Business / Corporate Jan 11, 2022
After China backlash, Intel deletes reference to Xinjiang from letter to suppliers
In the initial version of its letter, the U.S. chipmaker had asked suppliers to avoid the sanctions-hit region.
Business Jan 4, 2022
Tesla opens showroom in China’s Xinjiang region, cited by U.S. as genocide hub
by Ella Ceron
The move comes just over a week after U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill requiring firms to prove their activities in Xinjiang don't involve forced labor.
Business / Corporate Jan 4, 2022
Japanese apparel-makers increasingly conscious of human rights
Some firms are moving away from the use of cotton from China's Xinjiang region, amid claims of forced labor among its Uyghur population.
Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 30, 2021
New Xinjiang chief expected to maintain policies while boosting economic focus
by Martin Quin Pollard
Ma Xingrui's stewardship of Guangdong, China's largest provincial economy, may point to why he was chosen to replace Chen Quanguo, who oversaw a heavy handed security campaign.
Business Dec 24, 2021
Intel apologizes over its statement on forced labor in Xinjiang
by John Liu
Intel is the latest example of a multinational firm that has struggled to balance compliance with U.S. sanctions against Xinjiang and Chinese nationalist sentiment.
Business Dec 23, 2021
The lead singer of TFBoys said it will terminate all partnerships with the U.S. company immediately: "National interests trump everything!”
Business | FOCUS Dec 18, 2021
Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm to win Beijing's favor
by Steve Stecklow and Jeffrey Dastin
Amazon's compliance with a Chinese government edict is part of a deeper, decadelong effort by the company to protect and grow its business in one of the world's largest marketplaces.
World Dec 17, 2021
U.S. hits China with new trade curbs and sanctions over Uyghur rights
Rights experts, witnesses and the U.S. government say more than 1 million Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims are incarcerated in camps.
National / Politics Dec 11, 2021
Japan won't send Cabinet ministers to attend Beijing Olympics: sources
Japan will instead send Yasuhiro Yamashita, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, to attend the Games, government sources said.
Asia Pacific Dec 11, 2021
The remarks followed the U.S.-organized Summit for Democracy, which aimed to shore up like-minded allies in the face of autocratic regimes such as China.
Asia Pacific Dec 10, 2021
China guilty of Xinjiang genocide, says independent U.K. panel
The tribunal has no government backing, meaning its conclusions are nonbinding, but its decision is certain to elicit an angry response from China.
Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 7, 2021
'National interests' first: Japan weighs stance as U.S. plans Beijing Olympic boycott
by Jesse Johnson
Washington cited Beijing's human rights "atrocities" in its planned diplomatic boycott, while Tokyo said its own "national interests" would be key in determining whether to follow suit.