abuses in China
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 24 (ANI): The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Tuesday reiterated their serious concerns regarding human rights abuses in China, particularly the persecution of the Uyghur minority in the province of Xinjiang.
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US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses: Nancy Pelosi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): Lauding the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on China, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said that Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Ko
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