toti is a longtime advocate of uighur rights. he has criticized china's ethnic policy but he opposes uighur independence. the united states and other countries see the case as an attempt by china to stiffle the sect. they have asked the chinese government to release toti. >>> more and more chinese tourists are encouraged to vacation on home soil. chinese government officials have unveiled plans to double revenue from domestic tourism by 2020. so enterprising firms are offering people a new way to understand their country by showing them the very thing that boosted the economy. nhk world reports from shanghai. >> reporter: people flock to shanghai to see the historic districts and skyscrapers. historic places like this have long been popular with tourists. but not everybody. some people have something different in mind. these people are visiting a factory that's producing probiotic drinks. the government has -- visitors can take a firsthand look at the production process and sample the drinks. it's an experience popular with peopl

he's criticizing them for sentencing a uighur scholar to life in prison. ill han tohti was convicted on a charge of separatism. chinese security authorities detained tohti in january. on tuesday a port in the xinjiang uighur autonomous region handed him a life sentence. the court also ordered all his possessions to be confiscated. obama called for the release of tohti and other imprisoned activists around the world. >> they deserve to be free. they have to be released. this growing crackdown on civil society is a campaign to undermine the very idea of democracy. >> secretary of state john kerry also criticized the sentence. he called it harsh, and said it appears to be retribution for tohti's efforts to promote human rights for china's ethnic uighur citizens. kerry said it's important to distinguish peaceful dissent from violent extremism. >>> world leaders are vowing to cap greenhouse gas emissions, and to do more to take care of the planet. they've gathered in new york to attend the u.n. general assembly, and they're pledging billions of dollars to fight

disparities between uighurs and china's handle orty han people.hey also oppose beijing's crackdown on their religious activities. the region has been hit by a series of explosions and attacks but obscurity surrounds many of the cases since chinese authorities are trying to control access to information. >>> u.s. president barack obama is rallying international support against the militant group islamic state. he held his first face-to-face meeting with egyptian president abdel fattah al sisi. the two leaders agreed on expanding the coalition aimed at destroying the group. >> obviously the u.s./egyptian relationship has been an important cornerstone of our security policy and our policy in the heeft for a very long time. >> white house officials say the two leaders also agreed to strengthen cooperation. deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said they will share intelligence and implement measures to stop the flow of foreign fighters. officials say obama also expressed his intention to help egypt promote economic reform. u.s. and coalition for

many uighur muslims in the region are increasingly wary of the economic and political disparity with the han people who represent the majority in china. they're also discontent with government restrictions on religious activities. in may, attackers threw explosives into a morning market in urumqi killing or injuring more than 130 people. other attacks in july targeted police stations and government buildings in the district of kashgar killing 37. security authorities have reportedly shot dead 59 people suspected of involvement. >>> japanese business leaders are visiting beijing in hopes of strengthening economic ties between the two countries. they've held their first-ever networking event of its kind with chinese executives, and they're expecting to meet with vice premier wang yang later this week. japanese delegates from the japan/china economic association include sadayuki sakakibara who chairs the japan business federation or keidanren. members of the delegation kicked off their six-day tour by meeting executives of major chinese financial institutions and environment-related fir

he criticized beijing's policies towards the uighur minority. he's accused of advocating ethnic tension in ukraine in recent years. >>> south korean border guards have arrested a man they believe was trying to swim across the river to north korea. he told investigators he wanted to meet the north korean leader kim jong-un . the man was arrested at a river border near the zone on tuesday. >>> scientists in the uk have discovered king richard iii died in the thick of battle after losing his helmet and and receiving a number of blows to the head. richard iii was killed more than 500 years ago. modern forensic scans show nine of 11 wounds were to his skull. >>> stay with us on "gmt." still to come on "gmt," a new experimental vaccine for other ebola to be tested on humans for the first type. can it stop the spread of the deadly virus? erything together. first type. can it stop the spread of the deadly virus? then liberty mutual calls. and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement, we'll pay for a car that's a model y

. >>> chinese economists and those from the uighur authority are to go on trial.etained after questions the government's role in violent confrontations between uighurs and chinese ethnic groups. he's accused of links to separatists. >>> the first parliamently elections held in fiji since 2006. four governments have toppled in four years largely because of ethnic divides. >>> china's president she jing ping has arrived to focus on close economic ties. he was greeted by india's new prime minister modi. he will travel to delhi thursday and hold talks focussing on trade, infrastructure and border dispute. let's speak to our bbc hindi service following the trip for us from delhi. i know when i've been in india, people say look at infrastructure marvel and expansion. why can't india do the same? there's historic rivalries. what is this visit about? >> you are right. it's basically the issues around economics. it's primarily trade. that's the primary issue discussed between the two leaders in the next three days. ever since the new government of mr. modi came to power, t

he has spoken out against beijing's policies towards the mainly muslim uighur minority. united states, the european union, and several human rights groups have called now for his release. >>> this was the scene in hong kong today where students have taken their protest to government offices in the center of the city following a mass rally on monday. they're protesting china's plan. a larger pro-democracy demonstration planned for next month is threatening to block the financial district. >>> do stay with us here on "bbc world news." still to come, away from islamic state, world leaders will meet today in new york to discuss another global threat, climate change. we'll take a look at the latest summit and just what it hopes to achieve. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. you know, the kind that capitalizes on diversity across the credit spectrum and gets exposure to frontier and emerging markets. if you convert 4-quarter p/e of the s&p 500, its yield is doing a lot better... if you've had to become your own investment expert, maybe it's time for bn

man who tried to build trust and understanding between the han chinese community, and the ethnic uighur community, he says he has never advocated separatism, which is what he's charged with, convicted of, and says that he's always wanted this autonomous region of china to remain part of the china. human rights groups say his conviction sent out an unambiguous message, and it's this: moderate voices are not immune from the crackdown against religious extremism in china, during the past nine months, 300 people have been killed in attacks that the government blamed on ethnic minority groups. hundreds have been rounded up. many executed and given life sentences. >> adrian brown live for us with the latest on that life sentence. thank you. >> the self-proclaimed people's republic in eastern ukraine is trying to shake off depends with keef. the pro-russian separatists want to strike a deal with moscow to supply them with gas. as explained, that will not be easy. >> reporter: sergay and his men have important work to do. the pipeline has been peppered by shell fire. >> translation: there's a l

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few years ago were 13 academics were not given the events because they had contributed to a book by uighursn northwestern china. i think it is a very large obstacle to try to carry out a study like this if it has happened, i looked hard. i couldn't find anything. >> hi. i recently read this book, the man on mal's race. i don't know if you've read that book, but it was really interesting that it was turkmen are and i'm sure i am corrupting names and pronunciations, but what is so interesting to me with you with ivy league educated here in the intensely wanted to go back during the revolution and he did. in the book is so slow to realize the harm that was doing as well as the good until he personally was affected. pms have been the main diplomatic interpreter during the korean war. what was really interesting to me as he ended up in london as a diplomatic came back to visit during tiananmen. his account of that is you know, he got so scared from the mall that he saw violence he really in the book says he sort of went away from tiananmen and he was sort of villainize back in london. i guess th

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