The U.S. added over 50 Chinese tech firms to its export blacklist to curb Beijing’s access to AI and advanced computing technologies, citing national security concerns.
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US is investigating Chinese telecom firms, including Huawei and ZTE, over concerns they are bypassing US restrictions. Authorities suspect security risks and potential ties to Beijing.
Mehmet Emin Hazret’s book, Kissinger and China: 50 Years of Love versus Betrayal, was published. The work analyzes Henry Kissinger’s half-century relationship with China, offering a critical perspective on U.S.-China relations.
The U.S. unsealed indictments against China-based cyber actors, imposing sanctions and offering multimillion-dollar rewards for information on hacking activities targeting key infrastructure.
Rights groups, along with several Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and local residents, gathered at the historic former Royal Mint Court in London to protest China's plan for a 'mega-embassy.
The U.S. has announced a new visa restriction policy that will apply to current or former foreign government officials responsible for, or complicit in, the forced return of Uyghurs to China.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China. The resolution calls on Thailand to halt the return of Uyghurs to China and urges EU member states to suspend extradition agreements with China.
In East Turkistan, during Ramadan, Uyghurs are ordered to film themselves eating at noon and submit the videos to authorities, in addition to threat meetings, home inspections, and mass banquets aimed at preventing fasting.
Rights group reports that Chinese authorities sentenced 1,545 prisoners of conscience, especially Uyghurs, over six years, with harsh penalties and an overrepresentation of women.
Aziz Isa Elkun, exiled Uyghur, spoke to his mother after seven years. She was detained in 2018. He seeks UK government support to reunite with her.
According to sources, the United States, Canada, and Australia had offered to resettle the Uyghurs before Thailand deported them to China. However, Thailand has disregarded these offers for fear of upsetting China.
The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide's report reveals that China continues to massively detain Uyghurs and expand forced labor, with an additional 3 million Uyghurs subjected to forced labor in 2023.
The US "strongly" condemned Thailand for forcibly deporting at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where he said they faced "genocide and crimes against humanity".
The 61st Munich Security Conference will end today. Protests opposing to participation of the Chinese delegation and drawing the attention of conference attendees to the Uyghur Genocide have been continuing since the 13th of February.
A Swiss government report states that China engages in transnational repression, including coercing Uyghurs and Tibetans in Switzerland to spy, monitoring protests, and using cyber-attacks to silence dissent.
A large protest took place in London against China's planned 'mega-embassy' at the former Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London.
More than 130 academics from various countries have signed a statement urging Thai authorities not to deport detained Uyghurs to China and emphasized the need to provide them with a safe haven.
U.S. Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio said he would lobby Thailand to prevent the deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China, where they could face persecution.