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Supply chains widely tainted by forced labour in China, witnesses say

Human rights activists, labor leaders and others have urged the U.S. to put its weight behind a coming ban on products made with forced labor in the Xinjiang region.

As I read 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, I felt as if I’d finally come upon the chronicle of modern China for which I’d been waiting since I first began studying this elusive country six decades ago. What makes this memoir so absorbing is that it traces China’s tumultuous recent history through the eyes of its most renowned 20th-century poet, Ai Qing, and his son, Ai Weiwei,

Human rights activists and others urged the Biden administration to cast a wide net to stop imports of products made with forced labor in Xinjiang.

The concerns center around the production of aluminum, raising questions for another key industry about alleged human rights abuses in its supply chain.

Internment camps, high-tech surveillance cameras have helped efforts to expose ‘crimes,’ says one analyst.

[the second round of the sixth batch of central eco-environmental protection inspectors started in an all-round way] the second round of the sixth batch of central eco-environmental protection inspectors was launched in an all-round way. Five central eco-environmental protection supervision teams have been set up to carry out inspection work for about one month in five provinces (regions) of Hebei, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang and the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps. We wi...

Since implementing a strict lockdown across several cities and provinces with the mobilization of all efforts to stem the tide of infections, China has reversed the rise in cases in only a few weeks.

During the week ending March 13, the number of new weekly cases has increased by 8% as compared to the previous week, says WHO.

Public health crises are challenging for governments and health systems. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented huge challenges to humans worldwide. In the context of COVID-19 in China, we explore China’s control strategies and challenges. Accordingly, we identify the causes of those challenges, including social and natural factors, and the controls put in place. We contend that China’s control strategies slowed the spread of the global pandemic and that the Chinese vaccines have ...