Uyghurs

Protesters rally in solidarity with Turkic-speaking Muslim Uyghurs, in Istanbul on July 12, 2009 (BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Just like Erdogan’: The mistake Trudeau is making with China

Adnan R. Khan: Turkey’s president was one of the first global leaders to call the treatment of China’s Uyghurs a genocide. Then came the pressure from China.

Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, on March 4, 2020 (CP/Justin Tang)

How to deal with a hostage-taking, extortionist China

Shannon Gormley: As China decides to no longer hide behind the language of engagement and friendship, Ottawa finds itself increasingly exposed

Is Beijing sticking its nose into the election campaign in Markham?

Marcus Kolga: For the sake of democracy, voters in the Markham-Unionville riding should ask their local candidates about their positions on human rights in China

Where is the outrage over the plight of China’s Uyghurs?

Ahmed Sahi: A million Muslims are being detained in China, and Canada has not protested in any meaningful way