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China: Mounting concerns over forced labour in Xinjiang
Reports have alleged that millions of Uyghurs and other ethnic-minorities have been detained in re-education camps and forced to work in factories in Xinjiang, as well as transferred to areas outside of Xinjiang under a government-led labour transfer scheme. Mounting evidence has indicated that Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities are being employed under conditions of forced labour in ...
How Xinjiang offers Hong Kong a bridge to Central Asia — and what the ...
Xinjiang’s transport links and proximity to Central Asia can help Hong Kong expand in region, but Western sanctions create hurdles, analysts say.
UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability
A 2018 satellite image shows detention camps built near the Kunshan Industrial Park in China’s Xinjiang region. Planet Labs/AP, The following month the Chinese government finally acknowledged the existence of what it called “ vocational training centres [8] ”. But it justified these as necessary to counter “terrorism” and “extremism”. The latest UN report leaves no doubt large ...
108-arm Robot for Cotton Topping Deployed in China's Xinjiang
July marks the critical window for cotton topping in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In cotton fields across Xinjiang, farmers are racing against the farming schedule to carry out topping operations with fleets of robotic cotton toppers, replacing...
Ancient wells fuel cold-water fishery, grape farming in "Land of Fire"
However, this basin in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has recently gone viral online for a seemingly unlikely catch: a harvest of salmon, perch and trout. These cold-water species are now thriving in ponds across this fiery land. The secret lies in a 2,000-year-old underground water channel system still in use today -- the Karez Wells.
From snow-capped mountains to culinary delights, Xinjiang has much to ...
To me, Xinjiang felt wild and rustic, compared to the bustling metropolises of Beijing and Guangzhou. The writer at Dushanzi Grand Canyon.
Ancient wells fuel cold-water fishery, grape farming in "Land of Fire"
However, this basin in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has recently gone viral online for a seemingly unlikely catch: a harvest of salmon, perch and trout. These cold-water species are now thriving in ponds across this fiery land. The secret lies in a 2,000-year-old underground water channel system still in use today -- the Karez Wells.
Southern China faces torrential rain, floods after Typhoon Noul makes ...
Flash floods are expected in parts of Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and southeastern Xinjiang from Sunday evening through Monday evening.
Ancient wells fuel cold-water fishery, grape farming in "Land of Fire"
However, this basin in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has recently gone viral online for a seemingly unlikely catch: a harvest of salmon, perch and trout. These cold-water species are now thriving in ponds across this fiery land. The secret lies in a 2,000-year-old underground water channel system still in use today -- the Karez Wells.
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