Authoritarian states have a history of underestimating democracies, becoming more dangerous after realizing their mistake.
Under renewed pressure from around the world, the Beijing PR machine is deploying enormous resources to depict a positive image of Uighurs in Xinjiang - but the West is not buying it.
Unlike the Darfur protests, taking on China requires courage. While some are speaking out, the lack of a groundswell on this issue shows how politics and fashion count more than principle.
Early last month, China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, officially approved the country’s 14th five-year plan. The strategy was supposed to demonstrate that China has a long-term economic vision that will enable it to thrive, despite the country’s geopolitical contest...
Washington Needs to Offer an Alternative
VANCOUVER—An adviser to British Columbia Premier John Horgan will not be seeking reappointment after he sparked outrage when he called accusations of genocide against Uyghurs in western China “lies.”
The province’s Minister of State for Trade, George Chow, issued a brief statement late...
Leaving Xinjiang has not meant Uyghur women are free of Beijing’s grasp.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia holds deep concerns about China’s treatment of Uighurs - including potential forced sterilisation programs - after the country’s ambassador told Canberra to stop criticising it over human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
In a two-hour media event on...
Australian Uighurs are calling for the Chinese ambassador to meet them to help make contact with loved ones missing in Xinjiang.