china are being used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority.hat are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the financial times. it reports on the launch of the conservative party's manifesto ahead of the uk going to the polls next month. it says the party's promises are modest in a bid to hold on to voters. spain's el pais covers leaked documents that detail how china is detaining a million uighur muslims and attempting to brainwash them — the paper's among an alliance of news outlets that have worked on the investigation. sir tim berners—lee, inventor of the world wide web features in the guardian — he's calling for governments and tech companies to sign up to a ‘contract for the web' to safeguard people from abuse and protect their privacy. the way we work is changing, according to a study in the metro. gone is the job for life — millenials are changing jobs on average every four years. and a story we've plucked from the press in indonesia — 2000 children have been given baby chicks to take care of after officials h

they hold at least a million people, mainly uighur muslims.ent shows why a superpower is really locking up so many people. inmates are imprisoned until they change their beliefs, their behaviour, and their language. it's very difficult on that scale, with more than a million people in those conditions, to view that as anything other than a mass brainwashing scheme, designed and directed at an entire ethnic community. the chinese ambassador in london refused to answer our direct questions about the camps. good morning. last week, he called a press conference about hong kong, but i wanted to know about the camps of xinjiang. a wrote to you this week, sir, actually, about the camps in xinjiang. i know that they are prison camps. why won't you tell me the truth about those camps? first of all, there's no so—called labour camps, as you describe. there's what we call vocational educational and training centres. they are there for the prevention of a terrorist. with respect sir, what you're telling me bears no relation to what i have seen. the so—cal

by the bbc reveal the extent to which prison camps in western china are used to brainwash the muslim uighurity. and one story that is being closely followed on bbc.com: the k—pop star goo hara has been found dead at her home in seoul. police say the cause of the 28—year—old singer's death is being investigated. that's all, stay with bbc world news. more on our website, bbc.co.uk/news, and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. the hong kong tests. investors look to today's election result and tomorrow's alibaba listing for clues on the territory future. the splinter net, the internet fracturing along us— china lions. —— lines. good morning, as you. hello, well. it is a monday. glad you could join us for another action packed edition of alibaba. i'm rico hizon. let's start off with hong kong, because of huge week is starting for the city both politically and in the financial markets. this is the territory's pro—democracy movement has made huge gains in district council elections, a major challenge to the embattled chief executive, carrie lam. the latest, l

they hold at least a million people, mainly uighur muslims. stop terrorism. but the document shows why a superpower is really locking up so many people. inmates are imprisoned until they change their beliefs, their behaviour, and their language. it's very difficult on that scale, with more than a million people in those conditions, to view that as anything other than a mass brainwashing scheme, designed and directed at an entire ethnic community. the chinese ambassador in london refused to answer our direct questions about the camps. good morning. last week, he called a press conference about hong kong, but i wanted to know about the camps of xinjiang. a wrote to you this week, sir, actually, about the camps in xinjiang. i know that they are prison camps. why won't you tell me the truth about those camps? first of all, there's no so—called labour camps, as you describe. there's what we call vocational educational and training centres. they are there for the prevention of a terrorist. with respect sir, what you're telling me bears no relation t

i think it makes a difference to the people inside, predominantly uighurs muslims, it is proof this iscant. if you talk to uighurs groups, they will say that some villagers are empty, while they still empty? we can see from the document that people have to stay in there for at least a year, when they are released, they go into a labour camp, released, they go into a labour an released, they go into a labour camp, many of them, they have to stay in line of sight for another year. these are people that have been chipped away for years at a time. for those people that are trying to say to the world that there is a big issue going on, it is some facts from inside these camps. extraordinary details. thank very much. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has fired the woman he appointed as his drugs tsar earlier this month. leni robredo, who is also his vice—president and political rival, has been dismissed afterjust three weeks in the post. ms robredo has been an outspoken critic of the president's heavy—handed war

