The communist regime in China is imposing sanctions on four U.S. religious freedom officials, in response to Washington’s efforts to pressure Beijing over human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The sanction targets the chair Nadine Maenza, vice chair Nury Turkel, and two commissioners of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson…
China Sanctions 4 US Officials In Retaliation Against Washington’s Pressure Over Xinjiang
US Congress Approves World’s First Legislation Banning Imports from Xinjiang Over Forced Labor Concerns
The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Dec. 16 to ban all imports from China’s Xinjiang region, where Beijing has is holding more than 1 million Uyghurs in internment camps, over forced labor concerns. The measure is now headed to the White House, where President Joe Biden has said he’ll sign it into law. The move…
UN Says to Publish Findings Soon on Abuses in Xinjiang
GENEVA—The United Nations’ human rights office is finalizing its assessment of the situation in China’s Xinjiang region, where Uyghurs are alleged to have been unlawfully detained, mistreated, and forced to work, a spokesperson said on Friday. Rupert Colville said that the office of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hoped to publish its…
US Bans American Investment in Chinese AI Company SenseTime Over Rights Concerns
The United States on Dec. 10 put a ban on American investment in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime over concerns it’s aiding the Chinese regime’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The 7-year-old firm, one of the world’s highest-valued AI startups and leading developer of facial-recognition technology, was placed in the U.S. list of “Chinese…
US Bans American Investment in Chinese AI Company SenseTime Over Human Rights Concerns
The United States on Dec. 10 put a ban on American investment in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime over concerns it’s aiding the Chinese regime’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The 7-year-old firm, one of the world’s highest-valued AI startups and leading developer of facial-recognition technology, was placed in the U.S. list of “Chinese…
US Bans American Investment in Chinese AI Company Over Human Rights Concerns
The United States on Dec. 10 put a ban on American investment in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime over concerns it’s aiding the Chinese regime’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The 7-year-old firm, one of the world’s highest-valued AI startups and leading developer of facial-recognition technology, was placed in the U.S. list of “Chinese…
US Needs to Be a Moral Leader on Human Rights: Sen. Markey
December 9, 2021
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A senator has called for the United States to lead the world in combating human rights abuses, notably in China. “The United States has a responsibility not just as the economic military leader but as the moral leader of the world to shine a spotlight on human rights violations no matter where they exist on…
US Needs to Lead the World on Human Rights: Sen. Markey
December 9, 2021
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A senator has called for the United States to lead the world in combating human rights abuses, notably in China. “The United States has a responsibility not just as the economic military leader but as the moral leader of the world to shine a spotlight on human rights violations no matter where they exist on…
EU Renews Sanctions Against Human Rights Abusers, Including 4 Chinese Officials
The council of the European Union has declared it will extend its global sanctions against officials and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses by one year, while emphasizing the importance of supporting human rights. On Dec. 6, four days ahead of Human Rights Day, the council announced it would continue to penalize violators of…
House Votes to Ban All Goods From China’s Xinjiang Over Forced Labor Concerns
December 8, 2021
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The House of Representatives late Wednesday passed legislation to ban all goods from China’s remote northwestern region of Xinjiang over concerns about forced labor. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which passed the Democrat-led chamber by an overwhelming vote of 428-1, now heads to the Senate. It would need to pass the Senate and be signed by…
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