McCain Institute Issues Commentary: Beyond Xinjiang - How China's Repression Reaches Across Borders
December 10, 2025
December 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following commentary on Dec. 9, 2025:
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Beyond Xinjiang: How China's Repression Reaches Across Borders
Author: Salome Mamuladze, Human Rights and Freedom Junior Fellow
In May 2025, 23-year-old Yerzhanat Abai fled China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region seeking refuge in neighboring Kazakhstan. Instead, Kazakh authorities detained him and began deportatio . . .
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Beyond Xinjiang: How China's Repression Reaches Across Borders
Author: Salome Mamuladze, Human Rights and Freedom Junior Fellow
In May 2025, 23-year-old Yerzhanat Abai fled China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region seeking refuge in neighboring Kazakhstan. Instead, Kazakh authorities detained him and began deportatio . . .