we've talked hong kong, we've talked about what you are doing to the uighur muslims in the west of yournctions against officials in hong kong who are leading the crackdown against the protesters. your diplomatic position, and you know it well yourself because you've just been hauled over the coals by dominic raab, the foreign secretary in london. you know that your diplomatic position as the chinese government, i don't think so. i think the western countries, you, are under enormous pressure for interfering in china's internal affairs. let me say this. what if china's national people's congress passed a law concerning a region, i do not name it, in the united kingdom, to express our concern to impose sanctions on your politicians if you do not follow the law. what do they think about that? it's totally against the international norms that are governing the international relations. we are in the 21st century. we are not in the gunboat diplomacy. the chinese people — china is not a country you can kick around. it's interesting you put it like that. the chinese people have stood by... do y

securityjails in western china are intended to brainwash hundreds of thousands of people from the mainly muslim uighurinority. beijing has always said the camps are for education and training — but the papers show that they exist to indoctrinate uighurs. britain's prime minister boris johnson has launched his conservative party's manifesto for next month's snap general election, promising to "get brexit done". mrjohnson is hoping for a majority after the previous parliament declined to pass his brexit deal within his timetable. the american billionaire, michael bloomberg, has launched his bid to become the democratic candidate in next year's presidential election. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. first — russia faces a deadly epidemic of domestic violence. for years it has been hidden from view, but now a new generation of women are fighting back. lucy ash meets the families whose extraordinary stories have sparked a national debate and the politicians who are campaigning for changes in the law. it contains discussion of domestic violence which some viewe

of leaks of official communist party documents which show the extent of the repression of the uighur muslimundreds of thousands of people over the last two years have been interned in camps, camps which look to the outside eye like prisons. why? first, let me tell you that there is no such a leaked document. i said in a very clear—cut term in my press conference, this is a fake news, this is a made—up story with ulterior motives. there is no such a leaked document. it's made up. just because you call them fake news doesn't mean they're not genuine. no, it's a made—up — made—up... first, let's talk about the document, 0k? i double—checked with the relevant department or authority. there is no such a leaked document. secondly, let's talk about what is happening in xinjiang. have you been to xinjiang yourself? no, i haven't, ambassador. i would love to go, and if you're prepared to invite me to travel through the... definitely! excellent. you know, xinjiang, we have a saying "if you do not go to xinjiang, you do not know how vast china is. how beautiful china is." this place used to be very pe

of extrajudicial mass internment of chinese muslims, and a way in which these re— education camps try to rewi re these re— education camps try to rewire uighursay concentration camps, so it reconfirms things we knew, but provides new details and provides the justification of these policies in the very words of using ping and other top party leaders. i did mention xi xinping, is there evidence that it was directly introduced by him? it is quite clear in these documents that his visit in 2014 and a series of speeches he gave thereafter have served as the ideological justification gave thereafter have served as the ideologicaljustification of gave thereafter have served as the ideological justification of the crackdown. i think the real mastermind behind the policy is the party secretary of xinjiang, and clearly launched this policy when he came across from tibet in 2016. but also, it's highly unlikely that a policy of this sort would have been able to proceed without xi xinping's direct approval. there is an insight into the communist party's ideology here. is a virus that needs to be eradicated, they say, is this other party views the in xinji

by the bbc, reveal the extent to which prison camps in western china are used to brainwash the muslim uighurity. and one story that's being closely followed on bbc.com: the k—pop star goo hara has been found dead at her home in seoul. police say the cause of the 28 year—old singer's death is being investigated. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. here we are at this viewpoint, it's called the horseshoe falls viewpoint, but there is no fall? maybe one year there will be no fall completely, no water. we've lost at least 200 elephants. from starvation? starvation, yes. after yea rs of starvation? starvation, yes. after years of political turmoil and misrule, zimbabwe now faces an existential threat from climate change. can it adapt before it's too late? victoria falls, one of the wonders of the natural world. the waters of the zambezi river plunge more than 100 metres along a fault line that divides zimbabwe from zambia. the british explorer david livingstone claimed to be the first european to experience this magic. it was, he said, a view for the angels. long befo

