Xinjiang

The People's Republic of China flag and the US flag fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then-Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit, January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang/File Photo
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US set to add more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang

The US Commerce Department action will follow its announcement last month adding five other Chinese entities to the blacklist over forced labor allegations in Xinjiang

Customers enter a Zara shop in Nantes as non-essential business re-open after closing down for months, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in France, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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France investigates fashion retailers for concealing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forces rights group to seek alternative

FILE PHOTO: United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet adjusts her mask during the opening of 45th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland September 14, 2020. Martial Trezzini/Pool via REUTERS
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UN rights boss signals she may move on Xinjiang without China nod

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters
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US targets five Chinese companies over alleged forced labour in Xinjiang

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (not pictured) in Putrajaya, Malaysia, February 4, 2020. Photo:Reuters
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Pakistan PM causes stir with remarks on Afghanistan and Xinjiang

FILE PHOTO: United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet adjusts her mask during the opening of 45th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland September 14, 2020. Martial Trezzini/Pool via REUTERS
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Bachelet seeks Xinjiang visit this year, says HK trials key test

Police officers patrol in the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on 4 May 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Pete
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In China's new Xinjiang: patriotic tourism, riot police and minders

A perimeter fence is constructed around what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018/ Reuters
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China has created a 'dystopian hellscape' in Xinjiang, Amnesty report says

A woman carries a child at night in the old town of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
China

China policies could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab wears a protective mask during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, Belgium April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
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UK restates concerns to China over Hong Kong and Xinjiang

Police officers patrol the square in front of Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
South Asia

Mosques disappear as China strives to ‘build a beautiful Xinjiang’

Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think tank. Photo: AP via Hindustan Times
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China uses coercive policies in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur birth rates, think tank says