Sources: The Hindu
Temperatures in Chongqing, China, reach 45 C during a historic drought. It is the highest temperature ever recorded in China outside of Xinjiang. 2022-08-19
Rescue operations commence in Hutubi, Xinjiang, China, after a coal mine floods, trapping workers. Eight miners have been freed, but 21 still remain trapped. 2021-04-11
The European Union imposes sanctions against several officials in China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. These sanctions are Europe's first since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. 2021-03-22
China reports 127 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. From that, 123 of them were locally transmitted which includes 112 in Xinjiang and 11 in Liaoning. It is the highest number of cases reported since March 5. 2020-07-31
The United States State Department criticizes Thailand for deporting ethnic Uyghur back to China. The predominantly Uyghur Xinjiang province is the site of an ongoing political and religious crackdown in response to a wave of Muslim terrorist attacks in China. 2015-07-10
Chinese police kill six attacking militants wearing explosive devices in Xinjiang. 2015-01-12
Dozens of people are dead after a mob armed with knives rampages through township of Elixku in China's restive Xinjiang region and is met with gunfire. 2014-07-29
The People's Republic of China jails 113 people in Xinjiang autonomous region for terrorism and other offences. 2014-06-30
Eight people are killed by police in Xinjiang, western China, after an apparent terrorist attack. 2013-12-30
20 people are jailed in China on charges of terrorism in the Xinjiang region. 2012-08-2