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In Kashmir, the Indian government is always watching
Constant surveillance, long a mainstay of New Delhi’s approach to managing the restive state, has whipped residents into near paranoia as drones fly over Friday prayers in mosques and police inspect journalists’ cameras.
U.S. will aim to persuade others to 'call out' China over Uighurs at U.N.: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States would use the United Nations General Assembly this month to persuade countries to help "call out" China over treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority.
Twitter Helps Beijing Push Agenda Abroad Despite Ban in China
Twitter Inc. removed hundreds of accounts linked to the Chinese government this week meant to undermine the legitimacy of Hong Kong protests. It also said it would no longer allow state media to purchase ads on its platform.
India slams ‘international busybodies’ for interfering over Kashmir
Comments come as UN Security Council holds first formal meeting on disputed region in almost 50 years.
Two Nuclear-Armed States Accuse India of Harming Sovereignty
India’s move to abolish the decades-long autonomy of Kashmir has drawn strong reaction from its neighbors, with China accusing New Delhi of undermining its territorial sovereignty and Pakistan’s army vowing to go to "any extent" to stand by the Himalayan state.
U.S. calls on China to release human rights activist
The United States on Thursday called for China to immediately release an imprisoned veteran human rights activist, saying a Chinese court violated fundamental human freedoms this week when it sentenced him to jail for 12 years.
China's renewable power capacity up 9.5% year-on-year in June
China's total renewable power capacity rose 9.5% to 750 gigawatts (GW) in the year to June amid Beijing's push to boost clean energy consumption as part of its anti-pollution campaign.
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China's Xinjiang policy
Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China's policies in its western region of Xinjiang, where the United Nations says at least 1 million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been detained.
China’s Cultural Persecution of the Uighurs Demands a Response
The evidence is mounting of China’s despicable strategy of cultural persecution in Xinjiang Province.
China says its greenhouse gas emissions soar over 50% from 2005 to 2014
As a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, China is obliged to submit its carbon emissions data on a regular basis.
Saudi Arabia and Russia among 37 states backing China's Xinjiang policy
(This July 12 story corrects ambassador's name in the final paragraph)
Exclusive: West, Japan rebuke China at U.N. for detention of Uighurs
Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang region, the first such joint move on the issue at the U.N. Human Rights Council, according to diplomats and a letter seen by Reuters.
China interrupts Hong Kong pop star during UN speech | CNN
Chinese diplomats repeatedly interrupted a Hong Kong pop star and activist as she accused Beijing of "preventing our democracy at all costs" in a speech to the United Nations on Monday.
U.S., Germany slam China at U.N. Security Council over Xinjiang: diplomats
The United States and Germany slammed China during a closed-door United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday for detaining more than one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, accusing Beijing of depriving them of their rights, diplomats said.
UN food agency elects first Chinese national to lead organisation
Many analysts had seen Qu as the front runner to win the four-year post, which he will take up on August 1, as Beijing pushes to secure more senior jobs at UN.
Don't open 'Pandora's Box' in Middle East, China warns
The Chinese government's top diplomat warned on Tuesday that the world should not open a "Pandora's Box" in the Middle East, as he denounced U.S. pressure on Iran and called on it not to drop out of a landmark nuclear deal.
Beijing sees ‘consensus’ with UN on Xinjiang but rights groups object
UN counterterrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov not expected to make statement after visiting region last week.
UN counterterrorism chief visits internment camps in Xinjiang
Undersecretary general is highest level UN official to visit far western region, which rights activists have described as an open prison.
Xi says China will promote steady ties with Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Iran's president on Friday that China will promote steady development of ties with Iran no matter how the situation changes, Chinese state media said.
UN counter-terror tsar visits Xinjiang where Uighurs held in huge numbers
Activists say official visit risks affirming China’s narrative that camps thought to hold a million people are not an abuse of human rights
