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US bill on Xinjiang violates international law, Chinese official says

-- 2019-12-09 11:35:45

Recent US legislation on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China’s internal affairs, the governor of the far western region said on Monday, accusing t...

US House passes Uighur bill seeking sanctions on Chinese officials

-- 2019-12-04 11:03:56

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to counter what it calls the "arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment" of Uighur Muslims in China. The bill calls for "targeted sanctions" ...

Criticism over Uighurs not ‘helpful’ for trade talks, China warns US

-- 2019-10-30 10:51:54

The United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations pushed China on Tuesday to stop detaining ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, prompting China’s UN envoy to warn it was not “he...