June 2010
Uyghurs Commemorate the One- year Anniversary of the Urumchi Tragedy
- Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:00
On July 5th, Uyghurs in exile around the world and their supporters will remember and honor the lives lost a year ago during the Urumchi tragedy in East Turkestan and show their continued dedication to the Uyghurs' struggle for human rights and freedom.
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An open door for Mutalip
- Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:00
The name of the city where Mutalip was born remained the same for thousands of years. When Mutalip’s grandfather was a boy, he was one of about a million Uighur (WEE-gur) people living in this desert oasis. At that time the region had a very clear Uighur majority, and the official language was Uighur. Now the city has a new name.
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Kyrgyz and Uzbeks Turn Out to Vote for Stability
- Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:00
Just weeks after Kyrgyzstan's worst violence in the post-Soviet era, voters turned out in larger-than-expected numbers on June 27 to cast ballots in a constitutional referendum. Many voters said they yearned for a return of stability to Kyrgyzstan.
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Espionage Probe Casts Shadow on Ties with China
- Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:00
A new espionage case is putting pressure on ties between Germany and China. German prosecutors are investigating senior Chinese officials who they believe spied on Falun Gong supporters in Germany. The developments have seriously strained relations and brought back practices last used during the Cold War.
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US & China play 'chicken' in the Yellow Sea
- Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:00
A first rate crisis is brewing in and around the Korean Peninsula that may well come to a head this week. The escalation of military tensions in the Yellow Sea that separates the Korean Peninsula from the Chinese mainland is likely to take two pathways - one originating in Pyongyang and the other in Beijing - or both.
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Zardari to visit China during joint military excercise; nuke deal likely
- Wed, 06/30/2010 - 12:00
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is visiting Beijing during the joint military exercise between China and his country on the Muslim dominated border region of Ningxia early next month. During the visit, Zardari is likely to push Chinese leaders to take a final decision on the propose sale of nuclear power reactors.
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Shaoguan, One Year On
- Tue, 06/29/2010 - 12:00
A year after an attack on ethnic minority Uyghurs at the Xuri Toy Factory in southern China’s Shaoguan left at least two people dead, sparking further ethnic tensions across the country, no Uyghur workers remain on the payroll, workers said.
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China's push to develop its west hasn't closed income gap with east, critics say
- Mon, 06/28/2010 - 12:00
Ten years ago, China's leadership launched its "Go West" campaign, an ambitious plan to develop and modernize the country's poor western hinterlands. The aim was simple: to close the region's yawning income gap with the more prosperous east and assuage restive minority populations, particularly in Xinjiang and Tibet.
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EU must press China over human rights: Amnesty, HRW
- Mon, 06/28/2010 - 12:00
Human rights groups Monday urged the European Union to use talks with China this week to demand Beijing release dissidents, withdraw curbs on freedom of expression and end arbitrary arrests.
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China's 'Major' Terrorist Haul
- Fri, 06/25/2010 - 12:00
Earlier this week, Chinese authorities said they had uncovered a ‘major’ terrorist organization. The timing raised some eyebrows, as it the announcement came just a couple of weeks before the anniversary of the riots last year in Ürümqi.
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