US politicians have called for sanctions against Chinese officials after reports of torture and indoctrination.
From: The Listening Post
Xinjiang: The story Beijing doesn’t want reported
A special on the under-reporting of China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims and the tale of the Southern Media Group.
22 Sep 2018
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