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Allegedly employed as forced labourers in carmaking, cotton, aluminium, solar panels or any Chinese-run enterprise, Uygurs may have to work in indigenous craft to meet Western standards of human rights.
New foreign secretary may have declared ‘golden era’ with Beijing eight years ago when he was prime minister, but the political road map has changed.
According to independent observers who visited the region, Beijing has implemented policies to help Uygurs after crushing terrorist threat.
- World’s foremost index provider alone channelled US$3.7 billion into entities boosting People’s Liberation Army, says congressional report
- Named mainland companies include state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China, BGI Group and Qihoo 360
Envoys from 49 countries attend event hosted by Xinjiang officials, with many saying they hope to strengthen cooperation under belt and road strategy, as region aims to expand international influence in the face of human rights allegations.
From Biden’s State of the Union and TikTok to fury over Hong Kong’s security law and anger over a possible TikTok ‘ban’, here are a few highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from March 2024
Using Afghanistan as a homebase, Isis cells have hit targets in Russia, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey this year. Baloch separatists have also stepped up their attacks on Chinese interests in South Asia.
The European Union’s investigation was the first use of a foreign subsidies regulation designed to stop state handouts from distorting the bloc’s single market.
Trade data shows total value of shipments at US$312 million compared with US$98 million just a year prior, led by Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Analysts expect affirmative action for ethnic minority groups will be further rolled back as Beijing backs down from emphasising their distinctive qualities.
Lin Jian was party chief at the foreign office of state-run paramilitary organisation XPCC.
Co-chairs of Congressional-Executive Commission on China ask Secretary of State Antony Blinken to notify tourists ‘about the risk of enabling atrocity crimes’.
Vehicles imported before the probe is concluded could be slapped with anti-subsidy duties.
Provisional agreement would target sectors and regions profiting from state-imposed forced labour based on database drawn up by European Commission.
Booming solar, wind farms in Gobi can upend the AI race between China and the US, industrial expert says.
One piece of legislation authorises further action to protect Uygur population, while another would help counter Beijing’s disinformation about Tibet.
As shipments of Chinese cars are stopped by US customs and EU officials continue their inquiry into electric vehicle subsidies, the likelihood of further import controls creeps closer to certainty, analysts said.
German chemical giant calls reports of visits to Uygur employees ‘serious allegations that indicate activities inconsistent’ with company’s values.
House panel rues ‘decades of investment’ after investigation of GGV Capital, GSR Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Walden International.
Use of trade weapons must be ‘weighed against’ bloc’s lofty climate goals that need affordable panels for green transition, says top finance official.
E-commerce giants Shein and Temu flourish as parcels surpass quarter of a trillion dollars in value annually amid push to tighten de minimis provision.
Reporters from news outlets in Hong Kong, Singapore, Turkey, Indonesia and Kazakhstan attend ‘two sessions’ events in Urumqi but face limits on coverage.
Article in Communist Party’s Qiushi journal calls for greater oversight and for officials to ‘promptly and appropriately’ address grievances involving issues related to ethnic minority groups.
Observers said the Taliban’s hopes that the completed project will become a link to China’s vast network are unlikely to be shared by Beijing.
Some 86 per cent of the 3,000 respondents in the annual Cabinet Office survey had negative feelings about China and were concerned about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands.
Western countries condemn Beijing for ‘serious violations’ in Tibet and Xinjiang and seek repeal of the national security law in Hong Kong, while Global South states praise China’s outreach to developing nations.
Hong Kong No 2 official tells UN Human Rights Council review that national security law means ‘days of social disturbance and fear’ over.
Information Office of the State Council releases white paper titled ‘China’s Legal Framework and Measures for Counterterrorism’.
Tremors were felt across the Xinjiang region and as far away as the neighbouring countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Tehran and Islamabad have mounted attacks across each other’s borders to target rebel groups.
As part of a Biden-Xi summit deal, the US lifted curbs on a Chinese agency deemed complicit in human rights violations in an effort to stem the flow of opioids.
