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US Calls On China To End Repression Of Uyghurs, Religious Minority Groups
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs.
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"Islam In Xinjiang Needs To Be Sinicised", Says China's Top Official
Xinjiang's top Communist Party official said on Thursday that the "Sinicisation" of Islam in the Muslim-majority region in northwestern China, where Beijing is accused of human rights abuses, is "inevitable".
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China Faces Rare Scrutiny Of Human Rights Record At Key UN Meet
China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key U.N. meeting on Tuesday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong while Beijing said it had made historic progress.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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1,000 Tourists Stranded In Remote China Village Due To Avalanches
Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday.
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Two Key Executives Associated With China's Shadow Bank Zhongzhi Reported Missing
Financial conglomerate Zhongzhi is being investigated following its disclosure of a $36 billion deficit.
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Skull Found In China Shows Complex Brain Surgery Performed 2,700 Years Ago
The man had suffered a blunt force injury that resulted in an accumulation of blood beneath his head, known as an epidural haematoma
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4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China's Xinjiang
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale jolted China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.
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Women, Children In China Facing Repression, Female Activists Tell UN
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China's forceful repression of women at the UN Human Rights Council calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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Xi Jinping Calls Project Through PoK "Testament Of Friendship" With Pakistan
The so-called "CPEC", which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is opposed by India.
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China Logs 52.2 Celsius Surpassing Past Weather Records
A remote township in China's arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50C weather just six months ago.
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Why China Is Drilling A 32,808-Feet-Deep Hole Into The Earth's Crust
Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth's crust, as the world's second largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the planet's surface.
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China Says US Balloons Flew Over Xinjiang, Tibet, Warns Of Countermeasures
China said today that US high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and it will take measures against US entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty as a diplomatic dispute festered.
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Canada's Decision To Resettle 10,000 Uyghurs May Annoy China: Report
The Canadian Parliament-led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unanimously passing a motion for allowing the resettlement of the 10,000 Uyghur Muslims, mainly fleeing from repression in the province of Xinjiang, may irk China, reported The Geneva Daily
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18 Trapped After China Gold Mine Collapse: Report
Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region, state media reported.
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US Calls On China To End Repression Of Uyghurs, Religious Minority Groups
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs.
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"Islam In Xinjiang Needs To Be Sinicised", Says China's Top Official
Xinjiang's top Communist Party official said on Thursday that the "Sinicisation" of Islam in the Muslim-majority region in northwestern China, where Beijing is accused of human rights abuses, is "inevitable".
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China Faces Rare Scrutiny Of Human Rights Record At Key UN Meet
China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key U.N. meeting on Tuesday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong while Beijing said it had made historic progress.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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1,000 Tourists Stranded In Remote China Village Due To Avalanches
Around 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported on Tuesday.
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Two Key Executives Associated With China's Shadow Bank Zhongzhi Reported Missing
Financial conglomerate Zhongzhi is being investigated following its disclosure of a $36 billion deficit.
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Skull Found In China Shows Complex Brain Surgery Performed 2,700 Years Ago
The man had suffered a blunt force injury that resulted in an accumulation of blood beneath his head, known as an epidural haematoma
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4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China's Xinjiang
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale jolted China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.
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Women, Children In China Facing Repression, Female Activists Tell UN
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China's forceful repression of women at the UN Human Rights Council calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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Xi Jinping Calls Project Through PoK "Testament Of Friendship" With Pakistan
The so-called "CPEC", which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is opposed by India.
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China Logs 52.2 Celsius Surpassing Past Weather Records
A remote township in China's arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50C weather just six months ago.
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Why China Is Drilling A 32,808-Feet-Deep Hole Into The Earth's Crust
Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth's crust, as the world's second largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the planet's surface.
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China Says US Balloons Flew Over Xinjiang, Tibet, Warns Of Countermeasures
China said today that US high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and it will take measures against US entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty as a diplomatic dispute festered.
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Canada's Decision To Resettle 10,000 Uyghurs May Annoy China: Report
The Canadian Parliament-led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unanimously passing a motion for allowing the resettlement of the 10,000 Uyghur Muslims, mainly fleeing from repression in the province of Xinjiang, may irk China, reported The Geneva Daily
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18 Trapped After China Gold Mine Collapse: Report
Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region, state media reported.
