The Xi Jinping government in China is demolishing mosques in the north-central provinces in a bid to “Sinicise” China’s religious minorities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.

Less than a year after its completion, the mosque found itself caught up in the campaign to "Sinicise" religion - that is, make it more Chinese - at the direction of President Xi Jinping.

This mosque has elaborate Chinese architectural features inspired by the Great Mosque of Xi’an in China,” he said, adding that Xi’an was the capital of Shaanxi province. He said the new ...

That number represents a third of the total mosques in the region. Does China believe its own propaganda on Uyghurs? Who are the Uyghurs? Under China's leader Xi Jinping the Communist Party has ...