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Tang dynasty military sites (TDMSs) in Aksu prefecture are significant witnesses to Xinjiang’s history
and an essential part of Xinjiang’s military and the Silk Road cultural heritage
their exploration and preservation currently require further enhancement
by establishing a database of 164 existing TDMSs
visibility analysis tool was applied to hypothesize the locations of potentially lost sites
which were then used as the supplementary and corroborating data
qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted on these sites
The results show: (1) TDMS in Aksu can be divided into three defense zones
(2) The visibility network structure of each defense zone presented two types
namely simple linear network structure and complex large-scale structure
These findings reveal the overall defensive layout characteristics of the TDMS in Aksu
providing a positive basis for the protection of military heritage in Xinjiang
</a>a Location of Xinjiang in China; b Location of Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang. Data Sources: Silk Road Historical Geography Information Open Platform (<a href="https://www.srhgis.com/homePage">https://www.srhgis.com/homePage</a>)
a lot of Tang dynasty city sites and beacon tower remains can still be found in Aksu
These Tang dynasty military sites (TDMSs) have become important carriers for witnessing and exploring the military and SR cultures of the Tang dynasty in the WR
These studies provided a more in-depth archeological analysis and organization of cultural remains of various periods and types
such methods are mainly used in American and European archeology at present
with fewer applications in Chinese archeology
the visibility network was constructed through visibility analysis
Combined historical documents and existing research materials
visibility networks were interpreted and spatial defense relationships were in turn excavated
The results can provide new insights for reconstructing of the Tang dynasty’s military and administrative system in Xinjiang
as well as offer a feasible framework and comparative basis for the study and preservation of military site complexes in Central Asia
This study consists of the following two main components
ArcGIS software was utilized to reconstruct the visibility relationships of existing TDMSs in Aksu so as to preliminarily explore the military defensive strategies and layouts of Tang dynasty
by analyzing the overlapping visible areas of adjacent sites
the locations of disappeared site points were then inferred and reconstructed
which were used as supplemental and supporting evidence for the existing sites
The overall characteristics of the military defensive layout in Aksu were further examined through integrating historical texts and existing research materials
GIS-based visibility analysis results were input into Python to generate visual network diagrams
Combining various evaluation indexes of network analysis
the transmission paths of military information
the network structural characteristics of each zone
and the defensive centers and information hubs in the network were examined in turn to reveal the complex military defensive strategies of the Tang dynasty in Aksu
The data sources for the TDMS involved in this study were as follows:
These materials represented the most recent comprehensive survey reports on ancient city sites and Great Wall heritage in Xinjiang
serving as a crucial foundational data source for this study
These materials provided information on three beacon tower sites that have disappeared
Modern and contemporary local histories of the Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
which supplemented one beacon tower site that has disappeared
field investigations were conducted across the entire Xinjiang to further verify the site data
</a>Map Source: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Platform for Common Geospatial Information Services, with review number 新S(2023)061 (<a href="https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html">https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html</a>)
The visibility analysis for this study required the following two types of data
is a DEM constructed using radar observations that penetrate through surface vegetation to reach the ground
in terms of the detailed representation of surface morphology
a DEM with a resolution of 12.5 meters is closer to the actual terrain than one with a resolution of 30 meters
in order to improve the accuracy of the visibility analysis results
this study selected the ALOS PALSAR DEM with a resolution of 12.5 m
It was an modified version of the SRTM GL1 enhanced with the use of the Radiometric Terrain Correction technique
the calculated distance of 14.73 km was applied as the maximum observation radius for the visibility analysis in this study
all military sites were represented as point features
and digital name information serving as the basic analysis parameters
After conducting the visibility analysis in ArcGIS
the results were imported into Python to further explore defensive relationship features using built-in analysis tools
including the following two steps: (1) visibility analysis
the visibility relationships between the various site points were determined
the viewshed area of each site point was also obtained through visibility-viewshed tool
The overlapping area of the visible domains of two adjacent sites that cannot form a visual connection was the potential location range of the potential lost sites
The defense layout characteristics of the site complex were analyzed on the basis of existing sites
the numbers 0 to 153 was utilized to represent the existing sites
with 20 of the 164 existing sites having overlapping locations
while the numbers 154 to 187 were used for presumed sites
The visibility relationship between sites x and y was denoted by (x
and the visual network diagram was generated using the Kamada-Kawai (KK) algorithm
Combined with the evaluation metrics from the network analysis
and the overall network structure was further analyzed
The above methods and steps aimed to reveal the visibility relationships and defensive layout characteristics of TDMS in Aksu by incorporating ArcGIS
The visibility analysis methods employed in this study included two aspects
the line of sight analysis was used to determine whether there is visibility between observation points and target points
the viewshed analysis was applied to study the surface areas that can be observed from the observation points
Line of sight analysis tool is a terrain analysis method based on DEM
By establishing a line of sight between observation points and target points
it can analyze the interaction between the path and terrain obstacles
After inputting the DEM of Aksu and the relative height of the observation points
it is possible to determine whether the target points are visible
The principle is to establish a line of sight path towards the target point P
The slope of the line of sight from O to P is denoted as αoi
The analysis determines whether there is any surface point J between O and P with a slope αoj &gt; αoi
Through simulating all site locations in Aksu
a through-view relationship network between the sites can be generated to reveal the spatial distribution and interactive relationships of ancient human military activities
Based on observation points and terrain elevation
viewshed analysis tool is developed to calculate the visibility of each surface point within the visible radius
The generated viewshed range is the set of surface points that are visualized with the observation point
The viewshed tool in ArcGIS allows for parameter settings according to specific needs
the DEM of Aksu was input in the “in raster” parameter
with frequency selected as the visibility analysis type
This type can output the visibility of each surface point in the region with respect to the observation points
the elevation of the observation point was imported in the “observer elevation” parameter
and the vertical height of the observation point relative to the surface was entered in the “observer offset” parameter
The “outer radius” parameter defined the maximum distance of visibility
the maximum observation radius of the observation point
or 14.73 km as calculated in “Method” section”
the analysis result was the set of surface points visible from each observation point
within a circular area centered at each observation point with a radius of 14.73 km
It represented the visible range of the observation point
</a>a The distance between sites A and B exceeds 14.73 km; (b) the distance between sites A and B exceeds 29.46 km
Combined with GIS-based visibility analysis
it is possible to reconstruct the social structure resulting from the interaction between ancient peoples and their environment
military site remains were represented as nodes in the network
while the edges connecting two nodes in the network represented the through-view relationship between the two sites
KK algorithm is a graph layout method that uses a spring embedding approach to convert complex network layouts into a visual format
It not only facilitates the observation of the overall structure of the network as well as the connections and clustering between nodes
but also makes it easier to identify key nodes in the network
For ancient military site visibility networks
using the KK layout can help to understand the relationships
providing a valuable enhancement to the presentation of defensive spatial networks
</a>a Enlarged diagram of the through-view relationships of the western oasis sites; (b) Enlarged diagram of the through-view relationships of the eastern oasis sites. Map source: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Platform for Common Geospatial Information Services,Ðith review number 新S(2023)061 (<a href="https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html">https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html</a>)
the through-view network of the study area can be divided into two parts
In the southeastern oasis region (ancient Kuche Oasis
the site distribution was dense and closely interconnected
the site distribution in other regions was more sparse
with most sites isolated in the passes and lacking visibility connections with other sites
Only 5 sites form small local visibility networks (Zones A to E)
with each network containing only 4 to 6 sites
The visibility network in the southeastern oasis region was relatively complete
But the lack of preserved sites in other regions made it difficult to form complete information transmission routes
Overlaying the Tang dynasty SR and ancient trade routes
it can be seen that the sites to the west of the Kuche Oasis were generally distributed along the SR
while the sites in the north were distributed follow the ancient paths across the Tianshan Mountains
It suggests a correlation between the distribution of sites and ancient transportation routes
</a>a Enlarged diagram of the through-view relationships of the western oasis sites; (b) enlarged diagram of the through-view relationships of the eastern oasis sites. Map source: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Platform for Common Geospatial Information Services, with review number 新S(2023)061 (<a href="https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html">https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html</a>)
</a>a Lost site speculation between B2, B3, B7, and C1; b Lost site speculation between SC22, C17, SC25, and C41. Map Source: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Platform for Common Geospatial Information Services, with review number 新S(2023)061 (<a href="https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html">https://xinjiang.tianditu.gov.cn/bzdt_code/bzdt.html</a>)
visibility restoration in the northern Tianshan Mountains region
There is a small cluster of sites in each of the Baicheng Basin and the small oasis at the outlet of the Baozhadun ancient road
the distance between cluster C34 and C35 as well as cluster SC28 and SC31 to the terminal site C79 in the southeast oasis region was approximately 35 km
These two site clusters were most likely to establish a connection with the oasis region through C79
was added in the basin to establish a connection between C32 and C72 with C33 to the east
and PB3 to establish a connection between these two small site clusters and C79
ensuring that military information from the C81 pass
and within the basin can be promptly transmitted to the core area
The remaining two small site clusters were located at the mountain passes in the northern part of Aksu (Zones X and Y)
Due to the distribution of Zones X and Y along the foothills
the single-point visualization area was greatly restricted by the mountainous areas and was too far away from the core area
making it insufficient to add speculative points
these two site clusters have not been connected to the core area through hypothesized lines of sight
the visibility restoration situation in the central-western region
there were several visibility gaps along the linear distribution of sites along the SR
According to the principle of overlapping visual fields
the presumptive points on the B24–C21 route were PB5–PB12
on the C21–C26 route were PB13–PB14 and PB30–PB31
Thus the complete military information transmission route was recovered
As a complementary, a total of 19 disconnected locations existed in Aksu. Among them, ten had one putative point added, seven had two putative points added, and two had five putative points added. From Fig. <a data-track="click" data-track-label="link" data-track-action="figure anchor" href="/articles/s40494-025-01684-0#Fig5">5</a>
it can be observed that the primary communication routes extended predominantly in the east-west direction
The site distribution of oasis regions was notably dense
especially within the resource-rich Kuche Oasis in the southeast
where the number of sites accounted for 61.0% of the total in Aksu
The Kuche Oasis and the Aksu Oasis were connected by a linear strip of military installations along the Tianshan Mountains and desert interface
This corridor linked the two major oases and branches into three lines at its western end at C21 (C21–C26 line
Two transmission routes C81–C79 and C72–C79 in the Baicheng Basin
north of the Kuche Oasis and at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains
intersected with the two eastern routes (B1–C2 line and B4–C2 line) at C2
where they were connected to the site complex of the core area in the Kuche Oasis
it can be believed that the addition of 34 inferred points has established connections between previously disconnected sites and the main visibility network
presenting a more complete military information transmission system
</a>Visibility network graphic of existing sites.
