A US congressional probe found carmakers BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen had used components from a Chinese supplier banned in the United States over alleged forced labour ties.

The companies are the latest additions to the Uygur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List that restricts the import of goods tied to what Washington says is as an ongoing genocide of minorities in China’s Xinjiang region.

Cities are all provincial and regional capitals, including Urumqi in Xinjiang, Lhasa in Tibet and Harbin in Heilongjiang.

A US law to safeguard its market from products linked to forced labour has not necessarily been effective, a new study using isotope testing suggests.

Scientists have successfully grown rice in the harsh deserts of China’s Xinjiang region in half the time compared to conventional farming methods, a major step in the country’s campaign to ensure food security.

The use of Uygurs for forced labour is impossible to properly document because of Beijing’s intentional moves, Biden administration official tells the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

Chinese researchers detail how technology has transformed the region’s textile industry and led to record surge in exports.

The inaugural Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards saw more than 700 submissions from nearly 200 wineries, with prizes for best wine overall and in categories for red, white, sweet, best value and more.

Central Asian region faces ‘complex’ security situation, Chinese defence minister says in meeting with Kazakh president in Astana.

Authorities said to have entered premises of Dutch and Polish subsidiaries of a mainland firm involved in the manufacture of surveillance equipment.

America’s top diplomat pledges to keep raising atrocities with responsible governments days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.

World’s foremost index provider alone channelled US$3.7 billion into entities boosting People’s Liberation Army, says congressional report.

Envoys from 49 countries attend event hosted by Xinjiang officials, with many saying they hope to strengthen cooperation under belt and road strategy, as region aims to expand international influence in the face of human rights allegations.

From Biden’s State of the Union and TikTok to fury over Hong Kong’s security law and anger over a possible TikTok ‘ban’, here are a few highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from March 2024

Using Afghanistan as a homebase, Isis cells have hit targets in Russia, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey this year. Baloch separatists have also stepped up their attacks on Chinese interests in South Asia.

The European Union’s investigation was the first use of a foreign subsidies regulation designed to stop state handouts from distorting the bloc’s single market.

Trade data shows total value of shipments at US$312 million compared with US$98 million just a year prior, led by Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Analysts expect affirmative action for ethnic minority groups will be further rolled back as Beijing backs down from emphasising their distinctive qualities.

Lin Jian was party chief at the foreign office of state-run paramilitary organisation XPCC.

Co-chairs of Congressional-Executive Commission on China ask Secretary of State Antony Blinken to notify tourists ‘about the risk of enabling atrocity crimes’.

Vehicles imported before the probe is concluded could be slapped with anti-subsidy duties.

Provisional agreement would target sectors and regions profiting from state-imposed forced labour based on database drawn up by European Commission.

Booming solar, wind farms in Gobi can upend the AI race between China and the US, industrial expert says.

One piece of legislation authorises further action to protect Uygur population, while another would help counter Beijing’s disinformation about Tibet.

As shipments of Chinese cars are stopped by US customs and EU officials continue their inquiry into electric vehicle subsidies, the likelihood of further import controls creeps closer to certainty, analysts said.