All Reading
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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Nury Turkel: Will the world stand up for China's Uyghurs?
Nury Turkel, a prominent Uyghur activist in exile and chair of the US commission on international religious freedom, is a key leader in the effort to pressure China to end the repression of the Uyghurs. But is his campaign doomed to fail?
Chinese use Muslim holiday for propaganda purposes, celebrating with Uyghurs
China’s state media reported on huiju work teams of local cadres who “visited” Uyghurs bearing gifts of food and who helped them work in their fields in celebration of the holiday. State media also released a video of Uyghurs dancing in what some observers said were staged performances.
Amsterdam university VU ends controversial human rights center funded by China
The Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam will close the Cross Cultural Human Rights Center, a controversial human rights research hub funded by China, following a report about the center's financing in January, a collaboration which continued despite China's treatment of the Uyghurs and Tibetans there.
Bachelet should fix disastrous China visit by standing with victims
Michelle Bachelet twice surprised United Nations observers in recent weeks, announcing that she will not seek a second term as the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and that she will publish her long-awaited report on China before her term ends.
Who are the Uyghurs? Genocide, forced labour and endless Chinese atrocities; Dolkun Isa interview
Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress, discusses the history of Chinese repression in Xinjiang and his lived experiences of the system of forced assimilation, the silencing of influential Uyghur figures and China’s mass detention of Uyghurs.
Cultivating friendly forces: The Chinese Communist Party’s influence operations in the Xinjiang Diaspora
This report explores how the CCP’s united front system is used to monitor the Uyghur diaspora and counter criticism of its policies in Xinjiang.
New report details China’s efforts to control Uyghurs beyond its borders
The CCP uses deceptive and coercive influence operations around the globe to undermine Uyghurs living outside China, often through the United Front Work Department (UFWD), say researchers in a new policy paper.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - XPCC Policy Brief
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises its key findings, contextualising the role of the XPCC within Beijing’s governmental strategies for the region.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Legal Considerations
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the potential legal frameworks which should inform an effective sanctions strategy against forced labour in Xinjiang.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Forced Labour Policy Brief
Can economic sanctions address Xinjiang forced labour? This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises key findings from the research, contextualising state-sponsored forced labour within Beijing’s governmental strategies for the region.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Full Report
Can economic sanctions address Xinjiang forced labour? Drawing on 3 original datasets containing over 12,000 datapoints, confidential interviews and a year of research, this final report presents the most comprehensive analysis of Xinjiang sanctions to date, and offers ideas for strengthening them.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Western Sanctions
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises key findings from the research and the measures adopted by Western governments in response to Xinjiang forced labour.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Strengthening Sanctions
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the impact of Western sanctions and recommendations for more effectively targeting Xinjiang forced labour.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Solar
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the impact of current measures on solar energy products from Xinjiang and how these can be strengthened through more co-ordinated and targeted policy.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Tomatoes
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the role of Xinjiang forced labour in the global tomato product trade, and recommendations for increasing the impact of Western sanctions on the sector.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Cotton
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the role of Xinjiang forced labour in the global cotton market and the impact of Western sanctions targeting Xinjiang cotton.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Corporate Responses
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises how companies across the globe are responding to allegations of Xinjiang forced labour within their supply chains.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Chinese Countermeasures
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises how China has responded to the measures adopted by Western governments in response to Xinjiang forced labour.
China Destroyed Muslim Culture In This Ancient City — Then Turned It Into Disneyland
The government’s campaign in Kashgar began with CCTV cameras watching people pray. Now it features tourists taking Instagram selfies.
‘An Invisible Cage’: How China Is Policing The Future
Across China, the police are buying technology that harnesses vast surveillance data to predict crime and protest before they happen, targeting people whose behavior or characteristics are suspicious in the eyes of an algorithm and the Chinese authorities, even if they’ve done nothing wrong.