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Beijing faces criticism for human rights violations in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 21 (ANI): During a hearing before the House of Commons human-rights subcommittee, several experts called out China for human rights violation in Xinjiang where Beijing has locked up millions of Uyghurs.
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'China practicing worst form of racism, committing genocide against Uyghur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 21 (ANI): China is practicing the worst form of racism in recent memory and committing genocide against Uyghurs, millions of whom are suffering in modern-day concentration camps, suggests Turdi Hoja.
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US sanctions additional 11 Chinese firms over human rights violations in X
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) announced sanctions against a new group of 11 Chinese companies for their alleged involvement in human rights violations in China's western province of Xinjiang, home to about 1 million Uighurs Muslims.
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China uses technology to wipe out Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], July 20 (ANI): Over the years China has remodelled its tactics to wipe out the Uyghur community. In recent years, the Beijing government has begun using technology to conduct its own kind of genocide.
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Xinjiang declared as 'wartime situation' after sudden spike in COVID-19 ca
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], July 19 (ANI): Chinese authorities on Sunday declared the Xinjiang province in the country's far west as "wartime situation" after the region reported a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, Al Jazeera reported.
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China sends medical experts to Xinjiang after sudden spike in covid cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 19 (ANI): China has sent a team of medical experts to Urumqi, capital of the western province of Xinjiang, in a bid to contain the latest outbreak after a spike in coronavirus infections, as per South China Morning Post reports.
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Beijing's nationalist push to build support for CCP has stoked tensions wi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 18 (ANI): Beijing's nationalist push to shore up support for the ruling Chinese Communist Party has stoked tensions with Washington, Jessica Chen Weiss has said.
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Xinjiang reports 16 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Urumqi [China], July 18 (Xinhua/ ANI): Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 16 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, the regional health commission said Saturday.
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'US election shaping up as contest between which candidate hates China mor
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 18 (ANI): As relations between Washington and Beijing worsen over a range of issues, the upcoming US election is shaping up as a contest between which candidate hates China more, suggests William Pesek.
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Xinjiang's capital Urumqi shuts down as coronavirus returns
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region, went into sudden lockdown on Thursday after confirming one new local COVID-19 patient and three asymptomatic cases, reported South China Morning Post.
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We stand with Hong Kong people, says US Secretary of State
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 16 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (local time) said that his country stands with the people of Hong Kong where Beijing has recently imposed the draconian security law, which many say is aimed at crushing dissent.
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US understands risks of Chinese telecom infrastructure in India: Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 15 (ANI): The United States understands the risks emanating from the Chinese telecommunication infrastructure in India, which forced the recent decision to ban Chinese apps, said US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday.
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