</a>Visibility network graphic after adding presumed sites
</a>a degree centrality; b betweeness centrality; c closeness centrality; d eigenvector centrality.
</a>a degree centrality; b betweeness centrality; c closeness centrality; d eigenvector centrality
Table <a data-track="click" data-track-label="link" data-track-action="table anchor" href="/articles/s40494-025-01684-0#Tab3">3</a> presents the network parameters for the existing site visibility network and the hypothetical visibility network
it can be observed that the network structure established under hypothetical conditions showed an increase in connectivity by 0.330
compared to the network structure formed by existing sites
While the degree centrality value was 0.007 lower and the overall clustering coefficient value was 0.016 lower
indicating that the latter tended to be more reticulated and the former more dendritic
It also suggests that the former connected more nodes
its indicators of degree centrality and overall clustering coefficient were reduced due to the lengthening of the line
Based on the results of the through-view relationship restoration of the existing sites
it was found that the site defense layouts in Aksu showed three types
a large number of sites were densely distributed within the southeastern oasis
and the complex intersectionality of the through-view relationship implies that the area was a military core
the sites in the central and WR were distributed along the SR
with several interruptions in the line-of-sight connections between them
based on the direction of the ancient routes
it can be preliminarily concluded that these sites primarily served to guard the SR transportation routes
a small number of sites were scattered along the southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains in the northern region
where their function appears to have been to guard the mountain pass routes
Military remains along these routes were relatively few and poorly preserved
While ensuring the security and smoothness of the transportation corridors
they also formed a strong defensive barrier along the eastern and western borders of the AP
these transportation routes were not only a key economic trade route of the SR
but also an important military supply line for controlling the WR
The through-view relationships of the existing sites indicate that these three groups of sites only had internal visibility connections and have not established connections with the AP
enemy information from the mountain passes needed to be passed on to higher-ranking military centers in the rear
It can be inferred that there may be sites that no longer exist in this area
and their strategic importance should not be overlooked
and military intelligence from the pass should be relayed to a higher-level military center
due to insufficient supporting information
it is currently impossible to reconstruct the transmission route at this location
The above sites demonstrate that the method of inferring important ancient military centers through the structure of local centers in a network is feasible
and can be used in studies of defense layouts in other regions
the visual relationship based on the assumptions was primarily reflected in the overall enhancement of connectivity and closeness
The overall intermediary role of the site points has became more apparent
facilitating the transmission of information over longer routes
the status of important central nodes remains unchanged
Whereas the hypothesis-based network had a small decrease in overall degree centrality and clustering coefficient compared to the extant site network
It indicates that the overall communication paths for information were longer and the overall efficiency was lower
which is consistent with the limitations of information transmission over longer distances in reality
the hypothesized visual relationship network can be served as a complement to the existing site network
providing a more complete representation of the Tang dynasty’s military defense layout in Aksu without altering the overall defense facts
TDMS in Aksu represents the Tang dynasty’s governance achievements in the WR
and is an important part of China’s ancient military heritage
In order to raise awareness and promote preservation efforts
this study established a database of 164 existing sites in Aksu
Utilizing GIS-based analysis tools and network analysis methods
the military defense deployment of the Tang dynasty in the area was then explored
the locations of potential lost sites were inferred to supplement and verify the defense layout characteristics
Despite some unavoidable errors caused by the disappearance of some sites and changes in the social environment
this study was still able to roughly reveal the characteristics of the Tang dynasty military defense layout in Aksu
TDMS in Aksu were centered around the AP (C2) and were divided into three major defense zones
the central-western ancient SR route defense
and the southeastern oasis garrison defense
differentiated defense strategies were implemented in these three defense zones
The northern defense zone took advantage of the natural geographic barrier of the Tianshan mountain range
using a small number of military structures to control various passes
military defense lines were established along the ancient SR to facilitate the control and protection of this important trade and transportation route
the abundant natural resources of the Qiuci Oasis were fully utilized
reflecting meticulous planning for both military defense and resource management
the visibility network structure in Aksu exhibited two types
including a simple linear network structure (in the northern and central-western defense zones) and a complex large-scale mesh structure (in the southeastern defense zone)
The main functions of the former were front-line defense and transportation security
while the latter was a rear military garrison base
there were multiple local military bases centered around significant city sites
forming small ring-like structures in the linear networks and central areas in the large mesh-like structures
These various zones were connected by intermediary sites
ultimately forming a complete military communication network
The defense system layout and defense relationship characteristics revealed by this study have significant academic value for further exploration of the military defense in the Tang dynasty’s WR
there are still limitations in the data sources for this study
visibility analysis tool was used to infer the potential locations of lost sites
While it can provide some insight into the overall defensive layout of the sites
more precise site information is still needed to refine the analysis of the local defense relationships
the database contained 31 city sites that cannot be identified as belonging to the Tang dynasty
Existing official archeological survey information is suspected to be dated to the Tang dynasty through the location of the site
the shape of the building and the surface remains
the visibility relationships between these sites and surrounding TDMSs were incorporated to infer that these sites date back to the Tang dynasty and then be used as supplementary data in the study
Future research will require more archeological excavations and in-depth studies
combined with a wider range of methods and technologies
to further validate and refine the conclusions
as well as to promote the development of comprehensive protection strategies
No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study
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More than two dozen Uyghur teachers at a college in Xinjiang were arrested by Chinese authorities in 2017 and are currently still serving jail sentences
Radio Free Asia was able to confirm with officials at the school
Their arrests eight years ago occurred at a time when authorities in the northwestern region began rounding up Uyghur intellectuals
businesspeople and cultural figures en masse and incarcerating them in re-education camps to prevent what China said was terrorism and religious extremism
Last week, RFA Uyghur reported that <a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/02/21/uyghur-historian-sentenced/" target="_blank" rel="">prominent historian Ghojaniyaz Yollugh Tekin</a>
who taught the Aksu Education Institute in the city of Aksu
had been arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 17 years in prison in late 2018 for his research
writings and views that Uyghurs are part of the Turkic world — and not Chinese
RFA learned that authorities also arrested and detained 25 other educators from the same school in 2017
But RFA could not determine the reasons for their arrests or the lengths of their sentences
the college currently has about 220 staff members — more than half of whom are Uyghurs — and 3,000 students
according to Uyghur activist Tuyghun Abduweli
who hails from Aksu but now lives in Canada
A person who works at the institute but who requested anonymity for safety reasons
said more than 20 teachers from the school were taken away in several groups in 2017
Their cases were filed by Aksu prefecture security agents
and the institute’s political affairs department and police station collaborated with them during the arrests and interrogations
A police officer who works at the institute told RFA that 26 teachers — mostly men — were arrested and are serving jail sentences
He said he was involved in the cases of three of the teachers arrested — Mutellip Mamut
the last of whom was about 47 years old at the time
Another police officer named two other imprisoned teachers — Abdusalam Eziz and Abdurahman Rozi — and said he assisted in their arrests as well as the arrest of Mutellip Mamut
Those arrested were initially taken to Aksu Prison
but were later transferred to a detention center run by the Bingtuan at its headquarters in Shihezi in northern Xinjiang
The Bingtuan is a state-run economic and paramilitary organization of mostly Han Chinese who develop land
secure borders and maintain stability in Xinjiang
<a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/02/21/uyghur-historian-sentenced/" target="_blank" rel="">Prominent Uyghur historian sentenced to 17 years in prison</a>
<a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/abdureshid-hamit-05182022165012.html" target="_blank" rel="">Uyghur lecturer said to be detained for not signing allegiance oath to CCP</a>
<a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/detained-08112021165635.html" target="_blank" rel="">Uyghur literature professor confirmed detained in Xinjiang</a>
<a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/nabijan-habibullah-08092021184709.html" target="_blank" rel="">Uyghur linguistics professor serving 15-year sentence in Xinjiang</a>
<a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/shawkat-abdulla-07022021164607.html" target="_blank" rel="">New details emerge about Uyghur college teacher sentenced in China’s Xinjiang</a>
“Mutellip Mamut is currently at the Shihezi prison,” the police officer told RFA
Authorities held secret trials for the teachers
and institute leaders and staffers who collaborated on the cases were not allowed to attend
According to a person familiar with the situation in Aksu
a literature teacher named Abdusalam had been interrogated by authorities many times because of his religious practices and was eventually suspended from work
and he himself prayed every Friday at home,” the person said
“He was frequently called out by the school because of this
and his wife was also suspended from her job.” Abdusalam was among those detained and jailed in 2017
A security officer from the school’s legal department confirmed the arrests and detentions of the teachers
but said he could not disclose their identities because of confidentiality requirements
About 10% of the institute’s teachers had been arrested
“They’re all in prison now,” said Tuyghun Abduweli
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London Fashion Week commemorated its 40th anniversary during the February LFW
