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China ‘deeply concerned’ about Uyghur militants in Afghanistan, ambassador says
Zhang Jun, China’s envoy to the UN, raised concerns over a Security Council report on Afghanistan-based terrorism. The Uyghur militant group that Beijing is particularly concerned about, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), is not considered to be an organized threat by the U.S.
India accuses China of politicizing Olympics with military commander torchbearer
On the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics, India became the latest country to announce a diplomatic boycott of the ceremonies, citing the “regrettable” decision to pick a Chinese military commander from the recent India-China border clash as an Olympic torchbearer.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 28, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: China’s ambassador to the U.S., Qin Gang, warned Washington over Taiwan and defended Beijing’s policies in Xinjiang; Chinese regulators are seeking to allay international bankers’ fears, and separately, cracking down on deepfakes; companies are not going to boycott the Olympics.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, January 18, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Billionaire Silicon Valley tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya incited controversy by claiming that “nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs.” He later gave a non-apology apology, but was he really wrong that the outside world is not really bothered by the persecution of the Uyghurs?
Editor’s note for Friday, January 7, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Signals of economic doom and gloom from property developers Shimao and Kaisa; Walmart get rapped for alleged cybersecurity violations, days after being scolded for allegedly removing goods from Xinjiang from its Sam’s Club shelves; all 170 guests of a birthday party in Hong Kong, including 13 senior officials, were ordered into quarantine due to COVID-19.
The Kazakhstan protests and Sino-Russian relations
What do the protests in Kazakhstan mean for China and its relationship to Russia, which has sent troops to the central Asian nation to crush the unrest?
What can we expect from Xinjiang’s new Party boss Ma Xingrui?
As global pressure on Beijing mounts because of its repressive policies in Xinjiang, the Communist Party has brought in a new man to lead the region.
Rocket scientist put in charge of Xinjiang
Under Chen Quanguo’s leadership, Xinjiang became globally notorious for the mass internment and surveillance of Uyghurs. Now Chen is being replaced by an aerospace engineer who has been running prosperous Guangdong Province.
Intel apologizes as Biden signs Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law
A new law will ban U.S. companies from buying anything at all from Xinjiang unless they can prove it was not made with forced labor. Intel is already dealing with the fallout.
The China Project 2022 Red Paper
We all read the headlines, but what really happened in China in 2021? And what’s on deck for 2022? This is our annual guide to the China issues we all need to know about.
U.S. poised to ban all Xinjiang products unless proven to not be made with Uyghur forced labor
After over a year of deliberations, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act has passed both the House and Senate in the U.S. Congress. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law soon. Here’s what it would do.
What is happening in Xinjiang as 2021 draws to a close?
A Q&A with Darren Byler, author of a new book on China’s oppressive policies against Uyghurs and other Muslims in western China.
DJI to be blacklisted by U.S. Treasury Department
The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly set to announce a ban on investment in eight Chinese companies, including DJI, the world-leading commercial drone manufacturer.
U.S. announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Olympics
Team USA will compete in the Winter Olympics in China, but the Biden administration will not send any officials to Beijing in protest of human rights abuses, particularly in Xinjiang. China called the move a “blatant political provocation.”
Xinjiang: On technology and crimes against humanity
The camp system in Xinjiang — the largest internment of a religious minority since World War II — is the first to employ a comprehensive digital surveillance system across an entire population, a “super panoptic” that uses automated, real-time assessments of massive amounts of data to sort populations based on their racial phenotypes and digital records.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 30, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Is Airbnb violating U.S. sanctions with listings in Xinjiang?; the U.S. is reportedly looking to improve its airfields in Guam and Australia with an eye on China.
Biden-Xi meeting: No breakthrough, but a possible journalist visa thaw
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s virtual meeting yesterday evening appears to have been relatively friendly and promises more stability for the U.S.-China relationship. There were no breakthroughs, but Chinese media reported that an agreement had been reached to issue journalist visas, starting with the U.S. side.
Editor’s note for Monday, November 15, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Expectations are low for the Xi-Biden virtual meeting; a Chinese citizen journalist uploads a YouTube video of buildings in Xinjiang that appear to be detention facilities; Malaysian hip hop singer Namewee appears on Taiwanese state media Taiwan Plus to talk about his hit satirical ballad about over-sensitive Chinese nationalists, “Fragile.”
Chinese Super League’s Hebei FC on verge of collapse
Financial woes threaten to bring down yet another club in China’s top soccer league.
China to finance counter-terrorism base for Tajikistan
According to new reports, China is going to build a military base in Tajikistan, and take control of another one. There is no official confirmation yet, but the move shows how much Beijing is worrying about instability from Afghanistan.
