Uighur bill

A Chinese police officer takes his position by the road near what is officially called a vocational education centre in Yining in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters
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US congressmen seek bill to boost Uighur refugee status

The upgrade would allow applicants to forego a United Nations referral and apply directly as refugees to the US government

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters
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Trump comments, Uighur bill hit prospects of US-China trade deal

Ethnic Uighurs sit near a statue of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, March 23, 2017/ Reuters
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US House approves Uighur bill