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A bad year for Xi clouds Communist China’s 70th birthday celebrations
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A bad year for Xi clouds Communist China’s 70th birthday celebrations

It was meant to be an unabashed celebration of the triumph of Communism in China, and of President Xi Jinping’s…
India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city
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India’s splitting of Kashmir opposed in Muslim border city

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s surprise move to carve out sparsely populated Ladakh from the state of Jammu and Kashmir…
Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free
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Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free

China’s claim that “most” inmates have been released from re-education camps in its Xinjiang region has been met with anger…
China says most people in Xinjiang camps have ‘returned to society’
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China says most people in Xinjiang camps have ‘returned to society’

BEIJING (Reuters) – Most people sent to mass detention centers in China’s Xinjiang region have “returned to society”, a senior…
China’s police state goes global, leaving refugees in fear
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China’s police state goes global, leaving refugees in fear

Muslims who escaped China’s crackdown in Xinjiang still live in fear, saying new homes abroad and even Western passports afford…
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
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Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of…
Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing
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Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing

Chinese diplomats are increasingly turning to Twitter to defend Beijing’s policies to the international community, taking combative stances and courting…
As China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang, it opens its doors to tourists
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As China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang, it opens its doors to tourists

From the expansive dunes of the Taklamakan Desert to the snow-capped peaks of Tianshan, Chinese authorities are selling troubled Xinjiang…
How China intimidates Uighurs abroad by threatening their families
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How China intimidates Uighurs abroad by threatening their families

At least 1.5 million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are thought to be detained in “reeducation camps” in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous…
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
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Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang

The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China’s restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot…
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