Members of the Milano Ballet from Italy display their techniques at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. They are participating in the 7th China Xinjiang International Dance ...

In March 2008, Uyghur protests broke out in Xinjiang after the death of businessman Mutallip Hajim in police custody. Protesters demanded cultural and religious rights, not independence. China quickly ...

Critics see the law as allowing authorities in Beijing more room to frame ethnic groups' demands for cultural autonomy as a ...

Experts say the new provision would be a setback for the identity of ethnic minorities because it would mandate using Mandarin Chinese in compulsory education, among other things.

Beijing says the law will foster ethnic unity. Critics say it formalizes practices that suppress minority groups.

Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.

China has approved a sweeping new law which claims to help promote "ethnic unity" - but critics say it will further erode the rights of minority groups. On paper, it aims to promo ...

Chinese official discourse has increasingly used “social governance”  to describe policies in the Uyghur region. This neutral administrative language is reshaping people's perception of repression, ...

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck northwestern China on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at 5.44 am local time (2144GMT Friday), about 71 kilometers ...

Muyasser Tohti, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attends a group interview ahead of the opening meeting of the fourth session of the ...

From initial denials, through later partial acknowledgment and “legalization,” to rapid downsizing and eventual formal closure, the Chinese government’s handling of the re-education camps in Xinjiang ...