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On Wednesday, a newly established congressional committee on China endorsed reports that challenge Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, while also aiming to prevent any potential conflict with Taiwan.

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.

Across the United States, a student-founded Athenai Institute is taking its fight to the CCP – and winning: From conducting groundbreaking research on financial entanglements of American universities with the Chinese government to urging universities to divest from China, the Athinai Institute newsletter says.

Today, the White House of the United States released the long-awaited national security strategy, with a delay due to the war in Ukraine, the New York Times reports.

“What is genocide?” According to Zhao Li Jian, the Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, “the U.S. policy toward Native Americans is the ‘real’ genocide.”

The new White Paper on Export Control, which Beijing released on Wednesday (December 29th), states that China will curb exports of dual-use technology, military products, nuclear items for the sake of its national security. Dual-use goods, technologies, and services are suitable for civilian or military purposes.
The document is China’s first white paper on export controls and comes around one year after the implementation of the PRC Export Control Law in December 2020.

Some of the largest U.S companies have already faced backlash from the recent law, signed by President Biden, that severely restricts imports made by Uyghur forced labour, Market Watch reports.

The Chinese solar industry has reacted against the U.S, which has voiced its criticism on human rights violations against Uyghurs. U.S. President Joe Biden signed a ban last week on imports from the Uyghurs’ homeland.