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China's Glacial Area Shrinks 26% In 60 Years, 7,000 Glaciers Disappear
China is staring at a water crisis in the mid-to-long term after the latest climate data showed a rapidly depleting glacial count. As many as 7,000 glaciers have disappeared completely, with the pace of glacial retreat accelerating year-on-year.
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Does Uniqlo Use Cotton From China's Xinjiang. What Top Boss Said
Uniqlo doesn't use cotton from China's Xinjiang region to make its products, Tadashi Yanai, the chief executive of Fast Retailing, the company behind the global fashion chain, has said.
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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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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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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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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northwest China, 2nd in 2 Days
A 5.2 magnitude quake jolted China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday.
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47 Countries Express Concern Over China's Xinjiang "Abuses" At UN: Report
Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China's far-western Xinjiang region, and demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs' repression.
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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"Will Clarify Misinformation": China On UN Human Rights Chief's Visit
China's foreign minister told the United Nations' human rights chief he hoped her landmark visit would help to "clarify misinformation", ahead of her visit to the Xinjiang region.
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Fake Twitter Accounts Found Spreading Chinese Propaganda: Report
US-based intelligence company Nisos says it uncovered more than 600 fake Twitter accounts spreading a positive narrative of China's far-western Xinjiang region, as Beijing was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there.
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British Lawmakers Consider Banning Medical Supplies From China's Xinjiang
Britain's lawmakers will next week consider proposed changes to legislation that would ban the government from buying medical supplies made in China's Xinjiang region.
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'Mandarin Only': China Jails Uyghur Man For Teaching In Native Language
An Uyghur educator, honoured previously by the government for outstanding works, is serving seven-year imprisonment in China's restive Xinjiang region for violating Chinese policy by instructing students in Uyghur - their native language.
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US Lawmakers Seek UN Report On China Uyghurs Ahead Of Beijing Olympics
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level.
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China Hits Back At US Over Demands For Closure Of Tesla Showroom In Xinjiang
China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Thursday after US politicians and rights groups criticised carmaker Tesla for opening a dealership in Xinjiang, the site of alleged widespread human rights abuses.
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China's Glacial Area Shrinks 26% In 60 Years, 7,000 Glaciers Disappear
China is staring at a water crisis in the mid-to-long term after the latest climate data showed a rapidly depleting glacial count. As many as 7,000 glaciers have disappeared completely, with the pace of glacial retreat accelerating year-on-year.
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Does Uniqlo Use Cotton From China's Xinjiang. What Top Boss Said
Uniqlo doesn't use cotton from China's Xinjiang region to make its products, Tadashi Yanai, the chief executive of Fast Retailing, the company behind the global fashion chain, has said.
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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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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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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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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northwest China, 2nd in 2 Days
A 5.2 magnitude quake jolted China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Sunday.
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47 Countries Express Concern Over China's Xinjiang "Abuses" At UN: Report
Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China's far-western Xinjiang region, and demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs' repression.
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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"Will Clarify Misinformation": China On UN Human Rights Chief's Visit
China's foreign minister told the United Nations' human rights chief he hoped her landmark visit would help to "clarify misinformation", ahead of her visit to the Xinjiang region.
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Fake Twitter Accounts Found Spreading Chinese Propaganda: Report
US-based intelligence company Nisos says it uncovered more than 600 fake Twitter accounts spreading a positive narrative of China's far-western Xinjiang region, as Beijing was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there.
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British Lawmakers Consider Banning Medical Supplies From China's Xinjiang
Britain's lawmakers will next week consider proposed changes to legislation that would ban the government from buying medical supplies made in China's Xinjiang region.
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'Mandarin Only': China Jails Uyghur Man For Teaching In Native Language
An Uyghur educator, honoured previously by the government for outstanding works, is serving seven-year imprisonment in China's restive Xinjiang region for violating Chinese policy by instructing students in Uyghur - their native language.
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US Lawmakers Seek UN Report On China Uyghurs Ahead Of Beijing Olympics
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level.
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China Hits Back At US Over Demands For Closure Of Tesla Showroom In Xinjiang
China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Thursday after US politicians and rights groups criticised carmaker Tesla for opening a dealership in Xinjiang, the site of alleged widespread human rights abuses.
