Category: genocide

Xinjiang Genocide Means US Firms Can’t ‘Continue to Deceive Themselves’ About China: US Commissioner

The Trump administration’s determination that the Chinese regime is committing genocide against Muslim minorities should cause American companies to rethink their business in the country, said Commissioner Gary Bauer of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The declaration made by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicates that “what the Chinese communists are…


Conservatives Call on Ottawa to Declare Beijing’s Repression of Uyghurs a ‘Genocide’

The Conservative Party is calling on Ottawa to recognize that Beijing is committing “genocide” against Uyghur Muslims in China, and to take coordinated action with allies to stop it. “These acts of genocide include systematic population control, sexual violence, and mass detention,” Michael Chong, Conservative shadow minister for foreign affairs, said in a statement. He…


Twitter Locks Account of Chinese Embassy in US Over Its Tweet About Uyghur Women

Twitter has locked the official account of the Chinese embassy in the United States, over a tweet that activists say dehumanizes Uyghur women and promotes Beijing’s propaganda to justify its persecution of Uyghur Muslims. The tweet, which cited an article published by Chinese state-run media China Daily, said that Uyghur women had been “emancipated” by…


Twitter Locks Account of Chinese Embassy in US Over Controversial Tweet About Uyghur Women

Twitter has locked the official account of the Chinese embassy in the United States, over a tweet that activists say dehumanizes Uyghur women and promotes Beijing’s propaganda to justify its persecution of Uyghur Muslims. The tweet, which cited an article published by Chinese state-run media China Daily, said that Uyghur women had been “emancipated” by…


UK MP Grills Twitter Executive Over Chinese Embassy Posts Justifying ‘Genocide’

A UK Member of Parliament grilled a top Twitter executive over why the company allows posts from the Chinese Embassy that she said justify an alleged genocide but permanently kicked then-president Donald Trump off the platform. Twitter’s global head of public policy strategy and development, Nick Pickles, on Wednesday answered questions from members of the…


Uyghur Repression: Boris Johnson Says Genocide Attribution ‘Judicial Matter’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday deflected criticisms of his government’s stance on the plight of China’s Uyghur Muslim minority and said the attribution of genocide is “a judicial matter.” On Tuesday, Johnson’s government instructed lawmakers from the ruling Conservative Party to vote down an amendment to the Trade Bill that would have given…


China in Focus (Jan. 19): State Secretary: Uyghur Genocide Under CCP

The Trump Administration says the Chinese Communist Party has committed genocide against its Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. The U.S. government gives China tens of millions of dollars every year. But a new report says Trump has slashed that amount by half. Wuhan’s Virology Institute reportedly received support from Western countries. It’s the same facility that…


China in Focus (Jan. 19): Secretary of State: Uyghur Genocide Under CCP

The Trump Administration says the Chinese Communist Party has committed genocide against its Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. The U.S. government gives China tens of millions of dollars every year. But a new report says Trump has slashed that amount by half. Wuhan’s Virology Institute reportedly received support from Western countries. It’s the same facility that…


Trump Admin Declares Beijing’s Repression of Uyghurs a ‘Genocide’

The Trump administration has determined that the Chinese regime has committed “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” against Uyghur Muslims in the region of Xinjiang, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Jan. 19. The move, made on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, marks one of the administration’s toughest measures to condemn the…


US Declares Beijing’s Repression of Uyghurs a ‘Genocide’

The Trump administration has determined that the Chinese regime has committed “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” against Uyghur Muslims in the region of Xinjiang, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Jan. 19. The move, made on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, marks one of the administration’s toughest measures to condemn the…