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The Latest Breaking News from Xinjiang

UK solar could be ‘dumping ground’ for products of Chinese forced labour, ministers warned

Energy bill amendment requires large solar energy projects to prove supply chain free of slave labour

The Guardian - UK

Travel firms urged to halt trips to Uyghur region over China rights abuses

Exclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are disastrous’

The Guardian - UK

Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit

Visit was Chinese president’s second to the region since crackdown on Uyghurs began almost a decade ago

The Guardian - UK

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Xi Jinping calls for protection of ‘hard-won stability’ in Xinjiang visit

Chinese president visited far western region where the UN has accused China of possible ‘crimes against humanity’.

Al Jazeera

Tesla Model 3 Project Highland Prototype Spotted In Xinjiang, China

The so-called Project Highland version of the Tesla Model 3 was recently spotted in China, as per a newly surfaced Twitter video.

InsideEVs

Conflict over clocks: China among countries where time is political

Keeping of time in Asia has often been subject more to the geopolitics of time zones than considerations of geography.

Al Jazeera

Trump plays the victim: inside the 11 August Guardian Weekly

Trump in the dock, escape from Xinjiang. Plus a day off with Matthew Broderick

The Guardian - UK

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US blacklists two Chinese firms over Uighur forced labour accusations

US says sanctions aim to ‘promote accountability for ongoing genocide, crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang.

Al Jazeera

Satellite data sheds light on China’s detention facilities in Tibet

Exclusive: China appears to have expanded use of high-security prisons as tool of repression in Tibet, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

How to make homes cooler without cranking up the air conditioning

Temperatures around the world are soaring. Both California’s Death Valley and China’s Xinjiang region have seen temperatures climb above the 50℃ mark. A blistering heatwave is also sweeping across the Mediterranean, causing temperatures in parts of Italy, Spain, France and Greece to exceed 40℃.

The Conversation

US climate envoy meets Chinese counterpart on hottest ever day in China

John Kerry arrives in Beijing as temperature hits 52.2C in Xinjiang – where authorities tell workers and students to stay at home

The Guardian - UK

Uighur siblings in India jail since 2013 face deportation threat

Three brothers who fled China’s persecution in Xinjiang and landed in Kashmir now fear New Delhi may send them back.

Al Jazeera

Is China out to spy on us through drones and other tech? Perhaps that’s not the question we should be asking

Australian government agencies’ use of Chinese-made technology has been making headlines again. This time, the potential threat comes from DJI drones produced by China-headquartered company Da Jiang Innovations.

The Conversation

How 'dark underbelly' and forced labour is helping to fuel Australia's love affair with cheap solar

For millions of Australians, solar panels have been a ticket to cheap, clean power. But researchers and human rights activists warn there's a dark side to their supply and changes are needed.

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The Independent UK

Topless protester briefly disrupts VW annual meeting

Volkswagen’s annual shareholder meeting has been briefly disrupted by protests over the company’s factory in China’s Xinjiang province

The Independent UK

Cleverly raises areas of ‘deep disagreement’ in talks with China vice-president

The Foreign Secretary said he ‘made plain the UK’s views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan’ during the discussions.

Reuters

UK's Cleverly raises Xinjiang and Taiwan with Chinese vice president

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he had "made plain" Britain's views on Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan in a meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during the latter's visit to London for King Charles' coronation.

Al Jazeera

China flags Uighurs as ‘extremist’ for having Quran, report says

Human Rights Watch says Muslims in Xinjiang are flagged as ‘violent extremists’ for simply practising their religion.

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The Conversation

Friday essay: Stan Grant on how tyrants use the language of germ warfare – and COVID has enabled them

It is 2019. There is a virus lurking in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is warning that if it is not contained, it could infect the entire country. It could turn the country upside down. Tear at the social fabric. The CCP’s dream of harmony cannot withstand this. So…

Al Jazeera

Risk of ‘tragic miscalculation’ in China’s military secrecy: UK

Foreign minister also warns on Taiwan, Xinjiang but says countries must work with China on world’s pressing problems.

Axios

Hikvision internal review found Xinjiang contracts targeted Uyghurs

"We're not going to absolve the company," the team conducting the review told Hikvision, per a recording of a private meeting.

Al Jazeera

Exposed: The links between Indonesia’s deforestation and Xinjiang

Chinese demand for Indonesian wood pulp is propping up industry ostracised elsewhere over sustainability concerns.

The Guardian - US

‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’

Pair tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’

Reuters

U.S. House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs in second hearing

A new U.S. congressional committee on China held its second hearing on Thursday, highlighting what Washington says is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region.

Reuters

Additions to Xinjiang sanctions list a priority -US DHS official

One of the top priorities for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this year is to add more companies to a sanctions list for using forced labor in China's Xinjiang region, a senior DHS official said on Friday.

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