Category: Xinjiang

Xinjiang Governor Cancels Controversial Visit to UK, Europe

Xinjiang Gov. Erkin Tuniyaz has canceled his plan to visit London and Europe this week following fierce backlash over his human rights record. In an email to The Epoch Times on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the British Foreign Office said the department understood that Tuniyaz had cancelled his visit to the UK. “The UK government will…


Inner Mongolia to Xinjiang Province | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep2

Ryan and Colin Pyle bike to Inner Mongolia, bunking down for a night in a yurt village before visiting one of China’s largest wind farms. Then, heading away from the idyllic grassland and rolling green hills, they strike the world’s largest traffic jam. …


UK Government Told to ‘Get a Grip’ on China Issues Over Plans to Meet Xinjiang Governor

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns told the UK government to “get a grip on China issues” on Thursday after a minister defended a potential visit of Xinjiang Governor Erkin Tuniyaz. MPs urged the government not to give him a visa and to ramp up sanctions against human rights abusers in China. Tuniyaz, governor and deputy…


Repression of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang Continues Unabated: Advocate

The harsh repression of ethnic Uyghurs in China’s far western Xinjiang region continues even after the United States and other countries recognized the atrocities as genocide, according to Salih Hudayar, the prime minister of the East Turkistan government-in-exile. According to estimates by researchers, the Chinese regime has detained more than one million Uyghurs and other…


A Lot of Hot Air Coming From China

Commentary I was always told as a kid that if you are caught doing something you shouldn’t be doing it was best to stand up and own your mistake. Pretending that you were not engaged in what is clearly a bad act is rarely a good move and, on the contrary, is laughable the more…


LIVE 1 PM ET: International Religious Freedom Summit 2023 (Feb.1)

The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023 is being held in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1. The summit intended to create a powerful coalition of organizations that operate together for the cause of religious freedom around the world. The summit also intended to increase public awareness and political strength for the international…


LIVE NOW: International Religious Freedom Summit 2023 (Feb.1)

The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023 is being held in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1. The summit intended to create a powerful coalition of organizations that operate together for the cause of religious freedom around the world. The summit also intended to increase public awareness and political strength for the international…


International Religious Freedom Summit 2023 (Feb.1)

The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023 is being held in Washington, D.C., from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1. The summit intended to create a powerful coalition of organizations that operate together for the cause of religious freedom around the world. The summit also intended to increase public awareness and political strength for the international…


Blacklisted Chinese Hikvision Aids PRC Police to Track Protesters, Falun Gong

Chinese video surveillance giant Hikvision has activated alarms to aid the Chinese regime in tracking protesters and Falun Gong adherents, according to the latest report from Pennsylvania-based video surveillance information company IPVM. Protest activities subjected to alarm include “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places,” “unlawful assembly, procession, demonstration,” and threats to “petition,” among…


China ‘Incredibly Challenging’ on Global Stage: UK Foreign Secretary

The Chinese regime is “incredibly challenging” on the global stage and threatens some of the principles and institutions underpinning the international order, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said. Cleverly made the comments when pressed about the UK’s position in relation to the communist regime, as he is set to give a major speech on…