Tag: Xinjiang

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…


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…


Facts Matter (Jan. 20): Joe Biden Pledges to Defeat the NRA

Newly released data from the FBI shows that gun sales skyrocketed in 2020, reaching an all-time high. Meanwhile, Joe Biden has pledged to “Defeat the NRA.” Bill Gates is now the largest owner of farmland in America. Over in Florida, a man who described himself as a “hardcore leftist” was arrested for plotting to violently…


Canada Warns Companies Against Using Supply Chains Involved in Forced Labour in China’s Xinjiang

The federal government warned Canadian companies operating in and doing business with China of risks they face if their supply chains are involved in forced labour, citing credible reports of human rights abuses. Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service issued an advisory last week notifying Canadian firms of the legal and reputation risks of doing businesses…


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…


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…


Twitter Says Chinese Regime Tweets Denying ‘Forced Labor’ in Xinjiang Don’t Violate Rules

A Twitter spokesperson told Fox News Thursday that recent tweets by China’s communist regime denying the existence of forced labor in Xinjiang province and accusing the United States of making up lies about the documented human rights violations there do not break the social media platform’s rules. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying posted a series…


Canada, UK Announce Measures to Keep Forced Labour Goods Made in China’s Xinjiang From Entering Global Supply Chain

Canada and the UK have come up with several measures that aim to prevent goods made by forced labour in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from entering the global supply chain and ensure that businesses in both countries are not complicit in forced labour in Xinjiang. Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Mary Ng, Minister…