but the September season was another chance to celebrate this milestone
“London and London Fashion Week have always been about creativity and experimentation
almost like a greenhouse for talent to express themselves and showcase their work on a major fashion-world stage
which isn’t the case at other Fashion Weeks,” says luxury fashion and lifestyle consultant Avshalom Gur
it should come as no surprise that highlights were delivered by U.K
based designers who managed to balance a powerful sense of novelty with a confident signature
Turkish designer Bora Aksu revealed the personal importance of this collection during a sneak preview at his studio
“I lost my mum in January this year,” he shared
“I wanted to dedicate the entire collection to her
She was my shelter and muse growing up.” Longtime followers of Aksu’s oeuvre will know that his mother’s influence—both her style and personality—is always present in his work
This is perhaps the most undiluted homage yet
Belted jackets and narrow silhouettes echo a distinctly 1960s femininity
while repeated layering is a nod to her habit of wearing a white lab coat on top of her outfits—Aksu’s mother was a doctor
Elsewhere we see Aksu’s emblematic tiered tulle
Light-as-sea-foam lace and delicate embroidery make their customary appearance
The models all sport a replica of the bouffant beehive with a straight parting that Aksu’s mother rocked during the cultural decade
A moodboard in his studio highlights this hairdo
as well as her penchant for cat’s eye sunglasses
which were also faithfully mirrored on the catwalk
Aksu recently won the prestigious Goodwood ‘Fashion in Talent’ award
selected by a panel of judges that included the Duke of Richmond and Caroline Rush the chief executive of the British Fashion Council
Three sublime gowns made by Aksu—confections in pure pastel shades
with puffed sleeves and trains of tulle—will remain as part of a permanent fashion collection at Goodwood
“I always believed that fashion is something you can do as a job
it almost needs to be a part of you,” Aksu shares
sometimes you carry on without realizing how much love and effort you’re putting into creating
Mark Fast has delivered an electrifying collection that comes straight from the rave scene
“The energy of discovering new sounds drives my designs,” Fast says
“and my Spring/Summer 2025 collection is all about blending couture craftsmanship with sportswear
rather than in one of the more customary historical locations
is a nod to the underground clubs that inspires him
it&#x27;s more than just making clothes—it&#x27;s about creating a lifestyle rooted in non-conformity and self-expression,” he explains
the wearer’s body transforms the clothes into a moving element
but less common in the Fast universe is a visible foray into sportswear with flashes of elastic mesh and wind-resistant fabrics
creating pieces that are “functional but still luxe”
The colors—from black and grey to vibrant lilacs and neons—capture that rebellious club vibe that drives his vision
“A standout for me is the Stone Rose Crochet Dress with bold fringing—it shows off my passion for intricate details and modern design,” Fast notes
There is a sense that Fast is rounding out his offering with more complete layered looks in this collection
while delivering the thrill of a cutting-edge trend; a longstanding skill that has netted him a stalwart celebrity clientele (among which are names such as Rihanna
As the British Fashion Council closes their anniversary year
Fast describes the London scene as “moving at a super creative pace
We’ve got the boldness to push fashion in new directions.”
these two designers have the experience “to easily lead
youthful newcomers while growing their companies,” luxury consultant Gur points out
This season is proof that Aksu and Fast can push their own limits while remaining truly authentic
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Regular on-schedule designer Bora Aksu takes us through his AW25 collection following his London Fashion Week catwalk show
but we have yet to get over all the stunning shows that took over the capital
One such show came from London-based Turkish designer Bora Aksu
who delved into the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria for his AW25 collection
&#8216;I like telling stories through collections,&#8217; he tells C&amp;TH
&#8216;For me the collection development really makes sense if it is based on a story.&#8217; We caught up with Aksu in the moments after his runway show to find out more
<a class="" href="https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/style/fashion/london-fashion-week-aw25-highlights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">London Fashion Week AW25: The Highlights</a>
how are you feeling in the aftermath of your AW25 show
For me shows are always an emotional journey
I am an incurable romantic and my aim as a designer is to seek and define beauty in my own terms
Preparing for shows always involves such hard work but the end is very rewarding
What can you tell us about your most recent collection
My main inspiration came from the life of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria
who remains a figure of fascination over 125 years after death
After a recent research expedition to Vienna
visiting the Empress&#8217;s residence (now a museum)  and seeing her belongings up close – her sketches
photographs and famous dresses – provided me with a firsthand look at Elisabeth&#8217;s beautiful but rather tragic life
This led me to create a collection that explored the relationship between perfection and imperfection
My design aesthetic fuses a romantic sensibility with raw elegance
Delicately textured fabrics and whimsical detailing are underpinned by a distinctive twist on tailoring that sees darker
more storied elements temper decorative shapes and a translucent use of colour
There is an imperfection to my work which creates purity and beauty
Fashion design for me is a visual language that enables me to communicate with the outside world
Any specific details we should look out for
Gothic romanticism – it is in all the details
It&#8217;s hard for me to choose a favourite look this season
as they all represent different stages I went through to build the collection
What do you love most about London Fashion Week
I&#8217;ve come to love London Fashion Week for all the support it&#8217;s given me
Retaining my design identity is something that I have always kept very close to my heart – that was my only tool to keep doing what I&#8217;m meant to be doing – and London Fashion Week gives us a secure platform to do just that
Your design identity is like your own design language; no one else has the same language
so it&#8217;s crucial to own it and keep evolving with each and every collection within your own signature style
I like telling stories through collections; for me the collection development really makes sense if it is based on a story
textures or contrasts within the collection become a representation of certain elements of storytelling
especially ones more personal to me or based on my childhood
probably stand out in my mind more than the others
Any thoughts on London Fashion Week&#8217;s <a class="" href="https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/style/fashion/london-fashion-week-sustainability-requirements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new Sustainability Requirements</a>
the global climate crisis and financial challenges
so I believe that we all need hope right now
Ultimately fashion should bring hope and encouragement into the times we live in and help us move into a better world
I think that finding a better world can only happen when we discover our better selves
Sustainability – and any efforts to protect the natural sources we have – is even more essential than ever
Fashion of course should be more sustainable
And London Fashion Week is now putting this mentality into practice
We need to all understand that sustainability is one of the main paths that we all need to take to help nature restore itself
but I think the end customer has the most power
If they make good choices then the mass production entities have to follow
Taking a short break to see my family is on my to do list
Singapore and Hong Kong to visit my stores to plan for the near future
Anything else you&#8217;d like our readers to know
I believe that designers should stay true to their individual design language more than ever
The fashion and trends attached to fashion change so fast
and as a designer I believe it&#8217;s important to have the awareness of these changes – but it&#8217;s even more important to be loyal to your design identity
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The context of rapid global environmental change underscores the pressing necessity to investigate the environmental factors and high-risk areas that contribute to the occurrence of brucellosis
a maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model was employed to analyze the factors influencing brucellosis in the Aksu Prefecture from 2014 to 2023
A distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was employed to investigate the lagged effect of meteorological factors on the occurrence of brucellosis
A total of 17 environmental factors were identified as affecting the distribution of brucellosis to varying degrees
The largest contributing was the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)
and then meteorological factors such as average temperature
The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve demonstrated that the MaxEnt model exhibited a high degree of predictive efficacy
with an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.921
The impact of high temperature (25℃ with a 2-month lag
low relative humidity (28% with a 2.5-month lag
and low wind speed (1.9 m/s with a 0-month lag
95% CI 1.360 ~ 4.264) are the most significant meteorological factors associated with the incidence of brucellosis
The trends in the impact of extreme meteorological conditions on the spread of brucellosis were found to be generally consistent
Stratified analyses indicated that males were more affected by meteorological factors than females
The prevalence of brucellosis is influenced by a range of socio-economic and meteorological factors
and a multifaceted approach is necessary to prevent and control brucellosis
Due to its distinctive geographical location and behavioural patterns
the potential for brucellosis to be a significant issue may be greater
identifying the spatiotemporal development changes in the high-incidence areas of brucellosis will help understand the spatiotemporal distribution pattern of brucellosis in Aksu Prefecture
Data from the region were collected over a 10-year period to estimate the lag effects and non-linearity of meteorological factors on the risk of brucellosis
This was accomplished by constructing a MaxEnt model and a Distributed Lag Non-Linear Model (DLNM)
which facilitated the identification of environmental factors associated with a heightened risk of brucellosis in the region
This information provides a valuable foundation for the prevention and control of brucellosis in Aksu Prefecture
The Aksu Prefecture is situated in northwestern China, between 78°03′ and 84°07′ east longitude and 39°30′ and 42°41′ north latitude (Fig. <a data-track="click" data-track-label="link" data-track-action="supplementary material anchor" href="/articles/s41598-025-86889-w#MOESM1">S1</a>)
It is characterised by a diverse topography
including numerous mountain peaks in the north and vast plains in the south
The Aksu Prefecture is situated between the vast Taklamakan Desert in the south and the central part of the foothills of the gravelly fan-shaped land
The region is characterized by medium and low hills
which are distributed in large areas and are home to numerous basins
The region’s climate is arid throughout the year
with minimal precipitation and long sunshine hours
