Tag: Xinjiang

China Book Review: Nury Turkel’s ‘No Escape’

Commentary Nury Turkel was a Uyghur boy once from the city of Kashgar, China. To be sure, he was no ordinary Uyghur. His father was a math teacher. Turkel worked for an American consulting company in Beijing. But then, no Uyghur is ordinary anymore. They are all under the terrifying pall of genocide imposed by…


Xi Jinping Visits Xinjiang, Demonstrates CCP’s Power: Commentator

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang, the home of the Muslim Uyghur minority, on July 12 – 15, to purportedly promote national unity and reinforce the regime’s ambition to influence the world. According to State-run Xinhua and CCTV, Xi went to a Uyghur a neighborhood in the capital city Urumqi. He also visited a unit…


Xi Jinping Visits Xinjiang Ahead of Bid to Remain in Power for 3rd Term

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang, the home of the Muslim Uyghur minority, on July 12 – 15, to purportedly promote national unity and reinforce the regime’s ambition to influence the world. According to State-run Xinhua and CCTV, Xi went to a Uyghur neighborhood in the capital city Urumqi. He also visited a unit of…


China-US Tensions Intensify: US Bill Targets Beijing Over Uyghur Forced Labor

Commentary Beijing is furious over a new U.S. law. It passed late in 2021 but only went into effect this past June. It would ban imports of any goods connected to the forced labor of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region. It would understate to say that Beijing has taken umbrage. Its spokespeople have angrily denied…


H&M Closes Shanghai Flagship Store

H&M shut down its flagship store in Shanghai, the latest sign of the impact of Beijing’s strict zero-COVID policy on the business of international fast-fashion retailers. After two months of lockdown, the epicenter of Shanghai finally reopened; however, traffic in the city’s shopping centers remained low. The store was opened earlier this month, but now,…


‘Completely out of Order’: Scholar Asked by Australian Braodcaster Not to Make ‘Anti-China’ Statements

An Australian academic revealed that he was asked “not to make anti-China comments” before an interview with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC. Dr Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Institute for Strategic Studies (ASPI), a think tank funded by the Australian government, was interviewed by ABC’s Radio National program on June 25…


‘Completely out of Order’: Scholar Asked by Australian Broadcaster Not to Make ‘Anti-China’ Statements

An Australian academic revealed that he was asked “not to make anti-China comments” before an interview with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC. Dr Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Institute for Strategic Studies (ASPI), a think tank funded by the Australian government, was interviewed by ABC’s Radio National program on June 25…


The Latest US-Implemented Law Changes China’s Cotton Industry

The U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into effect on June 21. This potentially far-reaching legislation prohibits imports that are made by forced labor in Xinjiang, China, which includes cotton products. About 90 percent of China’s cotton is produced in Xinjiang, and the region has almost no capacity to provide evidence that forced…


US Law on Forced Labor Changes China’s Cotton Industry

The U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into effect on June 21. This potentially far-reaching legislation prohibits imports that are made by forced labor in Xinjiang, China, which includes cotton products. About 90 percent of China’s cotton is produced in Xinjiang, and the region has almost no capacity to provide evidence that forced…


US Law on Forced Labor Could Change China’s Cotton Industry

The U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) came into effect on June 21. This potentially far-reaching legislation prohibits imports that are made by forced labor in Xinjiang, China, which includes cotton products. About 90 percent of China’s cotton is produced in Xinjiang, and the region has almost no capacity to provide evidence that forced…