Xinjiang produces around 6.6 million tons of aluminum per year, accounting for a tenth of the global supply.

Protests against strict COVID-19 curbs in Urumqi city, Xinjiang, China, in this screen grab obtained from a video released on Nov. 25, 2022.

Many Xinjiang residents are frustrated with the Chinese regime's harsh COVID-19 controls. In September, some reported hunger amid spotty food deliveries. Xinjiang "is an open-air prison,” Muhammed Emin said.

The Uyghurs have been living in East Turkestan, what is now officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, since the 6th century. Xinjiang was formally incorporated into the Chinese Empire by the Qing Dynasty in 1884.

In this special episode, we sat down with Tursunay Ziyawudun, a Xinjiang concentration camp survivor. She recounts her experience inside the camp, how she got out, and what her decision to speak out is costing her family. Translating for her is Mr.

The Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday reiterated Beijing's denial that there had ever been forced labor in Xinjiang and heavily criticized the report's findings.

Xinjiang Cotton and US Law According to the Department of Labor, since 2016, the Chinese Communist Party has subjected Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang to genocide, state-imposed forced labor, and crimes against humanity

Other Deaths in Xinjiang In August, a toddler allegedly died amid the stringent lockdown measures in Yining City, Xinjiang. In October, a six-month-old boy died in a hospital in Korla City, Xinjiang.

Most of them would have to leave Xinjiang on foot because public transportation  has been suspended. “There are hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in Xinjiang. There are also street vendors from outside of Xinjiang,” he said.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Dec. 25 replaced the far-western Xinjiang region's Party chief, according to state news agency Xinhua.

It includes a planned trip to the western region of Xinjiang where activists say some 1 million Uyghurs have been held in mass detention. The Chinese regime rejects accusations of abuse in Xinjiang.

American companies related to China’s Xinjiang region may have cause for concern. The United States says if they want to avoid that risk, they have to exit supply chains, ventures, and investments connected to the region.

Yining—a city in China's western Xinjiang region—had been under complete lockdown since July 30, when authorities reported 10 asymptomatic cases.

“The United States considers the Chinese government’s brutal oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang an ‘ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity.’”

The United States has labeled the CCP's treatment of ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang as genocide.

He said that New Zealand also should not look into stopping imports from Xinjiang, claiming it was a “great tool” for discussions around a more “compatible view of human business.”

The bill prohibits some imports from Xinjiang and imposes sanctions for human rights violations. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo) 'Crimes Against Humanity' Xinjiang is China's westernmost and geographically largest region.

The report published Wednesday says China's treatment of Muslim minorities in western Xinjiang province may constitute crimes against humanity.

In August, a 17-month-old died in a hospital in the Yili City of Xinjiang due to a delay in medical treatment caused by the lockdown policies. Xinjiang has been under stringent lockdown since August amid a recent flare-up of the pandemic.

“In 2022, let’s start an all-electric journey in Xinjiang!” The post is accompanied by pictures of the opening ceremony, where people hold placards like “Tesla [heart] Xinjiang.”

Protests against strict COVID-19 curbs in Urumqi city, Xinjiang, China, in this screen grab obtained from a video released on Nov. 25, 2022.

The U.S. government has already banned all cotton, tomato products, and some solar panel materials from Xinjiang over forced labor concerns.

Several Western countries have joined forces to call for a debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council over China's "crimes against humanity" in the Xinjiang region.

Embassy in Beijing added on June 7 that the United States' stance on Xinjiang has not changed. Uyghur women work in a textile factory in Hotan county, Xinjiang Province, China, on Apr. 27, 2019. (Azamat Imanaliev/Shutterstock) U.S.

"So will the government now sanction him as well as [former Xinjiang CCP Secretary] Chen Quanguo, the butcher of Xinjiang?"

VOC reports that public security organizations in Xinjiang purchased Intel hard disks and servers until at least 2021.

Jiang Faction Builds Up Military Force after Xinjiang Riot Ji Da, an expert on China issues, had previously told The Epoch Times that Xinjiang used to be an independent kingdom of Jiang Zemin's camp, and they often deliberately used local ethnic conflicts

-bound modules are documented as using non-Xinjiang polysilicon, even as the same companies remain deeply tied to Xinjiang production.

"The findings reflect the credible accounts of grave human rights violations taking place in Xinjiang," Joly said in a statement on Sept. 1.

He added that the Tiananmen clampdown and the mass suppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang are “chapters of the same story."