Climate change has had a significant impact
The unique geographic location and well-developed animal husbandry in the Aksu region have made the region a hotspot for brucellosis
Despite the region’s status as one of the most endemic areas for brucellosis in China
no study has yet investigated the effect of environmental factors on brucellosis in Aksu Prefecture
and the reclassification of land use and vegetation type classification data
All raster data were resampled to a 1 km×1 km pixel resolution and extracted from the map of Aksu prefecture as a mask
thus ensuring consistency in resolution and geographic range
only one variable was selected to be included in the model
The risk areas were predicted using case and environmental data from 2014 to 2023
A random selection of 75% of the distribution points was designated as the training set
while the remaining 25% were utilized as the test set
a ten-fold cross-validation method was employed
whereby the modelling process was repeated 10 times
The optimal regularization multiplier and the maximum number of background points are filtered
The former is set to 0.5-2 in 0.5 increments
and the latter is set to 5,000–20,000 in 5000 increments
The final output ASCII result file is the average of the 10 repetitions
The MaxEnt modeling program evaluated the individual and collective significance of each variable in the distribution of human brucellosis cases through the Jackknife test
the average area under the curve (AUC) value over 10 model iterations
the mean percentage contribution of each variable to the model
and the elucidation of the relationship between the variables and the occurrence of brucellosis through environmental variable response curves
This study constructed a DLNM model to explore the effect of meteorological factors on the incidence of brucellosis
\(~Log[E(Y_{t} )] = \alpha + cb(A_{j} ,\beta _{j} ) + ns(times,df_{1} ) + ns(B,df_{2} ) + month\)
the df1 of a smoothed time function in the regression model was set to 3
The degrees of freedom (df2) for confounding factors was set at 3
we conducted stratification analyses by potential individual-level association modifiers
We defined the 2.5th percentile (P2.5) and the 75th percentile (P97.5) for each meteorological factor as extreme weather
with the objective of studying the effect of extreme conditions on the risk of brucellosis and population of high risk
we used the relative risk (RR) and cumulative relative risk (CRR) to estimate the above effects along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI)
The average value of each variable is used as the basic standard for calculating the RR value
All statistical analyses were conducted using the R software (version 4.2.2)
with the packages dlnm and splines employed primarily
and a P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant
</a>The time series curves of monthly meteorology in Aksu
the model demonstrated a superior predictive fit in the test set
</a> The results of the jackknife test of variable importance. The values presented are the mean values obtained from replicate runs. (a) The jackknife of regularized training gain test. (b) The jackknife of test gain. (c) The jackknife of AUC.
</a>Area of potential risk for brucellosis in Aksu Prefecture. The map show the point-wise mean and standard deviation of the 10 output grids. The map was drawn from Maximum Entropy Species Distribution Modeling, Version 3.4.4 (<a href="https://biodiversityinformatics.amnh.org/open_source/maxent/">https://biodiversityinformatics.amnh.org/open_source/maxent/</a>)
</a>Contour graphs and Three-dimension of exposure-lag-response for meteorological factors and brucellosis. (A) temperature. (B) relative humidity. (C) wind speed.
</a>Plot of meteorological factors and brucellosis risk with a lag of 1 to 4 months
The distribution of the lagged effects of P2.5
and P97.5 on the risk of brucellosis for each meteorological factor was plotted using the mean value of each meteorological factor as a reference value (Fig
The results demonstrated that low temperatures (P2.5 and P25)
extreme high relative humidity (P75 and P97.5)
and high wind speeds (P75 and P97.5) all exhibited a modest and essentially equal effect on the risk of brucellosis transmission
the effect of extremely hot weather on the risk of brucellosis was more significant
The effect of temperature on brucellosis risk increases and then decreases with lag time
the effect of low relative humidity on the risk of brucellosis exhibited a slight increase with increasing lag time
the total population and the at-risk population were examined in conjunction with various meteorological variables under P2.5 and P97.5 conditions
The lagged effects of meteorological factors on the total population are illustrated in Fig
and their specific values are shown in Table S2
The results indicated that the RR values of extreme monthly high temperature (P97.5: 24.29 °C) were all greater than 1 at lags of 1–4 months
and the results were statistically significant
the results showed that the RR value of extreme monthly low temperature (P2.5: −9.63 °C) exceeded 1 at lags of 0 and 0.5 months
yet was not found to be statistically significant
the results showed that the RR values were all greater than 1 and statistically significant at extreme low relative humidity (P2.5: 31.85%)
Extreme low monthly wind speed (P2.5: 3.01 m/s) had RR values greater than 1 and statistically significant at a lag of 0–1 month
S6 shows the results after stratifying the analysis by gender
The trend of effects across gender and age over the lag period of the study was consistent with the overall
high temperature (P97.5: 24.29 °C) had the largest effect effect value on males at a lag of 2 months
Low relative humidity (P2.5: 31.85%) presented as a risk factor throughout the lag period
but there was no major difference in the effect on men and women
Low wind speed (P2.5: 3.01 m/s) showed an immediate effect
such as the risk was greatest in the lag 0 month
and no significant differences were observed
The analysis of brucellosis risk associated with extreme meteorological factors
The findings indicate that individuals aged 65 years and older are more susceptible to brucellosis compared to those aged 15 to 64 years
extreme low relative humidity was associated with a high risk of morbidity across all age groups
The impact of extreme low wind speed at a lag of 0 months was found to be more pronounced in individuals under the age of 14
no significant variations in the observed trends were noted across the different age groups
Figure S8 illustrates the cumulative effects of meteorological factors on brucellosis
and wind speed and the risk of brucellosis are characterized by ‘S-shaped,’ ‘W-shaped,’ and ‘N-shaped’ curves
These results align with the exposure-response curves derived from the MaxEnt model
Temperatures below the mean reference of 9.37 °C exert a protective effect against brucellosis
the risk of brucellosis increases with rising temperature
when the temperature was less than or equal to 9 °C
the temperature was the cumulative relative risk (CRR) of brucellosis was 0.927 (95% CI  0.871 ~ 0.988)
CRR values exceed 1 when humidity levels are less than or equal to 50%
with the relative risk of brucellosis increasing as relative humidity declines
when relative humidity is greater than or equal to 69% (CRR = 1.054
although no statistically significant difference was observed
the cumulative lag effect on brucellosis peaks at wind speeds of 3.9 m/s
with a CRR of 4.972 (95% CI 3.325 ~ 7.435)
The results of the analysis of attributable fractions and numbers of brucellosis caused by meteorological factors are presented in Table <a data-track="click" data-track-label="link" data-track-action="table anchor" href="/articles/s41598-025-86889-w#Tab4">4</a>
The results from the attributable analysis are consistent with the ranking of the percentage contribution of meteorological factors in Max-Ent model
The burden of brucellosis influenced by temperature was found to be higher among males and populations aged 64 years and older
12.098% (95% CI: 12.016%~12.277%) of brucellosis were attributable to temperature
with a significant difference observed between the sexes
Brucellosis was attributable to temperature in 13.465% (95% CI: 12.821%~15.184%) of populations aged 64 years and older
The burden of relative humidity (AF = 12.440%
95% CI: 11.308%~12.421%) and wind speed (AF = 7.404%
95% CI: 6.152%~8.354%) was higher in populations under 15 years of age
The additive interactions of meteorological factors on human brucellosis are presented in Table <a data-track="click" data-track-label="link" data-track-action="table anchor" href="/articles/s41598-025-86889-w#Tab5">5</a>
The results indicate that the additive interaction effect of temperature and relative humidity was greatest for males (RERI = 0.974
95% CI 0.237 ~ 1.710) and for individuals aged 64 years and older (RERI = 0.902
the interaction between temperature and wind speed was found to increase the risk of human brucellosis
with a more pronounced impact on males (RERI = 0.979
95% CI  0.030 ~ 1.929) and individuals over 64 years of age (RERI = 0.697
the interaction between relative humidity and wind speed did not demonstrate a significant additional effect on human brucellosis
The results of our study showed that the risk of brucellosis in Aksu Prefecture was nonlinearly correlated with environmental factors such as NDVI
A positive correlation was observed between NDVI
while a negative correlation was evident between relative humidity and wind speed with a certain lag effect
people over 65 are more likely to sit on doorsteps in the sun or be out and about
goats and dogs as they play and feed the animals
increasing their risk of contracting brucellosis
Our study shows that extreme high relative humidity and extreme high wind speeds do not differ in trend by gender and are not statistically significantly different in increasing the transmission of brucellosis
The increased likelihood of couples going out to graze together in low wind speed also increases the risk of exposure to animals such as cattle and sheep
which increases the risk of bacterial infections
Humans tend to keep animals in captivity during the winter and spring
this is also the period when small ruminants are usually in the cycle of pregnancy
Their secretions containing high levels of Brucella spp
accelerating animal-to-animal transmission during such periods of susceptibility
climatic factors are critical in increasing or decreasing human exposure to infected animals
Our study significantly enhances the understanding of the environmental factors influencing the high-risk areas of brucellosis
By analyzing the interplay between ambient temperature
we have identified critical conditions that exacerbate the incidence of brucellosis
we found that elevated ambient temperatures
coupled with low relative humidity and reduced wind speed
are correlated with an increased activity of brucellosis in regions such as Baicheng and Wensu counties
These findings are particularly pertinent given the ongoing challenges posed by climate change
which may further alter these environmental conditions and potentially escalate the risk of brucellosis outbreaks
Understanding these dynamics is crucial for local health departments
as it provides a scientific basis for developing targeted and effective prevention strategies
our research underscores the importance of continuous environmental monitoring and the need for integrated approaches that consider both ecological and epidemiological factors
By establishing predictive models based on environmental indicators
health authorities can better anticipate and mitigate the risks associated with brucellosis
The study area of this study is only a part of Northwest China
and there is a need to conduct relevant studies on larger areas in the future
dusty weather) that may have a greater impact could not be taken into account
more possible potential individual factors (e.g.