to the new york times have revealed new details about the mass detention in western china of uighur muslimswhere uighurs are being held as "job training centres" but the internal documents illustrate the calculated and coercive nature of the ongoing campaign targeting muslims in the province of xinjiang. austin ramzy wrote the piece for the new york times. i asked him what he had learned from the documents. the documents show the chinese leadership, at various levels, creating the conditions, pushing lower—level officials to begin to open the camps, and we also see those lower—level officials are quite aware of the difficulties and the hardships and misery caused by locking up so many hundreds of thousands of people, and not really being able to respond, other than to sort of tell people that the party will take care of them. i understand that in some of the documents, terrorism is described as if it's a medical illness. can you explain? that's right. there is one quite chilling document that's a guide for officials to talk to students whose parents have been put in camps, and it describes

beijing at the ballot box, as leaked documents reveal the brainwashing faced by china's imisoned uighur muslims. then, questions of military justice. the secretary of the n out after the penton and white house clash over the proper punishment for a navy seal accused of war crimes. plus: aging italy. as the country's birth rate plummets, anxiety soars-- and the era of the big italiancr family comes tashing stop. >> eventually, the population cotinguish. and when baby boomers will retire, you know, you're going to have small amount of individuals taking care of a larger amount of old people. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ movingconomy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutionso promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> and with thongoing support these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. an

you visited some of the uighur muslim camps. you said isa some of the uighur muslim camps.ny organisations, amnesty international says that these are forced political indoctrination camps where they are forced to renounce their faith. so why did you say that? they were disappointed, amnesty international, by your comments. i do not say that. that is one thing for sure. i have already made a statement that i did not say this is just made a statement that i did not say this isjust a made a statement that i did not say this is just a vocational training school. i did not even make any statement. what had happened was they brought me to visit this, the vocational camp, i did not say yes, idid not vocational camp, i did not say yes, i did not say no. why? because my visit was not merely to go and visit there. my visit was bigger than that. but did you speak up? we don't have much time. did you speak up against their treatment? there should be a fair treatment to old people based on human rights. nothing more than that. a prominent malaysian minister, part of the ruling coalition

leaked documents have revealed how china is holding hundreds of thousands of uighur muslims in high security offer "voluntary" education and training. but papers seen by the international consortium of investigativejournalists and bbc panorama show how inmates are indoctrinated through a regime that controls every aspect of their lives. richard bilton has this report. this is a journey thousands have been forced to make, into china's internment camps. now, we know what's happening inside. this document contains orders written for those who run the camps. this is an actionable piece of evidence, documenting a gross human rights violation. this should be sitting, you know, in the files of a prosecutor. in the last three years, china has built hundreds of camps across the remote province of xinjiang. they hold at least a million people, mainly uighur muslims. china says they offer training and they stop terrorism. but the document shows why a superpower is really locking up so many people. make remedial mandarin studies the top priority. encourage students to truly transform. inmates are impris

around a million people, mainly uighur muslims have been detained. it really her, they did it a lot. even after being shocked, we had to say thank you, teacher, we will not be like next time. the chinese ambassador to the uk dismissed the bbc‘s claims as fake news and said the population supported and applauded the measures. but some believe china can no longer defend its actions. measures. but some believe china can no longer defend its actionslj measures. but some believe china can no longer defend its actions. i know the president, i have spoken with him. ijust cannot the president, i have spoken with him. i just cannot for the the president, i have spoken with him. ijust cannot for the life of me understand why someone who generally has a pretty good sense of things is making such a devastating decision, like trying to do what he is doing with the uighurs. this document reveals the reality. millions of people locked up in a camp designed to brainwash. and richard is in leeds studio. it isa it is a shocking report, richard. tell us about the docum

prisons in western china is designed to brainwash hundreds of thousands of people, mainly muslims from the uighury. china has always insisted the camps in the xinjiang region offer education and training. days of heavy rain have left parts of italy and france underwater, with hundreds of homes in the cote d'azur damaged. in northern italy, part of a bridge was brought down by a landslide following torrential rains. officials say there have been no confirmed casualties following the collapse. now on bbc news, hardtalk. here we are at this viewpoint, it's called the horseshoe falls viewpoint, but there are no falls? maybe one year there will be no fall completely, no water. we've lost at least 200 elephants. you mean, from starvation? from starvation, yes. trees are destroyed, vegetation is lost. those are the issues. after years of political turmoil and misrule, zimbabwe now faces an existential threat from climate change. can it adapt before it's too late? victoria falls, one of the wonders of the natural world. the waters of the zambezi river plunge more than 100 metres along a fault line that d

