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United States Declares China Committing "Genocide" Against Uighurs
The United States declared Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dramatically raising pressure over Beijing's sweeping incarceration of minorities on his last full day in office.
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China Confirms Uighur Doctor Jailed Over "Terrorism" Charge
A Uighur Muslim doctor has been jailed on terrorism charges, Beijing confirmed Thursday, a day after her family told US politicians she had been sentenced to 20 years.
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Alibaba "Eliminates" Ethnic Tag That Identifies Uighur Muslims
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sought to distance itself from a face-recognition software feature devised by its cloud computing unit that could help users to identify members of the country's Muslim Uighur minority.
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China Says US Sanctions "Seriously Damage" Relations, Promises Measures
China said Friday it will impose tit-for-tat measures on US institutions and individuals who "behave badly" on Xinjiang-related issues after Washington slapped sanctions on Chinese officials over a crackdown on Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in the region.
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US Secretary Of State Demands China To End Reported Uighur Sterilisations
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded that China end the alleged forced sterilization of Uighur women after a report of a campaign against the mostly Muslim minority.
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China Threatens US With "Consequences" After Donald Trump Signs New Law
Beijing on Thursday slammed a US bill that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, saying it "maliciously attacks" China's policy in the Xinjiang region.
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US Report On Religious Freedom Accuses China Of Repressing Minorities
An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falun Gong practitioners.
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US Congress Passes Bill To Pressure China Over Uighurs Rights
The US Congress on Wednesday authorized sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Muslim Uighurs, ramping up pressure on another front in the troubled relationship between the Pacific powers.
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China's Uighurs Trapped in Factory Toiling for Tech Titans Like Apple, Lenovo
In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras and fingerprint scanners for a supplier to international tech giants such as Apple and Lenovo.
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'China A Friend, We Discuss Uighurs Privately, Not Publicly': Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Chinese are "sensitive" and that's why Islamabad avoids discussing the Uighur issue with them.
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Arsenal Midfielder Mesut Ozil Cut From PES 2020 in China Over Xinjiang Comments
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been deleted from Chinese versions of the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) mobile game, the title's China distributor has said, as the fallout continued over his criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighur minority.
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Chinese Media Warns Arsenal Of "Serious Implications" Over "Clownish" Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang in a tweet on Friday.
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China Says A "Price Must Be Paid" Over US Uighur Bill
China warned Wednesday that a "price must be paid" after the US House of Representatives passed legislation seeking sanctions against senior Chinese officials over the crackdown on mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang.
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TikTok Owner, Huawei Are Helping China's Campaign to Repress Uighur Muslims, Report Finds
Australian Strategic Policy Institute's International Cyber Policy Centre concluded that many Chinese tech companies "are engaged in deeply unethical behaviour in Xinjiang”.
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TikTok Owner, Huawei Helping China's Campaign To Repress Uighur Muslims: Report
Chinese tech giants including ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, and Huawei Technologies are working closely with the Communist Party to censor and surveil Uighur Muslims in China's western region of Xinjiang, according to a report published Thursday.
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United States Declares China Committing "Genocide" Against Uighurs
The United States declared Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dramatically raising pressure over Beijing's sweeping incarceration of minorities on his last full day in office.
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China Confirms Uighur Doctor Jailed Over "Terrorism" Charge
A Uighur Muslim doctor has been jailed on terrorism charges, Beijing confirmed Thursday, a day after her family told US politicians she had been sentenced to 20 years.
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Alibaba "Eliminates" Ethnic Tag That Identifies Uighur Muslims
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sought to distance itself from a face-recognition software feature devised by its cloud computing unit that could help users to identify members of the country's Muslim Uighur minority.
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China Says US Sanctions "Seriously Damage" Relations, Promises Measures
China said Friday it will impose tit-for-tat measures on US institutions and individuals who "behave badly" on Xinjiang-related issues after Washington slapped sanctions on Chinese officials over a crackdown on Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in the region.
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US Secretary Of State Demands China To End Reported Uighur Sterilisations
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded that China end the alleged forced sterilization of Uighur women after a report of a campaign against the mostly Muslim minority.
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China Threatens US With "Consequences" After Donald Trump Signs New Law
Beijing on Thursday slammed a US bill that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, saying it "maliciously attacks" China's policy in the Xinjiang region.
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US Report On Religious Freedom Accuses China Of Repressing Minorities
An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falun Gong practitioners.
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US Congress Passes Bill To Pressure China Over Uighurs Rights
The US Congress on Wednesday authorized sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Muslim Uighurs, ramping up pressure on another front in the troubled relationship between the Pacific powers.
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China's Uighurs Trapped in Factory Toiling for Tech Titans Like Apple, Lenovo
In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras and fingerprint scanners for a supplier to international tech giants such as Apple and Lenovo.
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'China A Friend, We Discuss Uighurs Privately, Not Publicly': Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Chinese are "sensitive" and that's why Islamabad avoids discussing the Uighur issue with them.
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Arsenal Midfielder Mesut Ozil Cut From PES 2020 in China Over Xinjiang Comments
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been deleted from Chinese versions of the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) mobile game, the title's China distributor has said, as the fallout continued over his criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighur minority.
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Chinese Media Warns Arsenal Of "Serious Implications" Over "Clownish" Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang in a tweet on Friday.
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China Says A "Price Must Be Paid" Over US Uighur Bill
China warned Wednesday that a "price must be paid" after the US House of Representatives passed legislation seeking sanctions against senior Chinese officials over the crackdown on mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang.
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TikTok Owner, Huawei Are Helping China's Campaign to Repress Uighur Muslims, Report Finds
Australian Strategic Policy Institute's International Cyber Policy Centre concluded that many Chinese tech companies "are engaged in deeply unethical behaviour in Xinjiang”.
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TikTok Owner, Huawei Helping China's Campaign To Repress Uighur Muslims: Report
Chinese tech giants including ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, and Huawei Technologies are working closely with the Communist Party to censor and surveil Uighur Muslims in China's western region of Xinjiang, according to a report published Thursday.
