A lifetime pro-democracy activist, Abbas left the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China and came to the United States to study at Washington State University in 1989.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/06/religious-freedom-summit-highlights-atrocities-in-ukraine-china-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=religious-freedom-summit-highlights-atrocities-in-ukraine-china-nigeria

Although China has been attacked several times inside Pakistan and the latter continues to beef up security for Chinese personnel and projects, Beijing’s own (highly questionable) anti-terror efforts are confined to the Muslim-dominated Xinjiang region.

Source: https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/terror-groups-thriving-amidst-security-void-asia

And the inaugural China-Central Asia summit in May produced several trade agreements and stronger support for domestic policies like the Xinjiang crackdown on Uyghurs, says Niva Yau, non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s global China hub.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/17/hes-had-a-bad-summer-xi-faces-calls-to-loosen-grip-as-chinas-crises-mount

An industry and a government official familiar with the matter confirmed that some Vietnamese suppliers may find it hard to comply with the new rules, either because they import cotton from Xinjiang or because they are unable to prove they do not.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/analysis-worlds-apparel-sneakers-hub-vietnam-struggles-as-us-ban-on-xinjiang-cotton-bites/article_adcca9d1-6f99-5f63-93e0-f099c214bd96.html

A senior U.S. official told Reuters last year that U.S. allies appeared committed to following Washington's lead banning forced labor goods from Xinjiang, while warning companies they could not maintain "deliberate ignorance" about their supply chains.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/commodity/NEW-YORK-COTTON-16215/news/U-S-Japan-launch-task-force-on-rights-and-labor-standards-in-supply-chains-42675919/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230106

At Xinjiang University, Dr. Rahile Dawut was a fulcrum of intellectual and social exchange, reaching out to anthropology departments in the United States and Britain to broaden her knowledge of interview techniques.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/asia/rahile-dawut-uyghur-china.html

BEIJING — China said on Wednesday that U.S. high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and it will take measures against U.S. entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty as a diplomatic dispute festered.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/china-sanctions-lockheed-martin-raytheon-over-taiwan-arms-sales-2

Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang and the rugged highlands in Sichuan and Yunnan are located on the fringe of the geologically complex Qinghai-Tibet plateau.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/12/31/final-bodies-found-after-chinas-most-serious-earthquake-in-a-decade/

He added that his ruling “does not in any way undermine the striking consensus in the evidence that there are clear and widespread abuses in the cotton industry” in Xinjiang, “involving human rights violations and the exploitation of forced labor.”

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/01/uk-judge-rejects-uyghur-bid-to-halt-xinjiang-cotton-imports/

He stressed the importance of maintaining order and peace in Xinjiang and ensuring long-term stability.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/27/asia-pacific/xinjiang-religious-crimes/

In November, an apartment fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region in western China, and prompted protests across China, where many blamed the deaths on pandemic restrictions that impeded residents and firefighters.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/world/asia/fire-beijing-hospital.html

In “the rapidly growing lithium EV battery market, or in emerging technologies, companies will need to be vigilant to avoid forced labour supply chain risk” in Xinjiang, the researchers said in a report last year.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/29/battery-power-how-china-could-take-charge-of-the-electric-vehicle-market

Nonetheless, she has continued to sound the alarm about China’s activities, speaking to Congress and officials in the US and around the world about what is happening in Xinjiang.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/she-exposed-chinas-crimes-against-the-uighurs-now-she-needs-the-world-to-save-them/

One lesser-known and rather curious example of this new doublespeak is playing out, once again centered on Xinjiang, the Uyghur region in westernmost China.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/now-you-see-me-now-you-dont-chinese-companies-vanishing-acts-in-xinjiang/

Schoolchildren walking below surveillance cameras in Akto, south of Kashgar, in China's western Xinjiang region on June 4, 2019.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2023/04/21/hikvision-leaked-tape-uyghur-surveillance/

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has accused the Chinese governor of Xinjiang of murder as he joined Uyghur activists protesting against his reported visit to Britain next week.

Source: https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/national/23319501.sir-iain-duncan-smith-joins-protest-uyghur-activists-fcdo/?ref=rss

Spices, Supplements, and Health Products: China is a major producer of spices, including paprika, with Xinjiang being a significant source.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/the-complex-reality-of-uyghur-forced-labor-unveiling-the-products-implicated/

Switzerland has not yet complied with the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Xinjiang.

Source: https://www.thewestonforum.com/china-expert-ralph-weber-the-era-of-comfort-navigation-is-over-culture/

Take Xinjiang - its region saw a red-hot 90% government spending budget increase for travel in 2022.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4655621-new-oriental-education-pivot?source=feed_all_articles

That report cited possible “crimes against humanity” against Uyghurs and others in Xinjiang.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2023/03/un-rights-chief-cites-communication-about-issues-in-china/