The World Uyghur Congress says a man detained in Sweden on suspicion of spying on fellow Uyghurs there for China served as a spokesman for the exiled group for two decades. The WUC said in a statement Wednesday that Dilshat Reshit, has been its Chinese-language spokesman since 2004. The WUC said its presidency had decided at an emergency meeting to remove Reshit from his position “in line with our commitment to integrity, transparency, and the safety of our community.” Reports citing the Swedish prosecution authority said an unnamed Uyghur resident…
Day: April 10, 2025
A window on China’s job woes: 1 company gets 1.2 million applicants.
At a recent recruitment drive, China’s state-owned nuclear company received nearly 1.2 million applications – a number that shocked netizens and fueled widespread concern about the growing challenges young graduates face in an already tough job market. “We received 1,196,273 applications” for “1,730 core positions,” China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) said on Saturday in a WeChat post, complete with a starry-eyed emoji. china-jobs People attend a job fair following the Lunar New Year holiday, in Yantai, Shandong province, China Feb. 6, 2025. (China Daily via Reuters) The announcement inadvertently exposed…
Why are Chinese soldiers fighting in Ukraine?
On april 8th Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, posted a video on X that he said showed one of two Chinese citizens captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting for Russia. China was now militarily supporting Russia, he added in a press briefing, and “the United States of America should pay attention”. The next day he posted a second video of both men, who gave their names as Zhang Renbo and Wang Guangjun, and shots of their Chinese passports. Mr Zelensky claimed Ukraine knows of more than 150 Chinese nationals fighting on Russia’s…
More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Ukraine’s president says
Updated April 10, 2025, 07:30 a.m. EDT. TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Ukrainian security service has evidence that more than 150 Chinese citizens are fighting alongside Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, following the capture of two Chinese soldiers in eastern Ukraine. Zelenskyy, in a post on X, said Ukraine was working to verify all the details concerning the two captured Chinese soldiers and others with Russia’s invading forces. “Ukraine believes that such blatant involvement of Chinese citizens in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine during the war of aggression is…
Junta airstrikes in Myanmar’s northwest kill dozens in a single night
Read RFA coverage of these topics in Burmese. Junta airstrikes in northwestern Myanmar killed more than 30 civilians, including an entire family, residents and officials told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. Despite a junta-declared ceasefire on April 2 following a devastating earthquake in central Myanmar, clashes have continued between military troops and rebel militias that have claimed increasing amounts of territory following the country’s 2021 coup. On Wednesday evening, airstrikes on northern Sagaing region’s Wuntho township resulted in heavy civilian casualties, said Nay Bone Latt, a spokesperson for exiled National…