US Student Invents Braille System for Visually Impaired Uyghurs
“I realized many languages of the world, including Uyghur, did not have a Braille script, and so I started searching the internet and contacting Uyghurs [about it],” he said. “Creating a Braille script for a language is important because not only does it empower the blind, but also it strengthens the use of their own language, even when minorities are in a very difficult situation.”
Is Anti-Chinese Sentiment in Kyrgyzstan Strong Enough to Freeze a Key Belt and Road Initiative Project?
For China, Central Asian countries represent a key juncture in its BRI plan, as part of an overland transport corridor to Europe. The news of the suspension of construction was received with disappointment, as a roadblock in the integration of Kyrgyzstan in China’s attempts to move goods from China to Central Asia and beyond.
China Promises Strong Ties With Iran After the US Blames Latter for Attack on Tankers
CATHY HE | EPOCH TIMES Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with his Iranian counterpart on June 14, saying Beijing would promote ties with Tehran no matter how the situation changes, less than one day after the United States blamed Iran for an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Xi made the comment during […]
Uyghurs, Wary of China’s Response to Kyrgyzstan Attack, Trying to Stop Militancy
Michael Lipin | Voice of America A prominent ethnic Uyghur rights group says it fears China will exploit a Uyghur militant’s suicide attack on its embassy in Kyrgyzstan last week to repress minority Uyghurs in the neighboring Chinese region of Xinjiang. In its first detailed public response to the August 30 suicide car bombing that […]