Xinjiang

Security situation in China's Xinjiang can worsen: New report

China has deployed a vast number of security forces, including its counterterrorism forces in Xinjiang.

Mar 21, 2017, 14:18 PM IST

China's Xi calls for 'great wall of iron' to safeguard restive Xinjiang

Xi made the comments at a meeting of Xinjiang`s lawmakers on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing.  

Mar 10, 2017, 18:17 PM IST

Islamic State militants from China vow to return home and "shed blood like rivers"

The Islamic State video showed fighters, including heavily-armed children, giving speeches, praying, and killing other "informants".

Mar 01, 2017, 11:52 AM IST

China holds mass police rally in Xinjiang as hundreds sent to anti-terror "frontline"

Rights groups and exiles say anger at tightening Chinese controls on the religion and culture of Uighurs is to blame for violence in the region, though China routinely denies any repression.

Feb 28, 2017, 10:12 AM IST

Chinese police shoot dead three "terror" suspects in Xinjiang

Chinese police shot dead three "violent terror" suspects in the western Xinjiang region, the government said on Monday, the latest clash with Islamist militants who the government says want to break the region away from China.

Jan 09, 2017, 11:12 AM IST

Five killed in attack in China's Xinjiang

Attackers drove a car into a government building in China`s unruly far western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday and set off an explosive device killing one person, while all four of the attackers were shot dead, the regional government said.

Dec 29, 2016, 11:19 AM IST

CPEC made remarkable progress after full implementation: China

China's official media on Tuesday played down the growing criticism within Pakistan over the USD 46 billion CPEC.

Dec 27, 2016, 19:07 PM IST

China dismisses report of military patrols in Afghanistan

China is also working with Pakistan and the United States to broker peace talks to end Afghanistan`s Taliban insurgency that has raged there for 15 years.

Nov 30, 2016, 16:46 PM IST

Powerful 6.7-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang, one dead

One person was killed after a powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Akto County in the quake-prone Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, state media reported today.

Nov 26, 2016, 13:50 PM IST

6.5 magnitude quake hits China`s Xinjiang region: USGS

The quake hit near the Tajik border and approximately 172 kilometres west of the Chinese city of Kashgar.

Nov 25, 2016, 20:47 PM IST

China orders Xinjiang residents to surrender passports

Those wishing to travel abroad, would have to seek permission from local authorities, and who refuse could be barred from leaving the country.

Nov 25, 2016, 15:22 PM IST

China-Pakistan corridor is against India's strategic interests

The CPEC is against India`s geographical and strategic interests.
 

Nov 01, 2016, 10:03 AM IST

Pakistan PM wants completion of CPEC projects in time

India has raised objections to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project as it passes through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Aug 19, 2016, 11:09 AM IST

`China may not be interested in taking sides on Kashmir`

An article in Global Times uses the term "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir" (PoK) twice even though at one place it makes the mention attributing it to Indian media reports.

Aug 16, 2016, 10:12 AM IST

Afghan Taliban delegation visits China to discuss unrest: Sources

A delegation from the Taliban visited China earlier this month to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, where the insurgent movement is fighting the Western-backed government in Kabul, sources in the Taliban said.

Jul 30, 2016, 14:38 PM IST

Chinese, Pakistani troops jointly patrol border connecting PoK with Xinjiang

With Chinese and Pakistani troops jointly patrolling the border connecting Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) with Xinjiang province, it is sure to ring alarm bells within the Indian establishment.

Jul 21, 2016, 23:29 PM IST

China, Pakistan launch first joint border patrols near Xinjiang

Chinese and Pakistan border troops have for the first time launched joint patrolling of the border connecting PoK with Xinjiang province amid reports that over 100 Uighurs have fled the restive region to join ISIS.

Jul 21, 2016, 17:16 PM IST

Xinjiang residents now have to submit DNA for passports: Media

Residents of a border district in China`s mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang must now provide DNA samples when applying for passports, according to official local media.

Jun 07, 2016, 14:36 PM IST

China defends crackdown against Islamic militants in Xinjiang

Religious extremists, in the name of religion, spread radical and extremist views and take extremist means to try to establish a theocracy, China said.

Jun 02, 2016, 13:44 PM IST

India denied me visa to maintain bilateral ties with China: Dolkun Isa

China considers WUC leaders as supporters of terrorism in its volatile Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province.

Apr 25, 2016, 12:41 PM IST