MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA DECEMBER 2021 R&D CELL ITBP ACADEMY

PREVIEW 1.XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION 2.TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION 3.OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS

XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION (XUAR) • LARGEST ADM REGION • 1.6 MILLION SQ KM • POP: 25 MILLION • BORDERS 08 COUNTRIES

DEMOGRAPHY 42.24% 44.96%

ECONOMY • 45% OF GLOBAL SOLAR GRADE SILICON PRODUCTION • 84% OF CHINA’S COTTON PRODUCTION

MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN DECEMBER 2021

UN REACTS TO UYGHUR TREATMENT

UYGHUR FORCED LABOUR PREVENTION ACT • EFFECTIVE FROM DECEMBER 23, 2021 • ABOUT $9 BILLION OF COTTON PRODUCTS WERE IMPORTED BY USA FROM CHINA IN 2020

COMMUNIST PARTY HEAD IN XINJIANG REPLACED CHEN QUANGUO MA XINGRUI

CHINESE BUSINESS COMMUNITY REACTS TO US LAW OUTPUT OF COTTON IN XINJIANG JUMPED FROM 25,100 TONS IN 1955 TO 5.129 MILLION TONS IN 2021, WHICH IS A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR CHINA'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY.

CHINA IMPOSES SANCTION ON US OFFICIALS OVER XINJIANG NADINE MAENZA NURY TURKEL ANUPAMA BHARGAVA JAMES CARR ERKEN TUNIYAZ SHOHRAT ZAKIR

BORDER TPS IN XINJIANG GET NEW ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE FOR WINTER LOGISTICS SP

TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION • SECOND LARGEST ADMN REGION • 1.2 MILLION SQ KM • POP: 3.6 MILLION • BORDERS 04 COUNTRIES

DEMOGRAPHY TIBETAN HAN 86% 12.2% OTHER MINORITIES 1.8%

MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN DECEMBER 2021

TRAINING TIBETAN CHILDREN FOR MILITARY WARFARE

PROMOTING MANDARIN OVER TIBETAN

PLA LATEST VEHICLES IN TIBET SHARP CLAW UNMANNED UGV MULE 200 VP-22 MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLE

LYNX ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE.

PLA CONDUCTS NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DRILL IN TIBET

CHINA-NEPAL FREIGHT TRAIN SERVICE LAUNCHED: LINKS QINGHAI - KATHMANDU

OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS

LOCKDOWN IN XI’AN

JAPAN AND CHINA AGREE TO SET UP DEFENSE HOTLINE AMID TERRITORIAL TENSIONS

PRC LAUNCHES THREE WARSHIPS IN ONE DAY 071E LANDING PLATFORM DOCK TYPE 54 FRIGATE HUDONG ZHONGHUA SHIPBUILDING YARD

CHINA’S LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER SET FOR PACIFIC TRAINING EXERCISE

CHINESE MILITARY’S LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PASSES ASSESSMENT TYPE 075 AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP, THE HAINAN

NEW AMBASSADOR TO CHINA • MR. PRADEEP KUMAR RAWAT JOINED THE INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICE IN 1990. • OPTED TO LEARN MANDARIN CHINESE AS HIS FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND SERVED IN HONG KONG AND BEIJING BETWEEN 1992 AND 1997. • HE STARTED HIS SECOND TENURE IN BEIJING IN 2003 AS COUNSELLOR AND ENDED IN 2007 AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION.

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