Washington, DC – The House of Representatives yesterday passed the bi-partisan Uyghur Policy Act (H.R. 4785) that Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] introduced on July 29, 2021.
On November 24, after the fire broke out in an Urumqi neighborhood with the largest concentration of Uyghurs, the global media reported on the subsequent protests that the fire triggered.
According to information on social media such as Douyin and Twitter, Shanghai police have started checking the phones of Chinese citizens on a large scale; commuters, migrant workers, college students, and so on.
In a short video shared on Twitter, Chinese leader Xi said that during the Covid period, he gave all the instructions within the scope of Covid measures.
The global media is discussing China’s zero covid policy. There are evaluations and harsh criticism that the policy lacks any humanitarian norms.
The recent fire in Urumqi caused a wave of protests against the Chinese regime, the Uyghur Times Uyghur Edition says. Hundreds in China have commemorated those who died in the fire, as well as protested against the rigid covid restrictions and demanded a change in the Chinese leadership.
The Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Party Committee, chaired by Ma Xingrui, the Committee Secretary, held a meeting on the morning of November 26.
Bahargul, her son, and her daughter were victims of the Nov, 24th Urumqi fire. Her last words recorded from WeChat circulated on Douyin and leaked out to the world, and broke our hearts!
A fire broke out in an apartment in Urumqi city, the capital of the Chinese-occupied East Turkestan (Xinjiang). The authorities say an extension of the electrical outlet caused the fire.
It has been learned with great sorrow that the fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, resulted in the loss of lives and injuries. We express our condolences for this tragic occurrence and wish the injured a speedy recovery.