Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
May 08, 2021
Western politicians and media have steadfastly refused to explain to the world how China has defeated terrorism. The success of the program has won plaudits around the world, including from Muslims. But the spin in the West represents yet another gratuitously negative dig.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Apr 29, 2021
Western public discourse regarding Xinjiang and other hot-button China issues is often subject to ridicule when it strays from dominating political opinion. Is it possible challenge the dominant media narrative?
Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Apr 20, 2021
Comments about Xinjiang should be based on reality, but unfortunately in the West they are not. Anti-China voices, led by the United States, are getting a level of attention that is far out of proportion to their credibility. The truth is easily established for fair-minded people.
Jin Liangxiang, Senior Research Fellow, Shanghai Institute of Int'l Studies
Jan 07, 2020
Misunderstandings spread by poorly informed Western media, often using loaded language, cloud the truth. Academics need to seek primary sources.
Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Sep 02, 2019
Two letters recently submitted to the United Nations by different groups of Ambassadors reveal deeply conflicting views of the same situation: conditions at the education and training centers in Xinjiang. A closer look reveals that, as opposed to the dominant view in the west, the education and training centers both uphold the human rights of their participants and have been effective in curbing terrorism.
Yang Wenjing, Research Professor, Institute of American Studies, CICIR
Jul 17, 2019
The US’s attempts to use Xinjiang as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations is a poor strategic move. Given President Trump’s checkered human rights history, the US will face difficulty in trying to rally international support around the Xinjiang issue.
Apr 30, 2019
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres raised the plight of Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region during a visit to Beijing last week, a U.N. spokesman said on Monday.
Apr 01, 2019
Diplomatic mission coincides with resumption of trade talks in Washington.
Mar 18, 2019
China publishes a white paper titled "The Fight Against Terrorism and Extremism and Human Rights Protection in Xinjiang."
Brahma Chellaney, Professor, Center for Policy Research
Feb 15, 2019
Deng Xiaoping’s inability to truly liberalize China has imposed enduring costs on the country. Four decades after initiating economic reform, China finds itself at a crossroads, with its future trajectory uncertain.