Xinjiang province

In a possible massive blow to Disney and Marvel Studio’s coffers, Chinese officials are mulling the idea of banning from their theaters the new all-Asian superhero film, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” Officials claim to be incensed because the story has its origins based on the 100-year-old Fu Manchu character.

During a portion of an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Campaign for Uyghurs Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy Julie Millsap accused companies, even those “that present themselves as these very woke companies” of making money

During a portion of an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) accused some American companies, including Nike, of being “complicit” in the genocide of the Uyghurs in China.

Top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials on Wednesday announced new restrictions on cotton products from China suspected of being made from slave labor and warned Americans against buying products ‘Made in China’ this Christmas season.

The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday that China is constructing a military base in a remote region of Afghanistan close to Xinjiang, the troubled province where much of China’s Muslim population lives. Both Chinese and Afghan officials quickly denied the report and said China is merely helping to train Afghan counter-terrorist forces.

Reuters offered a look on Tuesday at how high-tech surveillance techniques developed to monitor the Muslims of Xinjiang province are spreading across the rest of China, all the way to the capital city of Beijing. The account provides a textbook case of surveillance state mission creep, as techniques devised for what the Chinese government described as a unique emergency situation become part of everyday life.

Afghan officials told reporters this week that Beijing is reportedly holding discussions with Kabul over establishing a military base near China’s border with Afghanistan.

Multiple media outlets have reported that Beijing is planning to send its elite special forces, known as the “Tigers of Siberia” and the “Night Tigers,” to support troops loyal to dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Communist China, in a rare move, released some details behind the arrest of a suspected Islamic terrorist who allegedly had more than 100 people under his command in Turkey, reports the South China Morning Post (SCMP), citing state media.

Chinese officials warned about Islamic extremism at a regional meeting over the weekend, denouncing “jihad, terror, and violence” and vowing to defend China’s stability and cultural integrity.

The Obama administration is seeking to enhance counterterrorism cooperation with China, according to a senior U.S. administration official.

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has been able to attract foreign fighters from various corners across the world, including northwest China’s volatile and predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang, home to the ethnic Uighur population.