they hold at least a million people, mainly uighur muslims. training and they stop terrorism. but the document shows why a superpower is really locking up so many people. inmates are imprisoned until they change their beliefs, their behaviour, and their language. it's very difficult on that scale, with more than a million people in those conditions, to view that as anything other than a mass brainwashing scheme, designed and directed at an entire ethnic community. the chinese ambassador in london refused to answer our direct questions about the camps. good morning. last week, he called a press conference about hong kong, but i wanted to know about the camps of xinjiang. a wrote to you this week, sir, actually, about the camps in xinjiang. i know that they are prison camps. why won't you tell me the truth about those camps? first of all, there's no so—called labour camps, as you describe. there's what we call vocational education and training centres. they are there for the prevention of a terrorist. with respect sir, what you're telling me bea

prisons in western china is designed to brainwash hundreds of thousands of people, mainly muslims from the uighury. china has always insisted the camps in the xinjiang region offer education and training. days of heavy rain have left parts of italy and france under water — with hundreds of homes in the cote d'azur damaged. in northern italy part of a bridge was brought down by a landslide following torrential rains. officials say there have been no confirmed casualties following the collapse. now on bbc news, a year—long bbc investigation has revealed that —— it's dateline london. inside the unregulated homes failing to protect our most vulnerable children. it was a little hellhole. living here was a punishment. our year—long investigation hears stories of abuse, exploitation, and despair. how many times did you attempt to take your life? i think about three times. that is actually disgusting. no—one should ever lay their hand on someone like that. people bringing in acids, knives, samurai swords, everything. that house was basically just a drug deal house. but i had to live there because i could

prisons in western china is designed to brainwash hundreds of thousands of people, mainly muslims from the uighurity. china has always insisted the camps in the xinjiang region offer education and training. days of heavy rain have left parts of italy and france underwater, with hundreds of homes in the cote d'azur damaged. in northern italy, part of a bridge was brought down by a landslide following torrential rains. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello. welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week: delhi is enveloped in toxic smog. is that concentrating minds in government ahead of the madrid climate summit? three weeks to go till the uk votes: has it become the get—brexit—done—election? and if not, then what? and as prince andrew quits public life, is it harder anywhere in the world to be friends with a sex offender? my guests today — indian journalist ashis ray, irish broadcaster brian o'connell, greg katz of us news agency associated press, and agnes poirier of french news magazine marianne. welcome to you all. four years ago, climate change barely registered as a voter issue i

muslim minority. specially the uighurs muslims and- what's interesting about the video as that she has disguised her political message as a make up tutorial let's take a listeten o what she says hi guys i'm going to show you guys how to get long lashes so the first thing you need to do is grab your lashsh curler. c curl your lashs obviously then you can put them down and use your phone are you using right nowow to search of what's happening in china how they're. getting concentration camps during innocent muslims in their. so take talk later- blblocked her a account and this the picture posted at by the teenager saying your account is temporarily suspended- and violations of our community guidelines. but they have issued an apology just recently this is also a- summaryry of the events. and they have said that they can be blocked her accouout due to human moderation error. and it's important to clarify that nothing in our community guidelines. preclude content such as this video and they admit that it should have never been removed. but this is not the first time even at the end of it. the recent days that tic

including the pervasive use of torture, religious persecution, human trafficking and genocide against muslim uighurs. last month, president xi ominously warned of even more brutal violence to come in hong kong, threatening, quote, crushed bodies and shattered bones. the hong kong government itself refers bullets and ba dons -- batons over peaceful and political dialogue to address the hong kong people's rightful grievances that is sad and it is a sad and disgusting reality. it is what the chinese government, however, does best. su press, repress, torture, ill, and censor. with the passage of the hong kong human rightsing at, the united states is making it clear that beating, torturing and jailing rights activists is wrong. we stand in solidarity with the people of hong kong. there'll be strong sanctions. other ramification nrs crackdown. for this abuse of power. the people of hong kong feared for their freedom for a long time. in 2014, mr. speaker, i met with martin lee and anson chen, who tie toovens hong kong's democracy musme. they and others met in my office for hours as we discussed the chinese

