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US government agencies bought Chinese surveillance tech despite federal ban
At least three U.S. government agencies accidentally bought banned Chinese surveillance equipment two years after the relevant companies were put on a blacklist due to security concerns and ties to Xinjiang.
Leaked papers link Xinjiang crackdown with China leadership
More excerpts from the Xinjiang Papers have been published. Two years ago, the New York Times published a story based on one of the most significant leaks of Chinese government documents in decades, which, among other revelations, showed Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 in 2014 demanding that comrades “show absolutely no mercy” in dealing with Xinjiang residents infected with “extremist religious thought.” The NYT only published small excerpts of the reported 400 pages of source material, which China did not deny the authenticity of but accused the newspaper of “taking out of context and hyping.”
Now, 300 pages of the Xinjiang Papers from 11 documents have been published at Uyghurtribunal.com. German academic Adrian Zenz wrote an introduction to the papers that was peer reviewed by Georgetown University scholar James Millward and University of Sheffield lecturer David Tobin. Zenz says an analysis of the full document cache, which almost certainly matches the original leak to the NYT, “shows that the linkages between statements and mandates made by Xi and other central government figures and policies that were implemented after 2016 are far more extensive, detailed and significant than previously understood.”
Xinjiang’s solar industry needs a rare form of quartz — and the US is selling
Xinjiang needs U.S. quartz: The U.S. has a “near monopoly in high-purity quartz,” a prime ingredient in Xinjiang-made solar panels, but at least so far, Washington has not moved to restrict export of the product, the South China Morning Post reports. Meanwhile at the Wire China, Katrina Northrop has a deep-dive on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), the state-owned entity that has a hand in nearly all industry in the region and that has been sanctioned by the U.S.
China strengthens land border protection with new law
China passed a law on Saturday to strengthen border protection amid a protracted standoff with India, worries about spillover effects from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and the spread of COVID-19 from Southeast Asia.
43 countries criticize China at UN for repression of Uyghurs
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 40 mainly Western countries criticized China at a U.N. meeting on Thursday for the reported torture and repression of Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, keeping a spotlight on the region where foreign governments and researchers say an estimated 1 million people or more have been confined in camps.
U.S. China ambassador nominee Burns takes tough line on dealings with Beijing
President Joe Biden's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, took a tough line on dealings with China at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, saying "genocide in Xinjiang," abuses in Tibet, and bullying of Taiwan must stop.
Uyghur Man Draws 15-Year Prison Term for Contacting Uncles Overseas
Eli Juma's detention in a reeducation camp and later prison sentence contradict China's claims that Uyghurs living in Xinjiang and abroad can maintain 'normal' contacts with each other.
Prominent campaigner for Uyghur rights in Xinjiang barred from Kazakhstan
Dual US and Russian national Gene Bunin has documented the plight of Muslim minorities in China’s western regions
Nato chief alarmed by new Chinese nuclear missile silos
China was also expanding its nuclear arsenal with more warheads and a more sophisticated delivery system, said Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
China’s new data laws are a risk factor in a facial-recognition giant’s IPO filing
The firm's lengthy list of risk factors is a reminder that Chinese tech champions face rising scrutiny in both Beijing and Washington.
China holds firm on Xinjiang as Afghanistan poses security concerns
Counterterrorism and stability measures will continue in the remote region which shares a border with the war-torn country.
Xinjiang: Interpol cancels alert for Uygur man sought by China
Red notice led Morocco to detain Yidiresi Aishan, who lives in Turkey. Beijing has been accused of misusing the Interpol system to repatriate dissidents.
Australian Senate passes bill banning imports made using forced labour
Independent Rex Patrick says the onus is now on the Coalition to allow the bill to clear the House of Representatives
Labour says PPE orders must not go to Xinjiang firms that use forced workers
Exclusive: Emily Thornberry appeals to Sajid Javid to tackle issue of forced labour in Chinese province
Firms that reject Xinjiang workers under foreign pressure should be probed, punished: legal expert
Chinese factories should not bend to foreign political pressure and reject workers from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, or they could be investigated and punished by law, a Chinese legal expert said on Wednesday.
Kodak apologizes over Instagram post that claims Xinjiang is under ‘acute repression’
Kodak apologized on Tuesday for posting photos of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Instagram with description that says Xinjiang is under
China’s military names new commander for troubled Xinjiang region
Lieutenant General Wang Haijiang, 57, was previously in charge of Tibet and has headed an elite PLA unit.
Shirtmaker scores rare win to remove Xinjiang unit from US blacklist
A US committee voted to remove Esquel Group’s Xinjiang unit under certain conditions from the so-called entity list of firms alleged to have ties with human rights abuses against Uygur Muslims.
China takes pointers from Mao in protracted power struggle with US
After years of pushing mutual respect and cooperation, Chinese diplomats are now demanding ‘fair competition’ from Washington.
Interpol suspends red notice for Uygur activist Yidiresi Aishan
International agency says it is doing a review of the request after receiving new information.
