Posts Tagged ‘Tourism’
Propaganda, Tourism and Culture: Hu Heping Taking Us for a Ride
In August 2023, US Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo was in Beijing to meet the Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hu Heping, where both sides agreed to “foster better understanding” on tourism between the US and China while citing the importance of “people-to-people” exchanges to the broader US-China relationship.
Read MoreState Department MOU Recognizes China’s Ownership and Control Over Uyghur and Tibetan Cultural Heritage
Uyghurs and Tibetans have seen the People’s Republic of China (PRC) purposefully destroy their cultural heritage in an effort to create the false narrative that the Han were always the dominant culture throughout what is now China.
Read MoreUHRP Alerts Commerce Secretary Raimondo to Uyghur Human Rights Risks Regarding “China-US Tourism Summit”
Following the release of a UHRP briefing highlighting the risk of complicity faced by international travel companies offering organized tours to East Turkistan, Executive Director Omer Kanat sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to express concerns over tourism cooperation with the Chinese government.
Read MoreTwo Tourism Companies Drop East Turkistan Offerings, UHRP Calls for Zero Package Tours in a Genocide Zone
The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) is calling on international travel companies to drop package tours to East Turkistan, following the release of a UHRP briefing highlighting their risk of complicity in an ongoing genocide.
Read MoreGenocide Tours: International Travel Companies in East Turkistan
New research from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) highlights the troubling industry of organized travel to the Uyghur region despite ongoing crimes against humanity and genocide. The briefing, Genocide Tours: International Travel Companies in East Turkistan, is the first on a series on the tourism industry in East Turkistan.
Read MoreUHRP Finds Prominent International Travel Companies Offering Problematic “Genocide Tours” in East Turkistan
New research from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) highlights the troubling industry of organized travel to the Uyghur region despite ongoing crimes against humanity and genocide. The briefing, Genocide Tours: International Travel Companies in East Turkistan, is the first on a series on the tourism industry in East Turkistan, also known as “Xinjiang.”
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