they mostly hold uighur muslims.ach of these camps has hundreds of detainees, held without charge. some hold thousands. there is one for every town. the scale is terrifying. china says there is nothing to worry about. their uk ambassador has said many times the camps arejust for training. the purpose is to help these young people to have a better life, after education, training, education and vocational training. it's not a prison, it's not a camp. 0ur documents are important because we can prove for the first time that what china says is not true. they are high—security prison camps. it's clear theirjob is to brainwash people. inmates have to change the way they behave, what they believe, even the language they speak. never allow escapes. increase discipline and punishment. promote repentance and confession. make remedial mandarin studies the top priority. encourage students to truly transform. and the document reveals the chinese state wants all of this to stay secret. i believe this document is very significant. i

leaked documents reveal how china is holding hundreds of thousands of uighur muslims in detention campssay is an effort to brainwash them. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. late drama... in a six goal thriller between sheffield united and manchester united at bramall lane as the home side score a last minute equaliser. a battle for survival... england's cricketers are in trouble in the first test against new zealand. and it's a struggle but sale beat iii—man la rochelle in the european champions cup. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with an extraordinary game in the premier league at bramall lane as manchester united scored three goals in seven second half minutes to come from 2—0 down to lead 3—2 at sheffield united. only for the home side to snatch a point with a last minute equaliser. patrick geary reports: bramall lane is an assault on the senses, fire, water and a song about a greasy chip party. it all feeds into an elemental energy that fuelled this messy and failed phil jones. no foul play on, and the final flick

documents leaked to the new york times have revealed new details about the mass detention of uighur muslimsnjiang. china officially describes detention facilities where uighurs are being held asjob training centres. but the internal documents illustrate the calculated and coercive nature of the ongoing campaign targeting muslims in western china. more on all our stories on our website. please just log on to bbc.com/news. an investigation is under way into the cause of a fire at a block of student flats in bolton. witnesses say the blaze spread quickly to the upper floors, prompting concerns about the cladding on the block. two people were injured. from bolton, 0livia richwald reports. these videos posted on social media show an intense fire which spread rapidly, sending chunks of burning cladding and sparks to the ground. at first, some of the students ignored the alarms. there was this girl who came running and she banged on the doors of the people on my floor, and she just started screaming, saying that "there's a fire, get out of here right now." when we were running down the stairs, it

documents leaked to the new york times have revealed new details about the mass detention of uighur muslims in xinjiang. china officially describes detention facilities where uighurs are being held asjob training centers. but the internal documents illustrate the calculated and coercive nature of the ongoing campaign targeting muslims in xinjiang. protests have erupted across iran after the government unexpectedly announced it was sharply increasing the price of petrol and rationing supplies. the country's interior minister says security forces will act to restore calm if protesters damage public property. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: the perils of the gig economy. checking for allergens. and...fake birds. it's kind of hard to remember a time when we didn't have taxi—hailing apps. and when i say taxi—hailing apps, even though there are many more players out there, it is uber that comes to mind first. at its conception a decade ago, uber was really disruptive. i mean, the idea that you could have a taxi to you within minutes, it would know exactly where you were, you coul

the bbc reveal the vast network of high security prisons in western china designed to brainwash uighur muslimsew york michael bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat.

