Tag: Xinjiang

Beijing’s Support of the Taliban Will Lead Itself to Troubles and Pitfalls

Commentary With the Taliban taking over Kabul just days ago, China’s Foreign Ministry said Beijing has always played “a constructive role” in Afghanistan, during a press briefing on Aug. 17. The Chinese regime considers the situation as a strategic opportunity to be more actively involved in Afghan affairs. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with…


BGI’s Goal (2): Expand Rapidly within China, Help CCP to Control Xinjiang and Tibet

The BGI Annual Report for 2020 says it is committed to promoting China’s globalization efforts and supports the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “One Belt, One Road” strategy. The report shows how BGI expanded its operations across China, opened gene banks and research facilities in Xingjiang and Tibet, and is now serving customers in more than…


BGI’s Goal: Expand Rapidly within China, Help CCP to Control Xinjiang and Tibet (Part 2)

News Analysis This is the second of three articles that introduce readers to the research and mission of BGI Group, China’s leading genome sequencing company with customers around the globe. Its research involves collecting, studying, and altering human and animal genes to facilitate such things as biochemical weapons development and even customizing humans. The BGI…


New Xinjiang Military Appointment Underscores Fragility of Central Asia Security

News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) appointment of a new top military commander for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) could result in further unrest along the nation’s westernmost border, according to experts. The CCP appointed Lieutenant General Wang Haijiang as the new military commander for Xinjiang, which borders the volatile regions of Afghanistan,…


Chinese Regime Appoints New Military Commander in Xinjiang

BEIJING—The Chinese regime has appointed a new military commander in Xinjiang where authorities have locked up more than a million members of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in what the regime claims to be a “counter-terrorism” campaign. Lt. Gen. Wang Haijiang will oversee a massive military presence in the northwestern region that borders on several…


Chinese Communist Party Is ‘Cornered’ as World Awakens to Its Abuses: Religious Freedom Commissioner

WASHINGTON—More than ever, the Chinese Communist Party is finding itself backed into a corner as the world wakes up to its human rights atrocities, according to Nury Turkel, the vice chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “China has never been this isolated in the recent memory, and the isolation is making…


Chinese Communist Party Is ‘Cornered’ as World Awakens to Its Abuses

WASHINGTON—More than ever, the Chinese Communist Party is finding itself backed into a corner as the world wakes up to its human rights atrocities, according to Nury Turkel, the vice chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “China has never been this isolated in the recent memory, and the isolation is making…


US Military Jet Stops in Taiwan, China Angry

The United States is strengthening sanctions on China over its genocide against ethnic minorities. A new bill from the Senate bans imports from China’s Xinjiang region. An American military aircraft stopped briefly in Taiwan. The move angers Beijing, while a Taiwanese lawmaker fights back. President Joe Biden’s new Navy secretary nominee says, if confirmed, he’ll…


US Senate Passes Bill To Ban All Xinjiang Goods Over CCP’s Rights Abuse

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday that would block the import of all products from China’s northwestern region, where at least 1 million Uyghurs and ethnic minorities are being held in secretive “political reeducation” camps. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bipartisan measure, would create a “rebuttable presumption” assuming goods manufactured…


US Senate Passes Bill to Ban All Xinjiang Goods Over CCP’s Rights Abuses

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill on July 14 that would block the import of all products from China’s northwestern region, where at least 1 million Uyghurs and ethnic minorities are being held in secretive “political reeducation” camps. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bipartisan measure, would create a “rebuttable presumption” assuming goods…