etc.) could not be taken into account due to the lack of individual data
this study not only contributes to the existing body of knowledge regarding brucellosis transmission but also serves as a vital resource for policymakers and public health officials in Aksu Prefecture
The insights gained from this research can guide the formulation of proactive health interventions
ultimately aiming to reduce the burden of brucellosis and protect the health of local communities
This study provides the first evidence for the close relationship between brucellosis transmission and climatic factors in Aksu Prefecture
The results showed that Baicheng County and Wensu County were the high incidence areas of brucellosis in Aksu Prefecture
and low wind speed were found to be more favorable for brucellosis activity in Aksu Prefecture
and the lag effect was observed to be significant over a four-month period
The findings of this study provide a valuable reference for local public health personnel in the formulation of preventive and control measures
The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available due to governance restrictions or the identifiable nature of the data
but are available from the corresponding author (send requests to 357935099@qq.com) on reasonable request
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20242 min readBora Aksu’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection at London Fashion Week was a poetic tribute
a personal and emotive homage to his late mother
Known for his mastery of feminine silhouettes and intricate craftsmanship
Aksu this season added a layer of deeply felt emotion
threading his mother’s life and style into each piece
The result was a collection that felt simultaneously like a celebration of life and a quiet elegy
rooted in his Turkish heritage and the elegant independence his mother embodied
The runway opened with a sense of lushness and nostalgia
where voluminous shapes in diaphanous fabrics brought to life Birsen Aksu’s enduring elegance
Aksu’s hallmark demi-couture sensibilities were on full display
but this time they came with a personal touch—each garment seemed to hold a story
The palette ranged from soft sandy nudes and pale pinks to bold
reflecting the duality of lush femininity and understated drama
It was as if Aksu had opened a photo album of his mother’s life and translated its hues into fabric
Aksu’s focus on vintage materials added a tactile sense of history
limited-quantity fabrics giving the collection an air of exclusivity and reverence
The hand-embroidered fabrics in soft whites
combined with floral motifs reminiscent of mid-century patterns
transported the audience back to the 1960s—a time when Birsen
frustrated by the limitations of fashion in Turkey
This spirit of self-expression was palpable in the cropped tailored jackets
feminine detailing that laced through the collection
What stood out was Aksu’s deft balancing act between strength and softness
Sharp tailoring contrasted with delicate lace shoulders and embroidered overlays
evoking both a sense of independence and gentleness
perhaps reflective of his mother’s life as both a paediatrician and a style icon in her own right
with their sheer layers and rich floral embroidery
much like the collision of emotions in the collection
there was a palpable sense of love in the craftsmanship
The collection carried the weight of a son honouring his mother’s legacy
not only as a designer but as a woman who lived with grace and strength
woven throughout the fabric choices and the boldness of colour
mirrored Birsen’s own journey—of navigating a traditional world with a fiercely individual spirit
Bora Aksu’s SS25 collection was a reminder of fashion’s power to transcend the material and touch on the personal
Aksu once again proved that his designs are not just clothes
Get an exclusive look at Bora Aksu‘s innovative Spring 2025 fashion show accessories featuring footwear
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A prominent Uyghur historian and expert in Uyghur place names is serving a 17-year prison sentence for his writings
people with knowledge of the situation said
was an educator at the Aksu Education Institute in the city of Aksu in the north of China’s far-western Xinjiang region
His research and publications focused on Uyghur toponymy — the linguistic evolution of place names and the historical and geographical reasons for the names
A police officer who works in the village where Tekin is from in Aksu prefectur’s Uchturpan county
told Radio Free Asia that the intellectual had been sentenced to 17 years and is serving his sentence in Hotan
about 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Aksu city
Tekin was detained in 2017 amid the Chinese government’s mass roundup of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Xinjiang
according to a list of imprisoned Uyghur intellectuals compiled by Norway-based researcher Abduweli Ayup
Tekin was sentenced to prison in late 2018 for his research
writings and views that Uyghurs are part of the Turkic world — and not Chinese — according to Ayup’s data
He was among an estimated 1.8 million Uyghurs
cultural figures and prominent businesspeople
Besides his influential historical research and writings
Tekin boldly and actively participated in intellectual gatherings and debates in Uyghur society
Chinese state security agents often harassed Tekin after he gained significant recognition for his writings on sensitive historical topics concerning Uyghurs’ connection with the Turkic world
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Tekin’s professional colleague used to refer to him as “Aksu’s Turghun Almas,” a reference to one of the most influential Uyghur historians of the 20th century who challenged China’s claim that the Uyghur homeland had been part of Chinese territory since ancient times in his book
After the book was published in the late 1980s
China banned it and forbade Almas from further writing and publishing anything for the rest of his life
Tekin was involved in visiting and hosting prominent Uyghur intellectuals
and organizing meetings between them and readers
Tekin published an article titled “East Turkistan
and the Concept of Turan,” in an Aksu newspaper
which caused a stir among Uyghurs in Xinjiang and caught the attention of Chinese authorities
The term “Turan” refers to a historical region in Central Asia
as well as to a political and cultural movement
Turanism emerged as an initiative aimed at uniting Turkic and other Ural-Altaic-speaking peoples throughout Eurasia
he was suspended from his teaching position and went through very difficult times thereafter,” Abduweli said
adding that authorities had repeatedly interrogated and detained Tekin since the 1990s
Tekin was criticized as a “stubborn separatist” in 2018 for not abandoning his research and continuing to speak out about Uyghur history
China has said that the camps were vocational training centers and has claimed that they have been shut down
the testimony of Uyghurs held in them and other credible reports indicate that political indoctrination
sexual assaults and forced sterilizations of women took place in the facilities
A cotton picker operates in a field in Awat County of Aksu
northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
The harvest season of cotton has started in Awat
Thanks to efforts in construction of high-standard farmland
A drone photo shows a cotton picker operating in a field in Awat County of Aksu
This photo shows a cotton field in Awat County of Aksu
This season, renowned Turkish designer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bora_aksu/?hl=en">Bora Aksu</a> wove a spellbinding narrative from the life and enigma of Empress Elisabeth of Austria — a woman cloaked in imperial grandeur yet haunted by a relentless
The collection didn’t merely revive Elisabeth’s world; it pulsed with a modern heartbeat — a heady collision of regal restraint and untamed defiance
Sharp-shouldered jackets and meticulously tailored overcoats — modern-day suits of imperial armor — stood in fierce contrast to fluid silhouettes and deconstructed drapery
each piece a bold echo of Egon Schiele’s jagged
The tension between structure and chaos mirrored Elisabeth herself — a sovereign bound by duty
Aksu’s recent pilgrimage to Vienna shattered the Empress’s carefully constructed façade
untamed narrative beneath the veneer of idealized portraits
Beyond the polished surface lay fragile relics of her reality — garments suspended in time
and letters that murmured of loneliness and unrest
It was within these haunting fragments that Aksu found his muse: a woman ensnared by courtly rituals yet smoldering with silent rebellion
The collection ignited a fierce dialogue between two opposing realms — the rigid
oppressive formality of the Habsburg court and the unfiltered
visceral emotion bleeding through Egon Schiele’s incendiary art
and ethereal sheer layers ghosted across the models’ frames
But rebellion simmered beneath the surface — asymmetric cuts
The palette unfolded like a battle cry — muted ivories and soft creams evoking the era’s repressed grace
and bruised purples — a bold reflection of Schiele’s feverish brushstrokes and the dark
Aksu didn’t simply unveil a collection; he staged an experience — a visceral clash where history and modernity entwined in a dark
It was a raw meditation on beauty and chaos
tradition and rebellion — a magnetic tension that pulsed through every look
Bora Aksu didn’t just blur the line between past and present — he obliterated it — leaving a haunting imprint that smouldered long after the final model vanished into the shadowed depths of the church
See more at <a href="https://boraaksu.com/">boraaksu.com.</a>
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XINJIANG- A number of journalists from some Asian
and African countries visited an E-Commerce entrepreneurship incubation base in Aksu City in northwest China’s Xinjiang Province
Visiting this site was a part of their one-week trip to Xinjiang arranged by the China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC)
and sponsored by China Global Television Network (CGTN) in a program named “China Up Close” initiated by the CGTN
The mentioned E-Commerce entrepreneurship incubation base includes a 15,000-square-meter e-commerce building and a 43,000-square-meter sorting center
The base offers businesses a comprehensive suite of six preferential policies: three years of rent-free occupancy
exemption from water and electricity charges
free live streaming services for product promotion
access to logistics subsidies and minimized logistics costs
visiting Xinjiang was organized by China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC)
under the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA)
has initiated a program to build a platform for the media from countries around the world
to observe China and study development in this country
journalists from all around the world gather together to get familiar with the modern China and exchange their experiences in the field of journalism
over 100 journalists from more than 90 countries are participating
A Detroit dental school plans to establish a clinic and education program in Vermont by 2027
bringing in 64 third-and fourth-year students who it hopes will decide to stay in the state to practice after they graduate
"This is an important step forward for health care in the state of Vermont," Sanders said in a Friday press conference to announce the collaboration between the University of Detroit Mercy and the Vermont State Dental Society
"It is not a secret that we have a dental crisis in our country and that we have a dental crisis in Vermont
Sanders stressed that dental care is health care
"The truth is if you don't have teeth to chew your food or you have excruciating pain every time you eat
you can't get the nutrients you need to stay healthy," Sanders said
"Dental care is health care and dental issues can lead to larger health problems
Half of adults have some form of periodontal disease
which makes them two to three times more likely to have a heart attack
stroke or other serious cardiovascular event."
