A new Chinese study on the ancient populations of Xinjiang purports to show modern-day residents descend from a mix of ethnicities, but scientists and experts on the region cautioned the findings are being used to support China’s forced assimilation policy toward the predominately Muslim Uyghurs. The study from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
The World Banks economic sector lending arm provided nearly half a billion dollars to 4 Chinese companies accused of using Uyghur forced labor in Chinas far-western Xinjiang area, according to an investigative report released Thursday. The International Financial Corporation (IFC) has a number of investments in the region, where mainly Muslim Uyghurs and other Turkic
The Uyghur Braille alphabet in an undated photo. Picture courtesy of Harris Mowbray. Protecting the Uyghur language The number of visually impaired individuals amongst the 12 million Uyghurs living in northwestern Chinas Xinjiang area has actually never ever been divulged by the Chinese government, which has actually stymied the advancement of a Uyghur Braille script.
