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UN rights chief to visit China's Xinjiang in May

Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief said Tuesday she would make a long-delayed visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide.

AFP

China says protects free speech within limits, welcomes Bachelet visit to Xinjiang in May

Freedom of expression is protected in China but cannot be an excuse to put anyone above the law, a Chinese envoy to the U.N. said on Tuesday after the U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet voiced concern at arrests and prison terms for critics there.

Reuters

U.N. rights boss Bachelet says China visit agreed in May, including Xinjiang

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced on Tuesday that she has reached an agreement with China for a visit, "foreseen" in May, and said that she had already raised the cases of some critics who have been arrested for speaking out.

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The Kiwi journalist defending the Chinese Communist Party

New Zealander Andy Boreham labelled by critics as a China propagandist says he is proud of being a voice for the country.

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China says U.N. rights boss welcome to visit Xinjiang in near future

Wang Yi, China's foreign minister, said on Monday that the U.N. rights chief would be welcome to visit the Xinjiang region in the near future.

Reuters

Activists urge UN rights chief to release delayed report on Xinjiang

Now that the Beijing Winter Olympics is over, U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet must release her long-delayed report on alleged violations in China's Xinjiang region against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Reuters

China's foreign minister says U.N. human rights chief can visit Xinjiang

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet can visit Xinjiang, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday, but China does not welcome any investigation based on the presumption of guilt.

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Olympic sponsor Airbnb profits from Xinjiang, Tibet listings

Beijing (AFP) - Olympic sponsor Airbnb has hundreds of listings in Xinjiang and Tibet, two regions where China stands accused of widespread human rights abuses and forced cultural assimilation, new research reveals.

AFP

IOC chief rebukes Beijing Olympics organisers for political statements

Beijing (AFP) - The IOC called an immediate meeting with Chinese organisers to remind them to keep politics out of the Beijing Olympics, president Thomas Bach said Friday, after a local spokeswoman hit back at "lies" about Xinjiang.

AFP

Beijing Winter Olympics official says stories of Chinese human rights abuses are 'lies'

An International Olympic Committee spokesman bats away several sensitive questions regarding human rights, Xinjiang labour camps, Taiwan and Hong Kong – but his counterpart on the Beijing Organising Committee is far more hawkish.

ABC News

Beijing Olympic Organizers Hit Out at Xinjiang 'Lies'

Beijing Olympics organizers hit out at "lies" about Xinjiang on Thursday and reiterated the Chinese government's stance on Taiwan, while also railing against "politicizing" the Games. The United States has led a diplomatic boycott by some Western nations at the Games over rights concerns in China, especially the fate of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing 2022 organisers claim stories of Xinjiang human rights abuses are ‘lies’

The Winter Olympics have plunged been into further controversy after Beijing 2022 spokesperson Yan Jiarong dismissed human rights violations among the Uyghur muslim population as ‘lies’

The Guardian - UK

Beijing Olympics get political with Taiwan, Uyghur questions

For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things

The Independent UK

Beijing Olympic organisers hit out at Xinjiang 'lies'

Beijing (AFP) - Beijing Olympics organisers hit out at "lies" about Xinjiang on Thursday and reiterated the Chinese government's stance on Taiwan, while also railing against "politicising" the Games.

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UK pledges $34 million to enhance security in Indo-Pacific

Britain committed 25 million pounds ($34 million) to strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific as part of a pact with Australia, and leaders of both countries expressed "grave concerns" about China's policies in its far western region of Xinjiang.

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 13 – as it happened

Kamila Valieva slipped to fourth in figure skating and Team GB secured their first medal on a dramatic day in Beijing

The Independent UK

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

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China continues its labour abuse practices against Uighurs: UN

A new UN report details a ‘widespread and systematic programme’ of abuse in Xinjiang as well as China’s vehement denial.

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UN Labor Agency Cites Concerns about China's Xinjiang Region

An annual report from the United Nations labor agency Friday highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China's western Xinjiang region, noting signs of “coercive measures” that deprive workers of free choice in selecting jobs and calling on Beijing to provide more information about how it's…

Reuters

China's labour policies in Xinjiang are discriminatory, ILO body says

An International Labour Organization committee has expressed "deep concern" about China's policies in its far western region of Xinjiang, calling them discriminatory and asking Beijing to bring its employment practices into line with global standards.

The Independent UK

UN labor agency cites concerns about China's Xinjiang region

An annual report from the United Nations labor agency has highlighting the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region

The Conversation

Trudeau should have withdrawn Canada from the 2022 Beijing Olympics after reports of Chinese residential schools

Last June, Canada’s delegation to the United Nations was part of an international effort calling for UN inspectors to have free and unfettered access to China’s Xinjiang region to assess reports of human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims.

The Conversation

Can China use the Beijing Olympics to 'sportwash' its abuses against the Uyghurs? Only if the world remains silent

Many issues have cast a shadow over the Beijing Winter Olympics in recent weeks, from China’s controversial “zero-COVID” approach to the looming possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

Beijing sells troubled Xinjiang as a winter sports paradise

Beijing (AFP) - China's vast region of Xinjiang has hit the headlines as a centre of massive alleged human rights abuses, but Beijing is keen it gets recognition for another reason -- as a top winter sports destination.

The Guardian - UK

‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus

Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled allure as a business hub, say expats

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