The new dental clinic and education program would bring UDM students to Vermont to complete their final years of training
strengthening the dental care provider pipeline in Vermont
and expanding access to much-needed care across the state
Dental clinic and education program intended to respond to the needs of VermontersDr
dean of the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
said a site for the clinic and school has been identified in the greater Burlington area
but since a lease has yet to be signed on the 18,000-square-foot building he is not yet able to specify the address
Aksu said the idea for the dental program in Vermont came about because of what he had read in professional journals and local publications regarding the dental needs of Vermonters
"We had too many applicants for clinical education (in Detroit)
enthusiastic potential oral health professionals who could help solve a problem in a state that needed it."
The dental clinic and education program will allow Vermont to educate new dentists without starting a dental school
"I wanted to find a community that would build a campus and a program," Aksu said
"We are honored to be part of this process
The true purpose of universities is to bring education to communities
to help the people lift themselves up and help communities address the problems and challenges they face."
Sanders and Welch are in the process of securing nearly $5 million in federal funding for the clinic and schoolTogether with Sen
Sanders has tentatively secured $4.6 million of congressionally directed funding for the dental program
Welch and I are working on has been included in the appropriations bill
but all of you know how functional and efficient the federal government is," Sanders said
In addition to the federal funding, Sanders said <a href="https://www.nedelta.com/patients/plan-options/individual-and-family-plans/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwurS3BhCGARIsADdUH50HY3szti5vYVHb0qGoG7yq9rKJZUp9SBXsWayDwOHmAnEBu0lCWBYaAlG9EALw_wcB">Northeast Delta Dental</a>
has agreed to invest up to $2 million in the project
Aksu said UDM is also investing in the program
as well as simulators that allow students to learn procedures prior to performing them on patients
The proposed clinic and school already have national accreditationThe proposed program in Vermont has received approval from the Commission on Dental Accreditation
a national organization that accredits dental
advanced dental and allied dental education programs
Welch said the accreditation is "an important step forward in the process of expanding access to dentists here in Vermont so every patient can get the care they need."
Sanders on this important issue and will continue to advocate for more federal funding to support workforce development in dentistry and health care across our state," he said
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Aksu delved into the enigmatic life and tragic death of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
a woman whose haunting beauty masked a life of isolation and rebellion
The result was a collection that reimagined Elisabeth’s world with a contemporary edge
resulting in a show that felt both regal and raw
Aksu’s recent pilgrimage to Vienna allowed him to step beyond the official
heavily stylised portraits of the Empress and immerse himself in the intimate details of her life
he uncovered a woman trapped within the gilded cage of imperial duty
This deep dive into her world led Aksu to contrast the polished
ceremonial grandeur of the Austrian court with the expressive
unfiltered intensity of Egon Schiele’s art
The runway reflected this tension: structured jackets and sharply tailored overcoats—modern interpretations of imperial regalia—were juxtaposed with fluid silhouettes and deconstructed draping reminiscent of Schiele’s raw
and high collars hinted at Elisabeth’s carefully cultivated image
and undone hems introduced a more rebellious
A palette of soft whites and creams evoked the restrained elegance of the era
and refined blues—echoes of both Schiele’s provocative brushstrokes and the darker undercurrents of Elisabeth’s life
Aksu’s ability to fuse historical storytelling with modern sensibilities made for a collection that felt timeless yet strikingly relevant
turned the runway into a space where beauty and tragedy could effortlessly coexist
Aksu continues to push fashion beyond aesthetics
transforming it into a dialogue between past and present—one that lingered long after the final looks had disappeared backstage
From the Tianshan Mountain landscape to the serenity of Bosten Lake, delve into ancient history at the Kizil Caves and the Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins, or experience local customs in villages.
The "A Date with China Meet Xinjiang" media tour takes a historical and cultural journey to remember the ancient Silk Road through the natural beauty of Aksu, Kuqa, and Korla cities in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
In Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's Aksu prefecture, a significant shift towards green energy is unfolding at a 250,000-kilowatt solar park built by the Power Construction Corporation of China.
According to the company, the construction progress has been steady, with all foundations and over 320,000 photovoltaic panels installed, it is now a 59 percent completion rate.
The groundwork for a 220-kilovolt substation has now been finished, which is scheduled for grid connection and power generation in the next year.
The power grid in Xinjiang's Aksu area has been rapidly growing. By July this year, the total installed generation capacity reached 8,788 megawatts, with solar installations making up 55.2 percent at 4,852 megawatts, signaling a move towards cleaner energy sources.
In the heart of the Takla Makan Desert, efforts to combat desertification are underway. Workers install solar panels and plant grass under the solar panels to stabilize the once-shifting sands.
Wang Tao, the safety supervisor for the solar project, highlighted its impact.
"Covering around 7,400 acres, the project generates 423 million kilowatt-hours annually, meeting the needs of nearly 430,000 residents," he said. "By using innovative sand-fixing methods under the panels and planting forests, we are making our contribution to protect the environment."
To speed up the new energy projects, an investment of 200 million yuan has been made since 2023. Initiatives including solar substation and 220-kilovolt power line construction show a commitment to integrating solar energy into Aksu's low-carbon transition.
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are what give it the nickname &quot;rock candy apple.&quot; 
Officials and businesses in Hangzhou coordinated the transportation of over 120 tons of Aksu fruits to the city on November 3
It marked the start of Hangzhou&#39;s &quot;Autumn Fruits Eastbound&quot; project in collaboration with Aksu in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Aksu has sold more than 60 tons of jujubes
90 tons of pears and 90 tons of walnuts to Zhejiang Farmer Cooperative Group
All fruits and nuts will be available both in physical markets and on e-commerce platforms in Zhejiang Province
the initiative included an offline sale expo from November 8-10 in Hangzhou&#39;s Wulin Square
were promoted by over 130 agricultural firms from 16 provinces and regions
Aksu is at the heart of apple farming in Xinjiang
with its unique climatic characteristics producing the top-tier type
which are also one of the pillar products of the &quot;Autumn Fruits Eastbound&quot; project
 Trucks laden with Aksu fruits and nuts are ready for dispatch to Hangzhou
To support rural rehabilitation and agriculture industry development
the Hangzhou-funded Aksu Apple Real-time Meteorological Monitoring Station was recently finished and officially connected to the China State Grid following a trial operation
The station will utilize meteorological services in apple plantations to scientifically assess the impact of weather on apple trees
It will analyze agricultural meteorological disasters
Hangzhou has continued to focus on the marketing of Aksu&#39;s distinctive brands
totaling 550 million yuan (US$76.9 million)
the first official from Hangzhou was sent to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to aid in development
Hangzhou has dedicated government personnel
and industrial resources to collaborate with regional departments
enhancing well-being and raising living standards
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Hershey Medical Center awarded its Physician of the Month for November to Dr
associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral health and director of adult outpatient psychiatry services for the Penn State Medical Group
Aksu’s colleagues and physician leaners call him a role model and say his knowledgeable and encouraging leadership style benefits both resident and medical students on the geriatric psychiatry service and the adult outpatient clinic
Aksu is recognized for being a dedicated volunteer who enjoys collaborating with colleagues on initiatives to improve access and advance education
Patients acknowledge his caring demeanor and value his thoughtful treatment plans
His colleagues applaud his ability to guide team members through pandemic-related challenges and the department’s conversion to telehealth services
Aksu joined Hershey Medical Center in 2015
serving as psychiatry outpatient services medical director from 2017 to 2022 prior to his role as director of adult psychiatry outpatient services
His community outreach includes LionCare Clinic
a free health service for uninsured and underinsured populations
and interviewer for medical school and adult psychiatry resident applicants
He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in general and geriatric psychiatry
Aksu is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society and American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
 Aksu received the Adult Faculty Resident Teaching Excellence Award from Penn State College of Medicine
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Earlier this week, Bahtiyar Omar, the director of the Norway-based Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD), provided RFA’s Uyghur Service with images from Google Earth Pro that clearly show the construction of camps and associated factories outside of the seat of the XUAR’s Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu) prefecture between 2017 and 2019.
The camps are part of a vast network of similar facilities throughout the XUAR where regional authorities are believed to have held up to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities since early 2017. Amid increasing international scrutiny, authorities have begun to send detainees to work at nearby factories as part of an effort to label the camps “vocational centers,” although those held in the facilities regularly toil under forced or coerced labor conditions.
