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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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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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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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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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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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After Deadly Fire, China Eases Covid Curbs In Xinjiang
China's western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked protests across the country.
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"End The Lockdown" Slogans In China's Xinjiang After Deadly Apartment Fire
Rare protests broke out in China's far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered anger over their prolonged COVID-19 lockdown as nationwide infections set another record.
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10 Dead, 9 Injured In Apartment Fire In China's Xinjiang: Report
Ten people were killed and nine injured in a fire in a residential building in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, state media reported Friday.
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Why UN Report On China Steers Clear Of "Genocide" In Xinjiang
The UN report detailing serious rights abuses by China in its Xinjiang region found possible crimes against humanity but not genocide -- an atrocity crime tough to prove in international law.
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China May Have Committed "Crimes Against Humanity" In Xinjiang: UN
The United Nations warned Wednesday that allegations of patterns of torture and forced medical treatment in China's Xinjiang region were "credible", insisting the situation there required "urgent" international attention.
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UN Rights Chief To Publish Xinjiang Report On Wednesday
The UN rights chief will release a long-awaited report on alleged violations in China's Xinjiang region before leaving office later Wednesday, despite strong pressure from Beijing not to publish.
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UN Not Sure When Report On China's Xinjiang Will Be Published
The UN human rights chief said Thursday that it remained unclear whether a long-delayed report on China's Xinjiang region will be published before she steps down next week.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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Xi Jinping Makes First Xinjiang Visit Since Crackdown
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a public visit to Xinjiang, state media reported Friday, his first since a crackdown in the region saw Beijing accused of detaining over a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in camps.
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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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"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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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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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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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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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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After Deadly Fire, China Eases Covid Curbs In Xinjiang
China's western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked protests across the country.
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"End The Lockdown" Slogans In China's Xinjiang After Deadly Apartment Fire
Rare protests broke out in China's far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly fire triggered anger over their prolonged COVID-19 lockdown as nationwide infections set another record.
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10 Dead, 9 Injured In Apartment Fire In China's Xinjiang: Report
Ten people were killed and nine injured in a fire in a residential building in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, state media reported Friday.
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Why UN Report On China Steers Clear Of "Genocide" In Xinjiang
The UN report detailing serious rights abuses by China in its Xinjiang region found possible crimes against humanity but not genocide -- an atrocity crime tough to prove in international law.
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China May Have Committed "Crimes Against Humanity" In Xinjiang: UN
The United Nations warned Wednesday that allegations of patterns of torture and forced medical treatment in China's Xinjiang region were "credible", insisting the situation there required "urgent" international attention.
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UN Rights Chief To Publish Xinjiang Report On Wednesday
The UN rights chief will release a long-awaited report on alleged violations in China's Xinjiang region before leaving office later Wednesday, despite strong pressure from Beijing not to publish.
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UN Not Sure When Report On China's Xinjiang Will Be Published
The UN human rights chief said Thursday that it remained unclear whether a long-delayed report on China's Xinjiang region will be published before she steps down next week.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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Xi Jinping Makes First Xinjiang Visit Since Crackdown
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a public visit to Xinjiang, state media reported Friday, his first since a crackdown in the region saw Beijing accused of detaining over a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in camps.
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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.
