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Who are the Uighurs?
A Muslim ethnic group residing primarily in the Xinjiang region of China.
What is the significance of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands?
A group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea that are the subject of a territorial dispute between China and Japan.
What is the Belt and Road Initiative?
A global infrastructure development strategy adopted by the Chinese government to invest in more than 150 countries and international organizations.
Why was the movie Mulan (2020) controversial?
Filmed in Xinjiang, where human rights abuses occur, leading to boycott calls.
Who is Liu Xiaobo?
A Chinese writer, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was imprisoned and died in custody.
What is the significance of Xinjiang province?
It is a region in China with a large population of Uighurs and is the location of controversial 're-education' camps.
What is the Chinese government's justification for the 're-education' camps?
Counter-terrorism and extremism.
What is the international view on the 're-education' camps?
Mass detention and political repression.
Who is Ai Weiwei?
A Chinese contemporary artist, activist, and filmmaker who is critical of the Chinese government.
What is the Phase One trade deal?
A trade agreement signed in January 2020 between the US and China, but tensions remain.
What is the meaning of 'Tariff'?
A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
What is the meaning of 'Intellectual Property'?
Creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
What is the meaning of 'Protectionism'?
The theory or practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.
What is the meaning of 'Cyber Espionage'?
The act or practice of obtaining secret information through the use of computers or networks.
What is the meaning of 'Disinformation'?
False information deliberately and often covertly spread in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth.
What is the meaning of 'Re-education Camps'?
Detention centers used to indoctrinate people to a specific ideology.
What is the meaning of 'Political Repression'?
The act of a state suppressing political or expressive activities.
What is the meaning of 'Global Tensions'?
Stressful relationships between countries, often involving political, economic, or military issues.
What is the meaning of 'Human Rights'?
Basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death.
What is the meaning of 'Propaganda'?
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.