look no further than its use of surveillance to systematically repress more than one million muslim uighurs. curb has all the power to industry and academia to support its efforts. equally troubling are the multinational corporations inadvertently or tacitly providing the technological research behind china's unethical use of ai. cooperation with beijing has consequences, not just for democracy and human rights, but also for the strength of our partnerships abroad. if our allies and partners turn it5g platforms with china, will inject serious risk into our communication and intelligence sharing capabilities. our collective security must not be diminished by a narrow sighted focus on economic opportunity. russia has made its intentions equally clear, calling ai the future of humanity and describing technology as the key to supremacy in the world stage. moscow has demonstrated its eagerness to use the latest free andies against open societies. we should not doubt their abilities on the battlefield either. i mentioned ukraine earlier and we expect russia to continue to deploy high-tech ai capa

increased attention to other human rights abuses in china, such as the estimated 1.5 million muslim uighurs in forced detention in one of china's western provinces. papers leaked this week from the government of communist party general secretary xi detailed the coercive reeducation that goes on in these internment camps. christians in china also face regular persecution and imprisonment for following their faith and living out their beliefs. the hong kong human rights and democracy act will help shed increased light on beijing's aggression and on human rights abuses in hong kong. last night, the house sent this senate bill to the president's desk with a resounding 417-1 vote, a clear statement that the united states congress stands with strong. madam president, a week from today, we'll be celebrating thanksgiving. like every thanksgiving, i'll be home in south dakota, celebrating with my family, my wife, my daughters, my sons-in-law, and my four, soon to be five grandchildren. i'll be taking on my traditional job of carving the turkey and helping with the dishes afterward. i'm looking forwa

documents leaked to the new york times have revealed new details about the mass detention of uighur muslimsofficially describes detention facilities where uighurs are being held asjob training centers. but the internal documents illustrate the calculated and coercive nature of the ongoing campaign targeting muslims in xinjiang. a pakistani court has ruled thatjailed former prime minister nawaz sharif can leave the country for medical treatment. sharif has been serving a seven year sentence on corruption charges, but was released last month over health concerns. the bangladeshi government says it's importing onions from turkey and egypt, after prices hit a record high. the country has been struggling to address a severe shortage of the vegetable since india banned exports due to a poor harvest. 0nions are a key ingredient in south asian cuisine. more than a hundred people have been arrested in paris on the anniversary of the first so—called yellow—vest movement. thousands of protesters turned out to mark a year since the first major demonstration demanding an end to a rise in fuel tax. from

beijing at the ballot box, as leaked documents reveal the brainwashing faced by china's imisoned uighur muslimsthen, questions of military justice. the secretary of the n out after the penton and white house clash over the proper punishment for a navy seal accused of war crimes. plus: aging italy. as the country's birth rate plummets, anxiety soars-- and the era of the big italiancr family comes tashing stop. >> eventually, the population cotinguish. and when baby boomers will

look no further than its use of surveillance to systemically repress more than a more muslim uighurs. beijing has all the power and tools it needs to coerce chinese industry and academia into supporting its government-led efforts. equally troubling are outside firms or multinational corporations that are inadvertently or tacitly providing the research or technology behind china's unethical use of a.i. cooperation with beijing has consequences not just for democracy and human rights but also for the strength of our partnerships abroad. if allies or partners turn to china's 5g platform, freror example, it will -- our collective security must not be diminished by a short and narrowsighted focus on economic opportunity. russia has made its intentions equally clear. calling a.i. the future of humanity and describing the technology as the key to supremacy on the world stage. moscow has already demonstrated its eagerness to use the latest technologies against democratic nations in the ideals of free and open societies. we shouldn't doubt their abilities on the battlefield, either. i mentione

leaked documents reveal new details about the mass detention of china's uighur muslims.

leaked documents reveal how china is holding hundreds of thousands of uighur muslims in detention campst critics say is an effort to brainwash them. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the writer and broadcaster mihir bose, and former conservative pensions minister ros altmann. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in and there's only one story in town. "the stakes have never been higher". borisjohnson's words are on the front of the daily telegraph after he launched the conservative manifesto, making it clear that he would not enter into a spending competition with jeremy corbyn. the metro has the same borisjohnson quote, alongside his promise to deliver brexit by the new year to allow him to focus on delivering his domestic agenda. well, the i features some of the conservatives' health and safety pledges including plans to add 50,000 more nurses to the existing workforce. the express has the same pledge from the prime minister, and details about an increase of almost £34 billion to the nhs budget. and the guardian

