KASHGAR, China, June 17 (Reuters) - As visitors to China's Xinjiang enjoyed new theme park-style tourist centres showcasing the region's Muslim Uyghur culture on a recent national holiday, signs of heavy security and state surveillance were never far away. Tourists smiled and posed in...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill to expedite refugee applications from Uighurs, matching an effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to assist members of the largely Muslim ethnic group that advocates say face persecution in China....
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey called in China’s ambassador on Tuesday after his embassy said it had “the right to respond” to Turkish opposition leaders who criticised China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims when they issued statements referring to violence three decades ago. The politicians, IYI...
Chinese stocks fell on Tuesday as western sanctions against China reduced risk appetite and lingering worries over policy tightening continued to weigh on the market.