Based on the imagery provided by Omar, construction on the two camps outside of Aksu—a city of 660,000 people on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert—began in 2017, while the factory facility appeared nearby in 2018.
“These photos are irrefutable proof that that the centers for so-called ‘voluntary re-education’ and ‘vocational education’ in the Uyghur Region are not merely camps that are managed in the style of prisons but also that China’s camp policies have been combined with forced labor from 2018 onward,” Omar told RFA.
Additionally, he pointed out imagery that showed a large cemetery located within a kilometer of the two camps containing a large building and parking lot—sometimes containing dozens of white cars—that were built in the middle of the grounds in 2017.
“[The structure] appears to be several stories, and it’s large in size,” he said. “If a crematorium is located in this building, it does not seem a coincidence that it would be located between two camps.”
Adrian Zenz, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and a leading expert on China’s policies toward Uyghurs, recently tweeted a new satellite image of one of the Aksu camps, which he described as a “100,000sqm internment camp & factory compound” and shows detainees lined up in the yard.
“These pictures of more than 1,000 orange-clad inmates lined up in front of the camp and the factory building are very important evidence of the ongoing forced labor in the Uyghur region,” he told RFA in an interview, providing additional context for the images.
Zenz also noted the structure identified by Omar within the nearby cemetery, expressing concern that there might be a cremation site near the camps and that authorities might be “trying to conceal” deaths in the camps.
He noted that detainees often include the elderly, who are more at risk of developing conditions that can lead to death if not properly treated, and cited witness testimonies from family members of those who died in the camps that described how relatives are given cremated remains.
“The funeral was done in a very concealed and harsh way,” he said of the testimonies.
“They don't want any sort of mourning. I think that's just quite concerning and part of the whole suppression, also the emotional suppression of what's going on.”
Previous reporting by RFA has confirmed that authorities were urgently constructing cremation sites at the same time as they were expanding the camp system in various parts of the XUAR. According to information on the Xinjiang Development and Construction Information Network, a publicly available website, nine cremation centers were constructed between March 2017 and February 2018, including in Aksu.
In June 2018, RFA learned of a facility set up in Aksu’s Shayar (Shaya) county by the authorities with an investment of 8 million yuan (U.S. $1.2 million) that police were using to quietly cremate “minority” bodies.
Zenz said that while the increase in cremation in the XUAR is, on the one hand, due to the need to dispose of bodies, it is also used to persuade Uyghurs and other minorities to abandon traditional Muslim funeral rites.
RFA was able to locate an older image of a Chinese-style gate onto the grounds of the cemetery shown in UTJD’s satellite imagery, which reads “Aqsu City Cemetery.” The cemetery, which was a site for Han burials that began operations in 2003, put up a sign reading “Aqsu Municipal Funeral Services Co., Ltd.” on Oct. 12, 2017.
The company provides a variety of services, including funerals, cemetery construction, and the opening and construction of ecological parks, as well as services in transporting corpses and ashes.
RFA interviewed a representative of the company who confirmed that the company services building includes a crematorium but claimed no knowledge of the situation and hung up after being asked whether their company offices were located near an internment camp.
According to an online ad for Aksu Municipal Funeral Services, the company has a dedicated service used to transport corpses.
When asked how much he would charge to deliver a body to the building from one of the internment camps for cremation, a driver from the company confirmed they were located about a kilometer away and said between 500 and 1,000 yuan (U.S. $75 and $150), although he said he had never done so himself.
Additionally, RFA spoke with an officer from the Aksu City Traffic Police Headquarters who confirmed that there is a Han cemetery located very close to the camp.
“The cemetery is located next to a re-education center, about 500 meters away,” he said.
He added that if any Uyghur without family or who previously agreed to cremation, rather than conventional Muslim burial were to die in a camp, the body would be taken to the crematorium.
“Yes, if they wanted to be cremated, they’ll take them there. If they didn’t want to be cremated, they might take them somewhere else, to a Uyghur cemetery.”
Wang Tongmei, the director of Aksu Municipal Funeral Services, told RFA that bodies from the internment camps are taken to the cremation center “in a special vehicle.”
“They don’t bring them to us—we go and fetch [the bodies] ourselves and bring them back in our special vehicle,” she said, adding that the company “can tell you how much it costs after making the delivery.”
When asked whether her company issues a forensic examination certificate about the cause of death for Uyghurs prior to cremation, Wang referred further questions to the “Bureau of Funerary Services.”
In a context in which many Uyghurs in exile have their parents and siblings confined to the camps and cannot help them, some say relatives died in the camps for no reason, but their bodies were not returned home.
Ethan Gutmann, another fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, told RFA he estimates anywhere from five to 10 percent of detainees have died each year in the camps and that the location of a crematorium near the camps outside of Aksu suggests authorities may be cremating the bodies of Uyghurs who have been subjected to torture during interrogations to hide evidence.
“My view is that this was a big mistake for them to put these things in a close location to each other, because it cements what we've been suspecting,” he said.
“Normal deaths in the camp are not dealt with by the cremation center.”
 Reported by Gulchehra Hoja for RFA’s Uyghur Service. Translated by the Uyghur Service. Written in English by Joshua Lipes. 
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Irish designer Paul Costelloe took fashionistas to a fantasy Paris for his spring collection as London Fashion Week got underway on Friday.
The 79-year-old mainly stuck to four pastel colours - blue, pink, yellow and green - for the line, called "Le ciel est bleu" (the sky is blue), which also introduced his new bridal line.
 Models present creations at the Paul Costelloe catwalk show during London Fashion Week.  
Against a painted backdrop of a Parisian boulevard and to the soundtrack of French songs, the designer opened the show with all-blue looks.
Models wore linen or check ensembles, tweed dresses and jackets and playful jacquard frocks. Floral prints and ruffles adorned some designs.
Costelloe described the line as "very young".
 Models present creations at the Bora Aksu catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London. 
"While London... in the late sixties, early seventies was the kind of fashion trendy capital, Paris was the couture and that was where I grew up in that couture environment and this all remained with me," he told Reuters.
"This collection kind of reflects that period."
Turkish-born designer Bora Aksu described his mother as his "greatest source of inspiration" as he paid tribute to her with his new collection of layered feminine looks with intricate embroidery.
 Models pose during the Paul Costelloe catwalk show during London Fashion Week.
Models wore tailored jackets, some with puffy or patterned shoulders and sleeves, as well lace and draped dresses. Florals adorned some of the designs.
Aksu used a colour palette of white, pale pink, yellow and blue but with bursts of bright red and navy.
London is the second leg of the month-long Spring-Summer 2025 catwalk calendar that began in New York and will also include fashion capitals Milan and Paris.
London Fashion Week, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, officially began on Thursday evening with shows and a party featuring singer Charli XCX to launch a new collection by high street retailer H&M.
It runs until Sept. 17 with Burberry, Erdem and Simone Rocha among the labels on the schedule.
The British Fashion Council (BFC), founded in 1983, launched its first London Fashion Week in 1984.
Over the decades, famous names including the late Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood have wowed fashionistas with their creative visions at the London event.
 A model presents a creation at the Paul Costelloe catwalk show. 
"It's known for its entrepreneurship, it's known for its creativity, it's freedom of expression," BFC Chief Executive Caroline Rush told Reuters on Thursday.
The best apples in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, if not the country, are said to be produced in Aksu Prefecture. Besides being juicy and sweet, the apples produced there are most famous for their "crystal sugar heart," a translucent core resulting from high sugar content.
"Apples have become a symbol of Aksu, and even Xinjiang," Patem Eysa, head of the forestry and grassland department of Aksu, said at an October press conference on the development of the local apple industry. She added that the farmers and authorities in the prefecture have been dedicated to constantly improving the quality of its apples by upgrading growing and processing methods, building fruit brands, expanding sales channels and ultimately improving local people's incomes and lives.
Asku is so suitable for growing high-quality apples thanks to its dry, temperate continental climate and long hours of sunshine in all four seasons. Eysa explained that the local water is also a key reason for the apples' excellent flavor, as the water used for irrigation is the snow and glacier meltwater from the nearby Tianshan Mountains, one of the largest mountain ranges in the world.
Although apples with crystal sugar hearts are delicious, their yield is limited. According to forestry and fruit growing expert Song Wei, of the approximately 44 million tons of apples produced nationwide every year, only about 800,000 tons come from Aksu. "Of these, about 500,000 tons are sold outside Xinjiang, much fewer than from other major production areas," he told Beijing Review.
"We cannot just pursue high yield; quality is the priority," Song said, adding that instead of using chemical fertilizers, growers in the area use the more eco-friendly manure and compost, which makes the soil richer, producing better apples.
Apples are the main source of income for Aksu fruit growers, accounting for more than 19 percent of the total output value of the forestry and fruit industry in Xinjiang last year. Growing apples has also been a pillar industry that has facilitated rural populations escaping poverty in the region.
"Constantly improving quality and after-sales service is also an important driver of sales growth," He said. "We guarantee to compensate buyers if they find any bad apples."
However, not all consumers buying Aksu apples are getting what they expect. Some unscrupulous traders sell fruit of inferior quality under the label of Aksu apples, but mostly at lower prices.
To address the issue, in 2018, the prefecture's apple association and online retail giant JD.com introduced regulations that standardize the specific indicators of Aksu apples, such as size, color, picking time and packaging. For example, according to the regulations, all varieties of Aksu apples to be sold on the platform must have no scars, and there must be no deterioration or damage caused by pests.
