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China opens world’s ‘longest’ expressway tunnel in Xinjiang
Beijing: China on Friday opened to traffic a 22.13-km-long tunnel, which it claimed to be the “world’s longest”, in Xinjiang province. The Tianshan Shengli tunnel, which traverses through the central Tianshan Mountains…
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End repression of Muslim Uyghurs, minorities in Xinjiang: US to China
Washington: The US has urged China to take immediate action to end its ongoing repression of Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang. In a statement…
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China bars Uyghur Muslims from Haj pilgrimage this year: Report
The Chinese authorities have once again barred Uyghur Muslims from the Xinjiang province from travelling to Saudi Arabia to participate in the annual Haj pilgrimage, the Islamic Association of China said in its…
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China: ‘Sinicisation of Islam inevitable’, says Xinjiang official
Xinjiang’s top Communist Party official has stated that the “sinicisation” of Islam in the Muslim-majority region in China is “inevitable”. “Everyone knows that Islam in Xinjiang needs to be sinicised, this is…
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German chemicals firm BASF to withdraw from Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
London: The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s…
