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As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
Middle East
October 24, 2018
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Kunlun Co, the key Chinese conduit for transactions with Iran, is set to halt handling…
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
World
October 16, 2018
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
Hong Kong (CNN) ̶ China has fiercely defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary…
China legalizes Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ after denying they exist
World
October 11, 2018
China legalizes Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ after denying they exist
(CNN) – Authorities in China’s far-western Xinjiang region appear to have officially legalized so-called re-education camps for people accused…
Own up to mass Muslim detentions, Amnesty tells China
World
September 24, 2018
Own up to mass Muslim detentions, Amnesty tells China
China must come clean about the fate of an estimated one million minority Muslims swept up in a “massive…
China rejects allegations of detaining million Uighurs in camps in Xinjiang
World
August 13, 2018
China rejects allegations of detaining million Uighurs in camps in Xinjiang
China rejected on Monday allegations raised by a UN panel that 1 million Uighurs may be held in internment…
AP Exclusive: In western China, thought police instill fear
World
December 17, 2017
AP Exclusive: In western China, thought police instill fear
Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by…
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
World
August 9, 2017
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan Wednesday, killing 19 people and injuring…