US removes East Turkestan Islamic Movement from list of terror organisationsIn an order issued on October 20 and made public on November 5, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the group had been remov...
07 Nov, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
Raising stakes, US brands China claims in South China Sea as illegalThe United States has long rejected Beijing's sweeping claims in the South China Sea, which is both home to valuable oil and gas deposits a...
14 Jul, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
China hits back; sanctions top US officials, politicians in response to Xinjiang banForeign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told the media here that the behaviour of the US officials and politicians, and visa ban on some...
13 Jul, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
China slaps tit-for-tat sanctions on US lawmakers, envoy over XinjiangChina announced on Monday retaliatory sanctions against three senior Republican lawmakers and a US envoy in a deepening row over Beijing's ...
13 Jul, 2020, 03.20 PM IST
China says will hit back against US sanctions over Uighur rightsBeijing described the new US sanctions as “deeply detrimental” to mutual relations, already strained by differences over China’s handling o...
10 Jul, 2020, 11.08 PM IST
US sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minorities in Xinjiang; Beijing vows to retaliateChina is accused of mass detentions, religious persecution and forced sterilisation of Uyghurs and others in the resource-rich northwestern...
10 Jul, 2020, 07.09 PM IST
Uyghur rights body asks UN to declare atrocities on community as genocideThe Campaign for Uyghurs has released a report titled ‘Genocide in East Turkistan’ in which it has highlighted how the Chinese government h...
10 Jul, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
US Congress introduces bill to sanction China for excesses against UyghursA bipartisan group of US Congressmen last week introduced a bill seeking sanctions on China over its “human rights abuses” of the Muslim (U...
19 Nov, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
China reportedly sending wives of Pakistani nationals to correction centresThe issue may adversely impact the all-weather friendship between the two countries and their joint pet project- the China Pakistan Economi...
24 Apr, 2018, 09.33 PM IST
- CPEC-loving Pakistan needs to learn from Beijing’s recent treatment of Muslims
The plight of Muslims in Xinjiang has been under scanner for quite a while. Recently, China even banned names like Muhammad, Haji, Islam an...
14 Jun, 2017, 09.48 AM IST
Tibet quake death toll 17; China sends rescue team to NepalThe temblor damaged several temples in Tibet's border area, but no casualties have been reported from there so far.
26 Apr, 2015, 09.40 AM IST
China orders monasteries in Tibet to display Chinese flagChina has ordered all Buddhist monasteries in Tibet to display China's national flag as part of its efforts to maintain social stability in...
09 Apr, 2015, 07.18 PM IST
- Chinese leaders focus on Tibet, Xinjiang ahead of key meet
Top Chinese leaders are brainstorming about initiatives that would help bring stability to Tibet and Xinjiang, the two strategic regions ma...
23 Oct, 2012, 06.09 PM IST
- China steps up control on Internet and mobile phones in Tibet
China has stepped up controls on mobile phones and Internet in Tibet in the midst of recurring suicides by Buddhist monks.
01 Mar, 2012, 09.56 PM IST
- Chinese officials asked to prepare for 'war' in Tibet: Report
Describing the situation in Tibet as "grave", China has ordered authorities there to prepare themselves for "a war against secessionist sab...
10 Feb, 2012, 03.07 PM IST
- China to open 251 schools in Tibet to teach Mandarin, Tibetan
China today announced plans to set up 251 new kindergartens offering education both in Mandarin and the Tibetan languages in Tibet.
27 Dec, 2011, 07.19 PM IST
- Don't meddle in reincarnation process: China tells Dalai Lama
China has warned the Dalai Lama against interfering in the reincarnation process to select a successor after his death.
13 Nov, 2011, 05.46 PM IST