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Erkin Tuniyaz (also spelled Arkin Tuniyaz; born December 1961) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who is the current deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xinjiang Committee and chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in office since 30 September 2021.
Erkin Tuniyaz is a top-level Chinese Communist Party member and the governor of China's north-western Xinjiang Province. In 2021 MPs approved a non-binding Commons...
Feb 14, 2023 · MPs urged the government to block Erkin Tuniyaz from travelling to London. The senior figure is governor of China's north-western Xinjiang province.
Feb 13, 2023 · Tuniyaz, who oversees the region where China is accused of committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs, postponed his trip to Paris and Brussels amid criticism and legal threats. China's foreign policy chief Wang Yi will visit four EU countries instead.
Feb 10, 2023 · washington — A group of British members of Parliament are calling on the government to cancel a planned visit by Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, due to...
Feb 14, 2023 · Erkin Tuniyaz: Chinese official cancels controversial UK visit. 14 February 2023. Reuters. Mr Tuniyaz (left), seen in this file picture from 2019, is the governor of Xinjiang province. A...
Feb 9, 2023 · EU, UK to receive Xinjiang chief despite UN findings on human rights abuses. Erkin Tuniyaz, sanctioned by the US, is expected to travel to London and Brussels this month.
