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‘Never forget this brave sister’: Xinjiang dad tells girl about heroic officer • Apr. 25, 2025, 1:46 AM ET (South China Morning Post)
EU stays the course on Xinjiang sanctions as China eases up on bloc’s lawmakers • Apr. 24, 2025, 8:29 AM ET (South China Morning Post)
China gives suspended death sentence to former Xinjiang official for corruption • Apr. 22, 2025, 6:30 AM ET (The Hindu)
Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang • Apr. 17, 2025, 3:57 AM ET (The Guardian)
In Xinjiang, China’s security chief urges Mandarin use, terrorism crackdown • Apr. 14, 2025, 3:27 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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Pagoda near Tian Lake
Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China
alluvial fan, China
lake in the Pamirs
Bactrian camel
mosque in Kashgar
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Kazakh yurt
Bogda Mountains: Tian Lake
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