China launches anti-halal campaign in Xinjiang
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 10, 2018 FILE PHOTO: An Uighur vendor cuts meat at a street market in Kashgar, Xinjiang province August 3, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Barria […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to Make First Official Visit to China in November
Pakistan is in talks with the Chinese officials on how to focus on areas that are important to the Imran Khan government. PTI Updated:October 4, 2018, Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister […]
China mounts publicity campaign to counter criticism on Xinjiang
Source: Reuters By Ben Blanchard, Tom Miles BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – China is mounting an increasingly sophisticated counterattack to criticism of its policies in the restive, heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, courting […]
China: ‘Arabic-sounding’ river renamed to curb Islamic influence
Source: Aljazeera In yet another move aimed at reducing Islamic influence in China, authorities there have renamed a river because it had an “Arabic-sounding name”. The name of the river “Aiyi” […]
Chinese armed drones now flying across Mideast battlefields
Updated 33 sec ago AP October 04, 2018 Sales of drones are helping to expand Chinese influence across a region vital to American security interests With China’s drone sales booming, […]
Vatican deal with Beijing leaves some key questions unresolved
Source: Reuters BY Greg Torode, Philip Pullella HONG KONG/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A landmark deal between China’s leaders and the Vatican over the appointment of bishops has been struck without Beijing […]
China Uighurs: All you need to know on Muslim ‘crackdown’
Source: BBC News By Roland Hughes Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionA Muslim man leads the call to prayer in China’s Xinjiang province in 2008 China is facing growing criticism over its […]
‘We are scared, but we have Jesus’: China and its war on Christianity
Source: The Guardian By Benjamin Haas Crackdown on unofficial churches comes as Vatican and Beijing sign controversial deal on appointment of bishops. A man waits outside during a mass at the […]
Vatican agreement with China draws concerns amid crackdown
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — The Vatican’s breakthrough agreement to give China some say over bishop appointments has critics accusing the church of caving in to […]
A second great recession?
Sep 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Gwynne Dyer Ten years ago this month, the financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, triggering the 2008 crash and the subsequent […]
A Homage to Chinese Communism Is Destroyed in Taiwan
Source: The New York Times By Amy Qin and Karoline Kan HONG KONG — For the last two years, tensions have been brewing in a sleepy Taiwan village after a contractor hired to […]
Pope asks China to show ‘trust, courage and farsightedness’ in new relationship
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged China’s leaders on Wednesday to move ahead with “trust, courage and farsightedness” after Beijing and the Vatican struck […]
Pope acknowledges China bishop deal will cause suffering
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis acknowledged Tuesday that his landmark deal with China over bishop nominations will cause suffering among the […]
A step towards full diplomatic relations between China and the Vatican
Source: The Economist MANY recent reports about religion in China have concerned repression, from the mass internment of Muslims in the north-west to the demolition or closure of Protestant churches. […]
‘China’s big mistake’ – Pakistanis lobby to free wives trapped in Xinjiang
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 Pakistani businessman Mirza Imran Baig and his compatriot sit outside the Pakistani embassy waiting for assistance in the cases of […]
China Need Not be Afraid of Tibetan Buddhism, Islam or Christianity?
BBC Documentary about Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the West may not be able to locate Tibet on […]
With Vatican Talks and Bulldozers, China Aims to Control Christianity
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson BEIJING — Over the last two years, China’s estimated 60 million Christians have felt the power of a newly assertive government eager […]
Top Chinese official from Muslim minority group under investigation
Source: The Washington Post By Anna Fifield September 21 BEIJING — One of the most senior Uighur officials in the Chinese government is being investigated for corruption, the Communist Party’s anti-graft agency […]
Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a “provisional agreement” over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on […]
Rare Tibet Trip Shows China Only Wants a Dalai Lama It Can Control
Source: Bloomberg For three centuries, a succession of Tibetan spiritual and political leaders known as Dalai Lama ruled from a crimson-and-white castle overlooking the city of Lhasa. The Potala Palace […]