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Two new books on the history and religious development of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region were released in Beijing on September 2. Photo: Sun Langchen/GT ...
News China » Xinjiang » History: New books gather Xinjiang's scattered historical threads
Xinjiang People's Publishing House launched two books — Zhongguo Xinjiang Diqu Lishi (The History of China's Xinjiang Region) and Zhongguo Xinjiang Diqu Zongjiao Shi (The Religious History in China's ...
News China » Xinjiang » History: China deflects after UN renews calls to investigate Xinjiang abuses
“People of all ethnic groups in China are equal and their legitimate rights and interests are fully protected. Xinjiang today enjoys social stability and economic growth and the people there live a ...
News China » Xinjiang » History: Ancient Buddhist temple in Xinjiang stirs controversy
Two earthen pillars, eroded by sand, in barren terrain are all that’s left of an ancient Buddhist temple in the far-western Chinese region of Xinjiang. Chinese historians and archaeologists assert ...
News China » Xinjiang » History: China threatens detention in Xinjiang over banned Uyghur songs
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — It is a soulful folk song, filled with feeling and history: A love-stricken young man tells God about his hopes and dreams of happiness. Generations of Uyghurs, the Turkic ethnic ...
News China » Xinjiang » History: Hundreds of Xinjiang Villages Renamed in Latest Attempt to Erase Uyghur History and Culture
Chinese authorities are continuing their efforts to Sinicize religious and ethnic minorities. Religious practices during Ramadan were stifled and censored this year, and many mosques across China have ...
News China » Xinjiang » History: 'A Date with China·Meet Xinjiang' intl media tour kicks off in Urumqi
The 2026 "A Date with China: Meet Xinjiang" international media tour officially commenced on Tuesday in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The event aimed to build bridges ...
News China » Xinjiang » History: Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report
BEIJING (AP) — Xinjiang in far western China had the sharpest known decline in birthrates between 2017 and 2019 of any territory in recent history, according to a new analysis by an Australian think ...