As Beijing tries to convince the world that the Xinjiang region has moved on, its Uighur residents continue to suffer.

Senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch.
As Beijing tries to convince the world that the Xinjiang region has moved on, its Uighur residents continue to suffer.

Under Beijing’s control, the densely populated city is struggling to respond to a new COVID-19 wave.

Israel, like China, has weaponised surveillance technology to suppress peaceful dissent.
![A child plays under police surveillance cameras set up to monitor a dirt road intersection in Kuqa in western Xinjiang province. China on July 16, 2014 [File: Ng Han Guan/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AP976961243658.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)