Hundreds of Muslims in China’s Yunnan province staged protests outside government offices following the detention of Imam Ma Yuwei. Footage on social media showed crowds praying and demanding his release in Yuxi city after police took Ma from a restaurant on Sunday. Witnesses reported that plainclothes police surrounded the area, detainin...
China has demolished the Rebiya Kadeer Trade Center, once a prominent building symbolizing Uyghur entrepreneurship and identity in Urumqi in Chinese-occupied East Turkistan. Satellite images confirm the site is now rubble. Built in 1990, the seven-story center housed more than 600 shops, conference halls, and classrooms. It played a key role ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on goods from Mexico, China, and Canada, describing it as a “major mistake.” Speaking at the Brookings Institution, a US-based think tank, on Tuesday, Biden highlighted his administration’s efforts to support post-COVID-19 economic ...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump’s latest threats to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports, particularly from China, are raising alarms over their potential to significantly hike the cost of living for American families. According to a recent report from the National Retail Federation, the proposed tariffs could slash consumer...
Several members of the U.N. Security Council have condemned the U.S. for vetoing a fourth resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. China’s envoy Fu Cong expressed deep disappointment, accusing the U.S. of worsening the plight of Palestinians, pushing them “further into darkness and desperation.” He called for accountability, qu...
Lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill last week to mark East Turkestan National Day, commemorating the founding of two short-lived Uyghur republics in 1933 and 1944. The event highlighted the ongoing persecution of Uyghurs in the Chinese occupied East Turkestan region. The commemoration began with the national anthems of the U.S. and East Turkest...
More than 50 lawmakers worldwide are calling on the United Nations to intervene and protect 48 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over a decade. These detainees have been held at Thailand’s Immigration Detention Center since 2014. They are at risk of being deported to China, where they could face […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least seven people, including two army personnel, were killed and three others injured in explosions in southwest Pakistan, the military said Thursday. Two army personnel, including a major, were killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated during a security operation in the Harnai district of sout...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden will host Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the White House on Tuesday, a spokesperson has said. During the visit, Biden will celebrate the 75th anniversary of US-Indonesian relations and pay tribute to those affected by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, said Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement. R...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has expressed “surprise” over the Chinese ambassador’s statement on security issues in the South Asian country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the statement by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong “does not reflect Islamabad and Beijing diplomatic tradition.” “Islamabad is fully aware of Beijing’s co...
