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Satellite imagery shows China is systematically destroying Uyghur mosques

Satellite imagery shows China is systematically destroying Uyghur mosques

Tweets by two prominent activists show at least two landmark mosques in Xinjiang have been destroyed as evidenced by before-and-after satellite imagery Satellite imagery posted by activists appears to show that the Chinese government is systematically destroying landmark mosques in the Muslim Xinjiang Autonomous region as human rights organizations step up their criticism of Beijing […]

Why China Is Brutally Suppressing Muslims

Why China Is Brutally Suppressing Muslims

The assault on the Uighurs serves Beijing’s imperial ambitions, which require stable land borders. By Robert D. Kaplan | Sept. 16, 2018 4:28 p.m. ET   The repression of the Turkic Uighur Muslim community in western China—including the reported internment of up to a million people in secret camps—is a key part of Beijing’s new imperial […]

The deafening silence on China’s human rights abuses

The deafening silence on China's human rights abuses

Where is China headed in 2018? President Xi Jinping promised “world peace” for the new year – but his 2017 track record suggests otherwise. Remember the singular stain of the July death of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, surrounded by state security? Many condemned China’s conduct, but such interventions are fewer and further […]

China county bans Muslim children from religious events

China county bans Muslim children from religious events

Chinese government authorities have banned Muslim children from attending religious events during winter break, in a county in western China that is mostly populated by Muslims. The notification for the ban has been posted online by the education bureau, as authorities step up their suppression of religious freedoms. School students in Linxia county in Gansu […]

Remembering Tiananmen Square, 28 Years Later 

Remembering Tiananmen Square 28 Years Later

Rights activists in Hong Kong are set to commemorate the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square protests, once again calling on China to revise its official explanation of the event. Sunday marks 28 years since Chinese tanks rolled into crowds of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, opening fire and killing hundreds of pro-democracy activists. Some estimates put […]

Trump Gets Tough With South Korea, Goes Easier on China

Trump Gets Tough With South Korea, Goes Easier on China

President Donald Trump’s recent criticisms of South Korea, regarding THAAD and trade, could lead to a rupture in the Seoul-Washington alliance, especially if, as expected, the liberal leaning presidential candidate Moon Jae-in wins next week’s presidential election. On Sunday, Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster seemed to play down the president’s recent demand that South […]

China Bans Muslim Baby Names in Xinjiang Region

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Chinese authorities have banned a list of Muslim names for children born in the northwestern region of Xinjiang according to reports. Officials released a list of dozens of baby names with religious connotations used by Muslims around the world. The ban on baby names existed in Hotan, a region of the semi-autonomous Xinjiang, since 2015, […]

China Mulls Terror Response After Islamic State Threat

The Islamic State terror group released a video earlier this month explicitly threatening China with attacks on its soil. Analysts say that as China seeks to expand influence across central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, its nationals are being exposed to a greater terror threat — and Beijing is having to adapt its response. 

Against warnings from China, the United States Navy sets out for South China Sea

Against warnings from China, the United States Navy sets out for South China Sea

USA Today is reporting that the United States has deployed the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the South China Sea, the vital trade route and resource-rich waters in which China is building and weaponizing islands to claim as its own. The South China Sea hosts some $5.3 million in trade annually. According to the […]

Trump endorses ‘One China’ policy in phone call with Xi Jinping

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Thursday evening for the first time since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, marking a significant de-escalation in the White House’s aggressive posture toward the world’s second-largest economy. Trump told Xi that he would honor the “One China” policy, according to a Thursday statement by […]