The website for the tech titan’s cloud business described facial recognition software that could detect members of a minority group whose persecution has drawn international condemnation.
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Poorer nations struggle to access a coronavirus vaccine.
I.C.C. Won’t Investigate China’s Detention of Muslims
The International Criminal Court’s decision angered rights activists, who had lobbied it to investigate Beijing’s repressive policies against Uighurs.
I.C.C. Won’t Investigate China’s Detention of Muslims
The International Criminal Court’s decision angered rights activists, who had lobbied it to investigate China’s repressive policies against Uighurs.
Pope Calls Uighurs ‘Persecuted,’ Prompting Pushback From China
In a new book, Pope Francis mentioned the crackdown on the Muslim minority group for the first time. Beijing rejected his characterization as “groundless.”
Intel and Nvidia Chips Power a Chinese Surveillance System
Intel and Nvidia chips power a supercomputing center that tracks people in a place where government suppresses minorities, raising questions about the tech industry’s responsibility.
Brushing off Criticism, China’s Xi Calls Policies in Xinjiang ‘Totally Correct’
Mr. Xi made the remarks at a meeting on the region of western China, suggesting that the Communist Party remains committed to drastically changing Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.
China Is Expanding Detention Sites in Muslim Region of Xinjiang
China said it was winding down its “re-education” camps for Uighurs and other minorities, but researchers found evidence that incarceration is on the rise.
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Criticized for Filming in Xinjiang
The latest backlash over Disney’s remake of the movie centers on how it was partly filmed in Xinjiang, where Uighurs live under repression.
China Clamps Down on Xinjiang to Stop Covid, Angering Residents
The restrictions, which remain even after new coronavirus infections subsided, have ruined livelihoods and damaged Beijing’s efforts to project harmony in the troubled region.