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TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials to fully implement party control while maintaining social stability in Xinjiang, during a rare visit to the Uyghur-majority region to mark the 70th anniversary of its autonomous status this week. [1]

CHICAGO Surrounded by ice sculptures rising high above snow-covered hills, Matt Trusch tried baijiu for the first time in Harbin, a city in northeast China known for its sub-zero temperatures, on his 21st birthday. [2]

TOKYO -- Logistics group Yamato Holdings will form a joint venture with terminal operator Shanghai International Port (Group) to provide support for smaller Japanese manufacturers seeking to tap strong Chinese demand for their household products. [3]

TOKYO/SHANGHAI -- Although China is the world's leading steel producer, no single Chinese steelmaker has made it to the top spot, until now. [4]

AutomobilesShanghai self-driving cabs offer smooth rides in early trial Profitability and road safety still present challenges Xiangdao Robotaxi was launched jointly by SAIC Motor, a major state-owned automaker, hailing app operator Xiangdao Chuxing,... [5]

GUANGZHOU -- China's leading producer of baijiu is looking to win new, younger fans for the traditional liquor by infusing it into ice cream. [6]

URUMQI, China — Hundreds of migrant workers from distant corners of China pour daily into the Urumqi South railway station, their first waypoint on a journey carrying them to lucrative work in other parts of the far western Xinjiang region. [7]

AKSU, China — Outside a mosque in China’s restive west, a government-appointed Muslim cleric was dodging a foreign reporter’s question about why young men of the Uighur ethnic minority don’t have beards when one such youth interrupted. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-25 · 38% match

Xi hails China's 'correct' rule of Xinjiang in face of global criticism

TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials to fully implement party control while maintaining social stability in Xinjiang, during a rare visit to the Uyghur-majority region to mark the 70th anniversary of its autonomous status this week.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-25 · 45% match

ByeJoe makes China's 'white liquor' palatable for the West

CHICAGO Surrounded by ice sculptures rising high above snow-covered hills, Matt Trusch tried baijiu for the first time in Harbin, a city in northeast China known for its sub-zero temperatures, on his 21st birthday.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-11-29 · 42% match

Yamato, Shanghai Port join to help Japanese companies hawk wares in China

TOKYO -- Logistics group Yamato Holdings will form a joint venture with terminal operator Shanghai International Port (Group) to provide support for smaller Japanese manufacturers seeking to tap strong Chinese demand for their household products.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-04-28 · 40% match

China's Baowu dethrones long-reigning steel king ArcelorMittal

TOKYO/SHANGHAI -- Although China is the world's leading steel producer, no single Chinese steelmaker has made it to the top spot, until now.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-21 · 38% match

Shanghai self-driving cabs offer smooth rides in early trial

AutomobilesShanghai self-driving cabs offer smooth rides in early trial Profitability and road safety still present challenges Xiangdao Robotaxi was launched jointly by SAIC Motor, a major state-owned automaker, hailing app operator Xiangdao Chuxing,

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-06-07 · 38% match

China's fiery Moutai sweetens up with baijiu-infused ice cream

GUANGZHOU -- China's leading producer of baijiu is looking to win new, younger fans for the traditional liquor by infusing it into ice cream.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-05-07 · 38% match

In China’s Xinjiang, Economic Divide Seen Fuelling Ethnic Unrest

URUMQI, China — Hundreds of migrant workers from distant corners of China pour daily into the Urumqi South railway station, their first waypoint on a journey carrying them to lucrative work in other parts of the far western Xinjiang region.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-08-25 · 37% match

China Targets Ordinary Uighurs With Beards, Burkas

AKSU, China — Outside a mosque in China’s restive west, a government-appointed Muslim cleric was dodging a foreign reporter’s question about why young men of the Uighur ethnic minority don’t have beards when one such youth interrupted.

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 42% match

A Visit to Chinatown

[10] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2019-08-31 · 37% match

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