Also according to the regulations, for the first time, Aksu apples are classified into three levels, with Level One being the highest. The skin of Aksu apples certified as Level One must be 85-90 percent red, and have no defects in appearance or packaging.
"The standard not only protects the interests of consumers, but also those of growers and apple companies that are selling the genuine apples," said Wang Junbo from Youneng Agricultural Technology Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Hongqipo Group, a large fruit production and processing company. Youneng is in charge of the group's apple purchasing, storing, sorting and selling.
Wang said transportation is one of the major challenges facing the industry, due to the distance between Xinjiang and many of China's major markets. Also, in addition to causing frost damage to the apples, cold weather and heavy snow in winter bring transport to a standstill for days.
As a countermeasure, many apple companies set up warehouses and sorting centers in other parts of Xinjiang that are nearer to inland areas of China.
Fruit variety improvement has also been a focus for growers, companies and researchers. A grower in Aksu recently gained fame for developing a kind of apple that will not turn brown shortly after cut.
Guo Yuejin, person in charge of fruit-growing company Jinye Lefeng Agricultural Technology Co. Ltd., said through years of research and other efforts, he has grown apples of improved size and sweetness by watering apple trees with fermented milk every August. "Fermented milk contains protein, which also helps prevent enzymatic darkening [of the fruit after its cut]," he said.
Apple-growing is also being integrated into local tourism development. Every year, a number of regionally distinctive cultural festivals themed around the apple harvest are enjoyed by both locals and visitors. The apple-related activities such as fruit picking and tasting, together with Aksu's picturesque scenery, distinctive culture and cuisine and hospitable people attracted tourists from the rest of the country to visit or even settle down.
"Quality fruit and meat, not-so-cold weather and the cozy life in general make me and my family not want to go anywhere else," Li Gang, who comes from Sichuan Province and has lived in Aksu for more than four decades, told Beijing Review.
(Reporting from Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region)
Raising Fears Uyghur Detainees Are Used in Organ Trade2020.11.18A hospital for infectious diseases in Aksu (in Chinese
in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)
has been turned into an internment camp as part of what some experts believe could be a system for harvesting organs from detainees
the director of the Norway-based Uyghur Transitional Justice Database (UTJD)
provided RFA’s Uyghur Service with images from Google Earth Pro that clearly show the construction of camps and associated factories outside of the seat of Aksu prefecture between 2017 and 2019
The camps are part of a vast network of similar facilities throughout the XUAR where regional authorities are believed to have held up to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities since early 2017
authorities have begun to send detainees to work at nearby factories as part of an effort to label the camps “vocational centers,” although those held in the facilities regularly toil under forced or coerced labor conditions
construction on the two camps outside of Aksu—a city of 660,000 people on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert—began in 2017
while the factory facility appeared nearby in 2018
He recently determined that one of the two camps was built and expanded on the site of what was formerly the Aksu Municipal Hospital of Infectious Diseases
I can see that [the hospital and camp] are located on the same site,” Omar said
“The original hospital buildings were the only thing there in 2003
you can see that there has been a lot of construction there [since 2017].”
Omar had also pointed out imagery that showed a large cemetery located within a kilometer of the two camps containing a large building
which was later confirmed by RFA to be a crematorium
and parking lot that were built in the middle of the grounds in 2017
The lot sometimes contained dozens of white cars
a “green corridor” was built at the same time for the expedited transport of human organs at nearby Aksu Airport
2017 report from the China Civil Aviation Network said
Xinjiang Medical University's organ transplant team was assigned to transport organs from the airport to the regional capital Urumqi on China Southern Airlines flight 6431 and completed seven trips in 2017
the capital of eastern China’s Zhejiang province
The combination of facilities points to organ harvesting
a fellow at the Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
he has long studied forced organ harvesting of political prisoners in China
including Uyghurs and Falun Gong adherents
Gutmann suggested that the building and maintaining of the camps in Aksu
as well as the existing hospital infrastructure and construction of the green corridor
together allowed local authorities the ability to create a steady source of organs to harvest from Uyghurs
that looks like organ harvesting: a large cremation center and a hospital that's connected to the camp directly,” he said
“You extract the organs from the living human being
that's sitting there oxygenating them … Then the organs can have 20 hours of life
Gutmann acknowledged that it is possible “they're just prepping these people for an operation” to be carried out in eastern China
but he said it is unlikely that a patient would travel such a long distance while under anesthesia
“So that's enough time to get [an organ] to the airport to fly it over to the east coast of China,” he said
We knew that hospitals had to be nearby to the camps
And now what we have is something which is all in the same neighborhood … That hospital
they administer death with a simple injection
they go to the cremation so there's no evidence.”
Gutmann noted that former camp detainees routinely detail having received DNA and blood tests upon their internment under the guise of a mandatory “universal health check,” but suggested the tests are “for tissue matching.”
And as for the infrastructure at the Aksu sites
such a system “speeds everything up … for higher margins of profit,” he said
adding that foreign “organ tourists” are willing to pay significantly higher prices for organs than Chinese citizens
meaning each detainee could be “worth” about U.S
RFA was able to contact a staffer at the Red Cross in Aksu
but he hung up the phone when asked about organ donations
saying he and the agency had “nothing to do with these matters.”
Other calls to health officials and hospitals in Aksu mostly went unanswered
although an officer with the Aksu Hospital of Infectious Disease’s security department told RFA that the facility is a “mixed hospital” and that patients “aren’t being admitted.” The officer said he didn’t know anything about surgeries or organ donations at the hospital
While no public information about the Aksu Hospital of Infectious Disease has been posted online since 2017
2016 report on the website of Zhejiang's Xinjiang Targeted Aid Network said that five doctors from the hospital were sent to Hangzhou for “special training” on cardiovascular techniques in March that year and were tasked with building related laboratories and upgrading the technical level of hospitals in Aksu on their return
Another report published the following year by Zhejiang's “24-Hour Qianjiang Evening News” said a medical team from Hangzhou held a June 2
2017 workshop on the topic of 3D simulations for organ surgery at the Aksu Provincial No
1 People’s Hospital and quoted a Uyghur doctor from the Aksu Hospital of Infectious Disease as saying he had learned new techniques during the event
including the Hospital of Infectious Diseases
received equipment and training for certain upper-chest conditions only in October 2016
a London-based lawyer who served as counsel to the China Tribunal on organ harvesting in 2019 and who testified at the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in September last year that China was forcibly harvesting and selling the organs of Uyghurs
told RFA that the camp setup in Aksu raises deep concerns
and we are extremely concerned about the reports that suggest an ongoing
forced organ harvesting among the Uyghur people,” he said
“We understand that [they are targeting] young people around the age of 24 to 28
probably for the purpose of forced organ harvesting … We are very concerned
and we would like the audience to know that this is ongoing.”
He also noted the “commercial aspect” to forced organ harvesting and suggested that Uyghur organs might be sought after by patients in Muslim-majority countries because they are designated as “halal,” or belonging to a fellow Muslim who observes the dietary restrictions of the faith
While RFA was unable to confirm the experts’ suspicions that the facilities in Aksu may be part of a state-sponsored network for harvesting the organs of Uyghurs
several former camp detainees have reported being made to undergo examinations of their internal organs and regular blood transfusions
while some have said that young cellmates in their 20s were escorted away by guards
 Reported by Gulchehre Hoja for RFA’s Uyghur Service
Empowering global youth through cultural exchange and heritage preservation
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Guangzhou hosted the 2024 Understanding China Conference
organized by China Institute for Innovation &amp; Development Strategy
a landmark event showcasing China's rich cultural tapestry
traversed vast distances to collaborate with Guangzhou
underscoring China's commitment to cultural exchange and heritage preservation
This partnership highlighted the vital role of global youth in fostering a deeper understanding of China's vibrant history and modernization journey
the seminar Reviving Qiuci: Preserving and Passing Down Cultural Heritage under Chinese Modernization gathered experts and scholars to discuss Qiuci's cultural legacy
highlighted by the debut of the Qiuci Grottoes Digital Exhibition
which promoted global dialogue and collaboration
Another highlight was the launch of the Understanding China: New Youth Exploring Xinjiang – Aksu 2024 Short Video Conference
empowering young creators to share unique perspectives on Aksu and deepen cultural connections
is located at the crossroads of ancient civilizations along the Silk Road
Aksu continues to captivate with its music
Secretary of the Aksu Prefectural Party Committee
He emphasized that Qiuci culture exemplifies deep-rooted interactions among China’s ethnic groups and its tradition of embracing global civilizations"Aksu is the cradle of Qiuci culture
which embodies the harmonious blending of diverse civilizations," said Wu Hongzhan
He emphasized that Qiuci culture exemplifies deep-rooted interactions among China's ethnic groups and its tradition of embracing global civilizations
Vice President of Xinjiang's Cultural and Museum Bureau
multi-ethnic nation and a living symbol of the Silk Road's historical legacy
It offers a unique lens to understand China's history and cultural diversity."
Former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome also praised the initiative
"Reviving Qiuci culture reflects China's commitment to global cultural dialogue and mutual respect
It's a testament to the nation's vision for fostering shared progress through civilizational exchange."
This year's conference showcased the transformative power of youth in bridging cultural divides
Through initiatives such as short video creation and immersive storytelling
young people are actively participating in global cultural exchanges
offering fresh perspectives on China's blend of tradition and modernity
the conference reinforced China's vision of breaking cultural barriers
and inspiring a new generation to contribute to the global cultural mosaic
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