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Kashgar's old city: the endgame
May 22, 2012

China's plan to transform the heart of Uyghur culture, learning and urban settlement - Kashgar old city - is well underway. The fact that the Uyghurs themselves have no voice in this process gives the experience a wider significance, says Henryk Szadziewski.

Uyghur Human Rights Leader Rebiya Kadeer Pays Solidarity Visit To Fukushima Disaster Survivors
May 22, 2012

World Uyghur Congress President Rebiya Kadeer wrapped up her trip to Japan by visiting tsunami survivors in Fukushima on Saturday.

The saddle saga: shifting sand in China
May 22, 2012

Our cyclists pit themselves against the Taklamakan desert, pedalling through sandstorms with no-one for company save the occasional passing caravan.

Zhou’s Route From Xinjiang to Party Congress Reveals Bloody Connection
May 22, 2012

On May 18 it was announced that Zhou Yongkang would be a “representative” from Xinjiang Province, the restive Uighur autonomous region in the northwest, for the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Top Chinese military officer's planned Japan trip difficult: Fujimura
May 22, 2012

China's top uniformed military officer Gen. Guo Boxiong is unlikely to visit Japan anytime soon, having postponed a trip because of pressing business at home, top Japanese government spokesman Osamu Fujimura said Tuesday.

China and Turkey revive Silk Road
May 22, 2012

The implications of the burgeoning Sino-Turkic relationship in Central Asia remain unexplored. Washington must act to guarantee everyone's strategic objectives in the region

Tiananmen Square activist loses latest bid to return to China
May 21, 2012

On a warm summer night in 1989, a 21-year-old Chinese student waded into the South China Sea from a deserted beach. Still wearing his clothes and Nike sneakers, he swam to a speedboat waiting 200 yards offshore.

WUC Booklet on Violation of Freedom of Expression in East Turkestan
Dec 20, 2011

The booklet Violation of Freedom of Expression in East Turkestan published by the WUC in November 2011 provides an overview ...

They Can't Send Me Back: Uyghur Asylum Seekers in Europe
Sep 20, 2011

A new report by the UHRP documents the challenges faced by Uyghur asylum seekers in Europe, and examines the reasons...

“Offers They Can't Refuse: China's Relations with the Muslim World”
Sep 12, 2011

A new report, “Offers They Can’t Refuse: China’s Relations with the Muslim World”, examines the Chinese government’s relationships...