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The Hostile Environment for Uyghur Workers Uncovered
Through exclusive analysis, Byline Times investigates the wider repression and racism faced by ethnic minority people in China
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‘An Appropriate Donor’: AI Research at Oxford University Funded by Controversial Firm Linked to Chinese State
A £300,000 artificial intelligence project at the university is sponsored by Tencent – a Chinese company reportedly involved in censorship, surveillance, and Xi Jinping’s propaganda regime
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Chinese Social Media Campaign Gaslights Uyghur Genocide
CJ Werleman and Katherine Denkinson investigate the strange Truman Show world of ‘Sabira Samat’ and her sister
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‘The Hypocrisy is Overwhelming’: Former NBA Player Royce White Slams Industry for ‘Deafening Silence’ on Uyghur Genocide
CJ Werleman speaks to the ex-basketball pro about why he decided to take a stand for the Muslim minority being persecuted in China – despite pressure from the sports world to not confront the issue
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The Islamophobia Pandemic: The Rise of Muslim Detention Camps in Asia
Emboldened by a sense of international impunity, a number of repressive regimes are subjecting their Muslim populations to imprisonment and subjugation, reports Mobashra Tazamal
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How We Know China is Lying About Uyghur Genocide
Online propaganda, smears on survivors and a refusal to allow international officials to visit Xinjiang – CJ Werleman considers what Xi Jinping’s Government is giving away in its defensive approach to accusations of genocide
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‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy has Made China the World’s Most Threatening Online Troll
China’s attacks on its critics are the actions of a superpower gone rogue, says CJ Werleman
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Modern History Has Robbed Palestinians and Muslims of Friends and Allies
From Palestine to Myanmar, Xinjiang to Kashmir, CJ Werleman sees a pattern of persecution driven by Gulf rivalries and post ‘War on Terror’ geopolitics
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Sabre-Rattling in Australia: Why is Rupert Murdoch Beating the Drums of War over China?
CJ Werleman warns that, though it may play well in domestic politics, the bellicose rhetoric over China’s strategic threat may lead Scott Morrison’s Government little room to manoeuvre
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The Complicated Relationship Between China and the Far-Right
As global pressure grows over China’s persecution of its Uyghur minority, CJ Werleman considers how the Government is harnessing the far-right to counter human rights criticisms of the regime
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The Right Must Not Be Allowed to Monopolise the Debate Over China
The left must learn how to oppose China’s military expansionism and human rights abuses, says CJ Werleman
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Why Does the Anti-Imperial Left So Often End Up Denying Genocide?
From the Soviet Union to China, Bosnia to the Uyghurs, CJ Werleman traces a historic tendency that turns a blind eye to international crimes
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Joe Biden is Done with the Middle East
CJ Werleman explains why the new US President is pivoting his foreign policy toward the challenge of China
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Why Won’t the World Call the Uyghur Persecution Genocide?
The West is reluctant to fully condemn the actions of the Chinese Communist Party because of the sanctions that will be invoked as a retaliatory response from Beijing, says CJ Werleman
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The West Urged to Take Action Against China After Brutal Killing of Tibetan Monk
Steve Shaw reports on the killing of a teenager in Tibet, which has sparked fresh calls for Western governments to review their relationship with China
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HSBC ‘Aided One of World’s Biggest Crackdowns on Democracy’, MPs Tell Banker
The British bank’s bosses struggled to defend its record of being complicit in China’s crackdown in Hong Kong, reports Steve Shaw
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The Storming of the Capitol – Part One: Trump’s Red Guards
In the first part of a series of analyses, Anthony Barnett looks at how the Chinese Communist Party is weaponising the Washington insurrection to defend its suppression of Hong Kong
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‘The Darkest Time Is To Come’: Veteran Activist Sees Bleak Future Ahead for Hong Kong
In an exclusive interview with Byline Times, Lee-Cheuk Yan discusses comparisons between the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989 and recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and its future under Beijing’s National Security Law
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Biden’s Biggest Challenge Could be Saving the American Economy
The incoming presidential administration faces grave economic challenges ahead that could spell the end of the dollar’s global dominance, argues James Meadway
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War Over Water: The New Flashpoint in the India-China Stand-Off
Steve Shaw reports on China’s plans to build a major new dam on the Brahmaputra river
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Government Refuses to Condemn HSBC for ‘Colluding’ with China in Hong Kong
The British bank froze the accounts of people involved in Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy as leading activists are convicted of their roles in mass protests
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Britain Gears up to Join the Space Arms Race
Steve Shaw reports on UK Government plans to build a Space Command in Scotland and the dangers of a new arms race in outer space
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COVID-19 Testing Contracts Awarded to Firm Accused of Selling Equipment Used for ‘Genetic Surveillance’ in Xinjiang
Amid concerns over Government due diligence, John Lubbock and Iain Overton explore a series of COVID-19 contracts awarded to a firm accused of assisting the repression of Uyghur Muslims
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Why is Britain Not Sanctioning the Architect of China’s Most Orwellian Policies?