they hold at least a million people, mainly uighur muslims. china says they offer training and they stop terrorism. but the document shows why a superpower is really locking up so many people. make remedial mandarin studies the top priority. encourage students to truly transform. inmates are imprisioned until they change their beliefs, their behaviour, and their language. it's very difficult, on that scale, with more than1 million people in those conditions, to view that as anything other than a mass brainwashing scheme, designed and directed at an entire ethnic community. the chinese ambassador in london refused to answer our direct questions about the camps. good morning. last week, he called a press conference about hong kong, but i wanted to know about the camps of xinjiang. i wrote to you this week, sir, actually about the camps in xinjiang. i know that they are prison camps, why won't you tell me the truth about those camps? first of all, i have to say there is no so—called labour camps, as you've described, this is what we call vocation

including the pervasive use of torture, religious persecution, human trafficking and genocide against muslim uighurs. last month, president

around a million people, mainly uighur muslims, have been detained. gulzeera was one of them.you to be quick, quick, quick. if you're not quick enough, they shock you with an electric baton on the back of your head. it really hurt and they did it a lot. even after being shocked, we had to say, thank you, teacher. we will not be late next time. the chinese ambassador to the uk dismissed the bbc‘s claims as "fake news" and said xinjiang's population supported and applauded the measures. but some believe china can no longer defend its actions. i know president xi, i've talked with president xi. ijust cannot for the life of me understand why someone who generally has a pretty good sense of things is making such a devastating decision like trying to do what he's doing with the uighurs. this leak exposes the reality — a million people locked up and abused in camps designed to brainwash. richard bilton, bbc news. and you can watch the whole story on panorama: how to brainwash a million people, on bbc one at 8.30 tonight, and on bbc iplayer. the concentration of carbon dioxide, and ot

whether it's hong kong, tibbett, the uighurs, the muslims in education camps, nonetheless, they should not use that as an excuse to not pass the ex-im bank. i will speak to that on the floor. in the same token of globalization of the economy, we are moving positively in terms of the u.s.-mexico-canada agreement. again, it all comes dun to enhancement. excuse me, of enforcement. enhonsment too but enforcement. i do believe if we can get this to the place it needs to be, which is imminent that this can be a template for future trade agreements. a good template. and then again in terms of the financial well being of america's working families, we are working with h.r. 3, our legislation to lower prescription drug costs and hopefully we'll be bringing that to the floor soon. next week, we will vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government. we passed our appropriations lls making smart, strong investments in the health and well being of america's families. sadly, the g.o.p. senate has not done its job yet. soon again another legislation will be bringing the voting rights act, h.r

large network of prison camps in this in john region allegedly detaining over a million muslims largely of the uighur minority. in recent months former detainees have come forward to denounce what they say is a system of mass surveillance and arbitrary arrests. as well as the use of totorture and idedeological brainwashing to wipe out an entire culture. at the end of the ponond again in the morning we had to say things like thank you for using being long livives using paying otherwise wouldldnt get any food. . in class they would. . we were poisoned by religion that isislam is an infectious diseaeases. according to the leaksks inmates spend a minimum of one year in the camps and earn their freedom by showing ideological transformation and discipline. they're barely afforded anyny contacact with the outside world and are kept under surveillance for up to a year after the release. beijing has long denied the existence of these camps but was recently forced to acknowledge them after the emergence of satellite photos and of a flood of testimonies. yet chinese authorities say no human rights violations ar

they detail the chinese party's brutal detention and systematic oppression of uighurs and other muslim minority groups. these reports are consistent with an overwhelming and growing body of evidence that the chinese communist party is committing human rights violations and abuses against individuals in mass detention. we call on the chinese government to immediately release all those who are arbitrarily detained and to end its draconian policies that terrorized its own citizens. not just muslims that are the largest -- that are the target of the hostility, christians, tibetno o tibetans and other minority groups have felt the heavy hand of oppression. we congratulate the people of hong kong, a free, fair and peaceful district council elections on the 24th of november. the united states continues to support democratic values, fundamental freedoms in hong kong as guaranteed by the one country, two systems framework and aspirations of the hong kong people. i also have a short announcement on cuba. today, the united states is taking action to prevent cuba from circumventing u.s. sanctio sa