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When Chinese authorities detained Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti in January 2014, his daughter Jewher Ilham was preparing for a future she believed would include both her family and her father's work promoting dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. Instead, Tohti was sentenced later that year to life imprisonment on separatism-related charges.

China's xinjiang crackdown shifts focus from camps to identity, language, and religion. Despite claims of re-education graduates, a vast network of prisons, surveillance, and boarding schools persists. Uyghur culture faces suppression through education and labor programs, sparking renewed international concern over alleged crimes against humanity.

The US Trade Representative has proposed additional tariffs on goods from 54 economies, including India, over concerns about forced labor in supply chains. This move, stemming from a Section 301 investigation, could impact India's exports, particularly those relying on Chinese inputs, despite existing domestic prohibitions on forced labor.

According to images examined by Reuters, China has built more than 80 launch pads along with three large octagon-shaped facilities near the Hami nuclear missile silo field in the country's north-west. The launch pads could be used by mobile missile launchers and air-defence systems, while the larger facilities may support communications, electronic warfare and military command functions, according to security analysts who reviewed the imagery.

China is enhancing its nationwide surveillance with AI and LLM-powered systems, shifting towards predictive policing. Local governments are deploying new technologies that interpret video feeds and retrieve footage via text prompts, automating monitoring and identifying unusual behavior in real-time. This upgrade aims to improve efficiency and proactive risk assessment.

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government. She is accused of promoting pro-PRC propaganda and sharing favorable articles without notifying the US government. Wang's attorneys stated she accepts responsibility for past personal mistakes and apologizes to the community.

Discover the colossal meteorites that dwarf typical museum displays, with some weighing up to 60 tons. These massive iron and nickel fragments, like the immovable Hoba in Namibia and Argentina's El Chaco, offer insights into the early solar system. Their survival is attributed to the durability of iron meteorites during atmospheric entry.

Anthropic's paper outlines two scenarios for US-China AI leadership by 2028. In one, the US maintains its compute advantage through tightened export controls, leading to democratic AI norms. The other sees China overtaking the US if policymakers fail to act, resulting in authoritarian AI dominance.

India has strongly refuted China's latest attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh. New Delhi described the move as a mischievous effort to assert false claims. Such actions by China cannot alter the reality that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India. These attempts undermine efforts to stabilize bilateral ties between the two nations.

India has strongly rejected China's latest attempt to rename 23 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a "mischievous attempt" to assign fictitious names. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that such actions detract from efforts to stabilize India-China ties and reinforce China's baseless claims over the Indian state.

A wife in xinjiang suspected her husband of cheating. She secretly tied herself to the back of his moving truck to follow him. Traffic police spotted her dangerous ride and intervened. The incident highlights extreme jealousy and trust issues in relationships. The husband faced a fine and points deduction for not checking his truck.

China has agreed that the UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet can visit xinjiang after the Beijing Olympics, the South China Morning Post said, citing unidentified sources. Beijing had asked Bachelet's office not to publish a report on the situation in xinjiang, the paper said on Thursday.

Chinese police shot dead six "attackers" who tried to set off an explosive device in the troubled xinjiang province on Monday.

China on Saturday maintained silence on India's abstention at the voting at the UNHRC on the human rights situation in xinjiang, but defended its crackdown against Uygur Muslims, saying it was aimed at countering "terrorism and separatism."

China's xinjiang province, which borders Pakistan, wants investment by Indian companies and tourists from India to visit the recreated version of the ancient Silk Road.

Almost 860,000 high school students in xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will receive free education, the regional education department said.

xinjiang's Qiemo county government announced an annual cash reward of 10,000 yuan (US$ 1,627) for 5 years for mixed marriage couples besides welfare benefits but skeptics argued that it may not work.

As visitors to China's xinjiang enjoyed new theme park-style tourist centres showcasing the region's Muslim Uyghur culture on a recent national holiday, signs of heavy security and state surveillance were never far away.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said levels of happiness among all ethnic groups in the western region of xinjiang are rising and that China plans to keep teaching its residents a "correct" outlook on China, Xinhua news agency reported late on Saturday.

Activists are appealing to Tesla Inc. to close a new showroom in China's northwestern region of xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities.

China seems to be going back to the Mao era by organizing public rallies for ‘mass sentencing of criminals’ in the restive border province of xinjiang.

A dozen people were killed in police shootings and an explosion in the disturbed Chinese province of xinjiang.