A Chinese Communist Party official, widely believed to be the mastermind of Beijing’s most draconian policies in Xinjiang and Tibet, needs international pressure applied to him over his systematic repression, say campaigners
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Hong Kong Activists Face Jail As Pro-Democracy Movement Fades
Today, activists for democracy in the former British colony find themselves with no protests, no opposition law-makers and, soon, without their influential leaders
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Brazil Welcomes Chinese Investment Regardless of the Consequences
Monica Piccinini charts the rise of Chinese investment in Brazil and how important it is becoming for the economy and the Brazilian Government
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‘Ethical Challenges’: UK Hypocrisy Over New China Trade Warnings
The Government has warned firms about fuelling human rights violations in China, despite itself purchasing face masks from a firm that likely uses Uyghur forced labour
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Government Buys PPE Made by Uyghur Muslims Under Chinese Labour Programme
The conditions of the Uyghurs forced to work in factories “strongly suggest forced labour”, Sam Bright reports
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US Election 2020: As America’s Future Hangs in the Balance, Trump’s Actions will be Empowering Dictators
The President’s attempts to prematurely claim an election victory has the potential to destroy American moral leadership, says Steve Shaw
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US Election 2020: How a Trump Defeat Could Reshape America’s Role in the World
The hallmark of the Trump administration’s foreign policy has been for America to always come first but, if the President fails to win re-election, the world could see a return of a global leader, says Steve Shaw
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Chinese University Associated with Uyghur Repression Signs Partnership with Exeter
Academics at Tsinghua University in Beijing have been accused of fuelling China’s persecution of Uyghur Muslims by laying the intellectual foundations of the minority’s abuse
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Half a Million Tibetans Forced into Labour Camps In Disturbing Parallel to Chinese Abuse of Uyghurs
Steve Shaw reports on Chinese Government documents revealing oppressive measures designed to change Tibetans’ lifestyles and remove the influence of their religious beliefs in military-style ‘training’ camps
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How Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement is Changing
Tommy Walker reports on the more nuanced methods of resistance democrats are adopting in the face of repressive new laws
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Voices of the Dispossessed: Uyghur Families Reveal the Persecution of Loved Ones
Tasnim Nazeer investigates the plight of family members of missing Uyghur Muslims persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang
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Genocide Denialism Flourishes in the Social Media Age
CJ Werleman looks at the proliferation of genocide denial, from the Shoah to Bosnia, and how this enables continued killing and repression in Syria and China
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It’s Time for Britain to Reassess its Capitulation on Tibet
China’s refusal to respect autonomy in Tibet and Hong Kong resembles an attempt to revive a colonial past – one which Britain has an obligation not to walk away from
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In China’s Stand-off with India, Tibet Could be the Key to Peace
Steve Shaw reports on the rivalry of the two superpowers over strategic resources and how autonomy for the Himalayan Kingdom could defuse it
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‘China Must Give the UN immediate and Unfettered Access to Uyghur Camps’
CJ Werleman reports on new accounts of how the Muslim minority is being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang and why the international community needs a wake-up call
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For Fear of Punishment: Beijing’s Political Weapon of Silence in Hong Kong
China’s strategy for the former British colony is unique – to encourage self-censorship through fear. Tommy Walker reports from Hong Kong
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‘Death is Everywhere’: Millions More Uyghurs Missing
CJ Werleman reports on evidence that up to nine million Uyghurs are unaccounted for and allegations Chinese authorities plan to kill, incarcerate or convert the whole population
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Arrest of Hong Kong Activists Linked to Damning UK Parliamentary Group Report on Police Brutality
Following the arrest of campaigners under the new National Security Law, British parliamentarians condemn the Hong Kong Police’s response to their report examining breaches of humanitarian law and human rights by the force
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China’s War on Critics and Democracy
CJ Werleman speaks to Drew Pavlou about his experience of the force of Chinese Communist Party repression – when he held a protest at his university in Australia
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Britain Must ‘Execute Its Historical and Moral Duty’ to Hong Kong
As a new parliamentary report accuses the city’s police force of humanitarian and human rights abuses, calls continue for the UK Government to take a tougher stance towards Beijing
