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This section contains a curated list of useful articles, investigations, books and other reading materials. The list is updated on a weekly basis and suggestions for additions are welcome.
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The Xinjiang Police Files Should Prompt Action Against Uyghur Genocide
Looking through the photos of the 2,884 inmates in the Xinjiang Police Files is not for the faint of heart. You scroll – as you would on Instagram – past face after face of a people unjustly detained by the Chinese government for no other reason than that they are Uyghur.
IOC President Thomas Bach: Olympics ‘Are Not About Politics,’ Athletes Should Be Politically Neutral At Games
In an op-ed that ran on The Guardian’s website Friday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach penned his thoughts on politics and the Olympic Games and why, in his opinion, the two don’t mix. “The Olympic Games are not about politics. The International Olympic Committee, as a civil non-governmental organisation, is strictly politically neutral at all times,” Bach wrote.
The 11 Sanctioned Chinese Companies: What They Sell, And To Whom They Sell It
Another week, another round of sanctions against Chinese entities no one in the U.S. has heard of, but they have surely worn their T-shirts, opened their refrigerators, bought their yarn at Joann’s Fabrics & Crafts, or sat in a New York subway car equipped by them. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security announced the 11 newcomers to the Entity List on Monday, slapping sanctions on them for human rights violations, among other things. While none of these companies are household names here in the U.S., their big brand named buyers are well known.