Xi Jinping’s Xinjiang Visit Overshadowed By Uyghur Detention Camp Accusations | Asia

Xi Jinping’s Xinjiang Visit Overshadowed By Uyghur Detention Camp Accusations | Asia

The United States formally determined in January 2021 that China’s actions in Xinjiang constitute genocide, according to the US State Department. Photo : AP Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Urumqi in late September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to Reuters. The trip was heavily publicised by state broadcaster…

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China's No. 2 leader, in debut of sorts on world stage at UN, echoes his nation's concern about US

China’s No. 2 leader, in debut of sorts on world stage at UN, echoes his nation’s concern about US

NEW YORK – China’s second-in-command sounded his nation’s oft-repeated alarm against aggressive and unilateral action in global politics, addressing world leaders Friday in a speech brimming with references that echoed long-standing concerns about the United States and the Trump administration in particular — and cast Beijing as a defender of the world order in an…

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China Reacts to Trump’s $14B TikTok Takeover

China has responded to President Donald Trump’s executive order approving a $14 billion deal to restructure TikTok’s operations in the United States. The move followed Trump’s announcement that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had signed off on the deal during their recent talks. Why It Matters TikTok, with more than 170 million U.S. users, has become…

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Xi calls for win-win ties with the US

Xi calls for win-win ties with the US

President urges open, fair business environment for Chinese companies President Xi Jinping has urged the United States to avoid taking unilateral trade restrictive measures to prevent undermining the achievements from multiple rounds of economic and trade consultations. Xi made the remarks during a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Sept 19. The two…

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‘Completely correct’: China’s ethnic affairs chief hails Xinjiang policies in Xi’s ‘new era’

‘Completely correct’: China’s ethnic affairs chief hails Xinjiang policies in Xi’s ‘new era’

China’s top official overseeing ethnic and religious affairs has saluted Beijing’s approach to Xinjiang over the past decade, bookending a landmark trip by President Xi Jinping to the region to mark its founding. Addressing a major event in Urumqi on Thursday for the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Wang Huning said that…

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