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Children stare at the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 7, 2024. Photo: AFP

Recap | Western hypocrisy over Gaza, Comac’s C919 a disruptor and more by our columnists

Explore Western hypocrisy on Muslim rights, feng shui’s environmental impact, Comac’s aviation ambitions and more latest pieces by our opinion writers.

A salty secret of Xinjiang grasslands is solved, and it’s time to graze the roof

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US adds 6 more Chinese companies to export blacklist for boosting Iran, PLA

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Britain seeking new ‘starting point’ in China relationship after Lammy visit

The two countries have pledged to cooperate in a number of areas, but lingering tensions remain.

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Shanghai’s Museum of Art Pudong. Photo: FCDO UK

US bans Chinese steel, food-additives firms over Xinjiang human rights

Latest additions to Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act’s entity list show American drive to rid its supply chain of forced labour presses on.

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Threat assessment: ranking risk among US companies dealing with China

Ford Motor, Carrier and Tesla are top three businesses most vulnerable in analysis by market research firm.

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‘Nightmare’ ahead: EU companies warn of coming regulatory clash with China

Human rights and environmental audit requirements are expected to put European firms on a collision course with Chinese laws.

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European Union legislation banning products made with forced labour does not name Xinjiang but was written with the cotton producing region of western China in mind. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese scientists find world’s oldest cheese buried with Xinjiang mummies

DNA tests suggest Bronze Age people who lived in far west China 3,500 years ago made kefir cheese, challenging beliefs about ancient diets.

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China raises Xinjiang cotton with parent firm for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger

Beijing ministry reveals it initiated investigation into PVH Group under Unreliable Entry List framework due to ‘discriminatory’ measures.

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Open Questions | Ethnic minorities expert on China’s treatment of Uygurs, and Han chauvinism

Ethnic minorities expert Barry Sautman gives his take on education, the next Dalai Lama, Han chauvinism and Beijing’s treatment of Uygurs.

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

China’s security chief calls for crackdown on separatists in Tibetan areas

Chen Wenqing’s four-day visit comes as security is tightened in sensitive Tibet region ahead of National Day on October 1.

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Chen Wenqing (third from right), head of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, in Lhasa, as part of his tour of Tibet and Sichuan’s Ganzi prefecture. Photo: CCTV

US, EU raise alarm over China’s ‘very substantial’ help to Russia in Ukraine war

Beijing’s ‘significant’ exports said to be used on battlefield and given in exchange for Kremlin’s sensitive military technologies.

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China’s Xinjiang vows more support for firms under US ‘forced labour’ sanctions

Legislative resolution says US sanctions are ‘baseless’, calls to create ‘positive social environment’ for growth of businesses targeted.

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US disappointed in China’s actions in Xinjiang after UN human rights report

State Department laments Beijing’s treatment of ‘Uygurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities’ on second anniversary of damning findings.

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Chinese police officers guide vehicles across the border from Kazakhstan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in July. Photo: Xinhua

PetroChina invests US$839 million to shift towards green energy

The acquisition of CNPC’s Electric Energy will further help leverage the synergy between its renewable energy and power segments, PetroChina’s president said.

An ethylene plant under construction by PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical Company in Jilin City in northeast China’s Jilin Province on August 10, 2024. Photo: Xinhua.

China’s ‘problematic laws’ remain in Xinjiang years after damning report: UN

The UN’s human rights body had cited policies in Xinjiang that ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’.

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Indian solar panels face US scrutiny for possible links to China forced labour

US Customs has detained nearly US$43 million worth of Indian electronics shipments since October 2022 under the Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Act, highlighting a new focus on enforcing the law.

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China’s Xinjiang officials want to build ‘barrier for geopolitical security’

Annual meeting of party’s regional committee also pledges to make social stability the top priority and improve efforts to fight terrorism.

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Armed police officers patrol at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Xinjiang on July 5, the 15th anniversary of deadly riots in the city caused by ethnic unrest. Photo: Kyodo

China may preoccupy US lawmakers and staff, but few travel there now

Observers mull implications as some of Beijing’s harshest critics and less-travelled policy hands on Capitol Hill avoid trips to mainland.

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Energy sector in focus as Xinjiang party chief meets Temasek executives

Both traditional energy sources and new ones such as wind and solar power feature in talks as Xinjiang eyes foreign investment.

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US clinical trials in China draw questions on IP theft, Uygur involvement

American drug companies have collaborated with Chinese military-run hospitals to conduct hundreds of such trials, US lawmakers say.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers called on the Biden administration to ramp up scrutiny of US clinical trials conducted in China, citing the risk of intellectual property theft and the possibility of forced participation of Uygurs. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Explainer | Can Chinese wine become mainstream after support from Hong Kong’s CY Leung?

The Post speaks to industry players to find out more about Chinese wines and their potential for market success.

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An expert has said that Chinese wines remain a relatively new product in the market. Photo: AFP

After trade ban, will the Chinese market be enough for Xinjiang’s cotton?

After a US trade ban for cotton from China’s Xinjiang, textile manufacturers have turned to domestic consumers – but the ban’s chilling effect on all exports has left a gap that is difficult to fill.

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China accuses US National Endowment for Democracy of ‘ideological infiltration’

In new report, Beijing says the NED, sometimes called Washington’s ‘regime-change arm’, supports Taiwan separatists and destabilising forces in Hong Kong.

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China watching UK for signs of a thaw as new government weighs up its options

Keir Starmer’s administration is wrestling with the same dilemmas over security, trade and human rights that its EU neighbours are facing.

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The British political world largely agrees on the need for a China strategy document, but the government has not committed to producing one. Photo: EPA-EFE

US bans imports from 5 more Chinese companies over Uygur forced labour claims

The firms include Hong Kong-based Rare Earth Magnesium Technology Group Holdings and its parent, Century Sunshine Group Holdings.

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Watchtowers are seen at a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region in May 2019. Photo: AFP

China tests drone-based cloud seeding in Xinjiang to bring rain to dry regions

The trial is being carried out with the TB-A strike and reconnaissance UAV, typically used to carry ammunition during military operations.

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China’s ethnic policy chief says minority artists must focus on common identity

Pan Yue criticises one unnamed Tibetan-language film for not giving the Communist Party enough credit.

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Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui
last updated:
25 September, 2024
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