THE Uyghurs are Turkic-speaking Muslims from the Central Asian region. The largest population live in China’s autonomous Xinjiang region, in the country’s north-west. The Uyghurs are one of a number of persecuted Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, including the Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Kyrgyz and Hui. The region’s name suggests the UyghursRead More →
EUROPE and the US should put their trade tensions aside and join forces to fight China, according to Donald Trump’s envoy to Brussels. By SIMON OSBORNEPUBLISHED: 08:21, Thu, Feb 7, 2019 | UPDATED: 08:50, Thu, Feb 7, 2019 Donald Trump and Jean Claude-Juncker (Image: GETTY) Gordon Sondland, US ambassador to the EU, said the twoRead More →
Chinese authorities are forcing Uyghur Muslims to eat pork, drink alcohol, and observe the Lunar New Year holiday, according to reports by Radio Free Asia (RFA). Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic minority, the majority of whom practice Islam and reside in the northwestern region of China known as Xinjiang. They don’t traditionallyRead More →
BY: Jeffrey Cimmino Follow @jeffcimmino February 6, 2019 4:05 pm Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.), speaking Wednesday at an event about China’s mistreatment of minorities in Xinjiang, argued that China’s repression of its citizens “enables aggression abroad against America and our allies.” Cotton said China has “always felt a deep insecurity andRead More →
US files charges against China’s Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou The US Justice Department has filed a host of criminal charges against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou. The charges against the world’s second largest smartphone maker include bank fraud, obstruction of justice and theftRead More →
Xi Sells ‘One China’ Dreams to the Wrong Country Michael Mazza Security, Asia The Taiwanese people have acclimated to their own culture and way of life. Uncoerced unification between Taipei and Beijing is a Chinese pipe dream. Xi Sells ‘One China’ Dreams to the Wrong Country In a Washington Post op-ed stunning forRead More →
Top US lawmaker compares China’s Uyghur internment facilities to “concentration camps” Oppressing people, such as the Uyghurs, does not lead China to become the great nation it aspires to be, say U.S. Senator Bob Menendez in an interview with News Stream’s Kristie Lu Stout. Source: CNNRead More →
Venezuela crisis: White House ‘will respond to threats against diplomats’ US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition leader Juan Guaidó will be met with “a significant response”. Mr Bolton tweeted on Sunday that any such “intimidation” would be “a graveRead More →
Bank of England blocks Maduro’s $1.2B gold withdrawal – report London (CNN)The Bank of England has blocked Nicolas Maduro’s officials from withdrawing $1.2 billion worth of gold, Bloomberg reported, dealing a further blow to the embattled Venezuelan President as he tries to salvage his authority. According to the report, whichRead More →
Trudeau fires Canada’s ambassador to China amid Huawei controversy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Mr Trudeau said in a statement he hadRead More →