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Does anyone still want to help the Uyghurs?

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Leaked 'Xinjiang police files' had revealed Uyghur detention camps in China. (File photo.)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2025 11:56 am IST

Thai delegation visits Uyghurs, seeking to quell fears of mistreatment in China

world news

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 04:06 pm IST

Xi Jinping meets Pakistan President Zardari, praises 'ironclad' friendship

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, AP/PTI(AP02_05_2025_000482B)

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Published on Feb 05, 2025 08:33 pm IST

US bans imports from 37 China firms over forced labor practices in Xinjiang

US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L)

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Published on Jan 15, 2025 02:37 pm IST

China jails Uyghur woman for 17 years over religious teaching to sons: Report

The sentencing occurred in Kashgar’s Konasheher county and is part of a wider campaign against religious expression in Xinjiang, where Uyghurs face growing penalties for practising their faith. (Pic for representation)

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Published on Jan 11, 2025 04:25 pm IST

China is using archaeology as a weapon

Photograph of the Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins, southwest of the town of Yanqi, Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.

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Published on Jul 20, 2024 08:00 am IST

China rejects key Western calls for human-rights reforms at UN meeting

The U.N. review of China is not unique and all countries undergo the process every few years at the council - the only intergovernmental body designed to protect human rights worldwide. (File/Reuters)

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Published on Jul 04, 2024 11:57 pm IST

Pakistan-China Khunjerab border reopens for travel, trade after four months

Pakistan-China Khunjerab border reopens for travel, trade after four months closure

travel

Published on Apr 02, 2024 01:30 pm IST

China: Heavy snowfall triggers avalanches, rescuers evacuate tourists trapped

In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, tourists are evacuated by a military helicopter from Altay Prefecture in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Chinese state media says that rescuers are evacuating tourists from a remote skiing area in the country's northwest where dozens of avalanches triggered by heavy snow have trapped more than 1,000 people for a week.

travel

Published on Jan 16, 2024 06:12 pm IST

First signs of thaw in US-China ties, but road to normalcy is uphill

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It is important to temper expectations of what can be achieved from this new round of engagement. (AP)

opinion

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 06:55 pm IST

Joe Biden's Ramadan wish has special mention of China's Uyghurs

US President Joe Biden.

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Published on Mar 23, 2023 08:32 am IST

Apartment fire in China's Xinjiang region kills 10, injures 9

Xinjiang Fire: The nine injured suffered lung injures and remain stable.

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Published on Nov 25, 2022 09:19 am IST

Rights of people in Xinjiang should be respected: India

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. (ANI)

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Updated on Oct 08, 2022 05:04 am IST

Why so much diffidence: Cong leader on India abstaining from Xinjiang resolution

Manish Tewari on Friday questioned India's decision to abstain on the draft resolution for a debate on Xinjiang.

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Updated on Oct 07, 2022 12:03 pm IST

China's Xinjiang hit with severe Covid travel restrictions

Covid In China: Xinjiang in China has been hit with severe Covid travel restrictions.

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Published on Oct 06, 2022 10:19 am IST

‘UN report closed door for co-operation’, says Chinese ambassador

Ambassador of China to the United Nations Chen Xu

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Published on Sept 09, 2022 05:39 pm IST

China fumes over UN report citing ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang

Chinese flag in China's western Xinjiang region.

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Published on Sept 06, 2022 12:18 pm IST

Leaked 'Xinjiang police files' reveal Uyghur detention camps in China

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Updated on May 25, 2022 12:38 am IST

China guilty of Xinjiang genocide: Independent UK panel

The tribunal has no government backing, meaning its conclusions are non-binding, but its decision is certain to elicit an angry response from China.

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Published on Dec 10, 2021 08:05 am IST

China building second nuclear missile silo field, claims report; US concerned

The high resolution images of the missile silo being constructed in China's Xinjiang province.

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Published on Jul 28, 2021 12:33 pm IST

EU sets Uyghur and Hong Kong conditions for investment agreement

Photo courtesy: Reuters

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Published on Jul 16, 2021 08:13 am IST

‘Won’t turn blind eye’: US Senate passes bill to ban goods from China’s Xinjiang

The bill has currently received unanimous consent, and has to mandatorily pass the House of Representatives before being sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

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Published on Jul 15, 2021 01:12 pm IST

Concerns raised about China at UN

A Chinese flag flutters above surveillance cameras in Lhasa, Tibet.

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Published on Jun 23, 2021 06:37 am IST

'Political manipulation': China slams G7 focus on Xinjiang, Hong Kong

At the G7 summit, US president Joe Biden even asked Beijing to "start acting more responsibly in terms of international norms on human rights".

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Published on Jun 14, 2021 11:32 am IST

Tiny Lithuania stands up to China as Europe freezes investment pact with Beijing

It was in 2019 that the Baltic state first identified Chinese espionage as a threat to its national security.

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Published on May 23, 2021 07:58 am IST

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern takes tougher stance on China

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern (R) and China's premier Li Keqiang attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 1, 2019.

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Published on May 03, 2021 10:32 am IST