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China’s tech weapons roll in to quell demonstrations, identify protesters
The latest demonstrations across China ended when the central government unleashed a digital arsenal that was less deadly than the tanks used to quell the 1989 protests, but just as effective. China managed to use the internet to defuse national outrage over President Xi Jinping’s strict COVID-19 policies without firing a single shot.
China’s harsh punishment for a moderate Uighur could make things worse in Xinjiang
Even cynics were surprised when a court in China handed moderate Uighur independence advocate Ilham Tohti a life sentence and severe economic penalties on Tuesday. Now observers think the harsh ruling may further stoke tensions and violence in China’s Xinjiang province.
Why is Xinjiang such a problem for China?
Attackers in the western Chinese city of Urumqi, the capital of the restive province of Xinjiang, killed 31 people and injured more than 90 at an outdoor market. It was just the latest in a series of terror attacks Chinese officials are blaming on separatists from Xinjiang.Attackers in the western Chinese city of Urumqi, the capital of the restive province of Xinjiang, killed 31 people and injured more than 90 at an outdoor market. It was just the latest in a series of terror attacks Chinese officials are blaming on separatists from Xinjiang.
Here’s how a Uighur musician was inspired to bring his culture and food to the streets of Boston
Payzulla Polat was a drummer in a famous band in the Uighur city of Urumqi in China. He decided to come to the US to study music and realized he couldn’t find good Uighur food. So he created his own Uighur food truck called “Uyghur Kitchen.”
Here’s how a Uighur musician was inspired to bring his culture and food to the streets of Boston
Payzulla Polat was a drummer in a famous band in the Uighur city of Urumqi in China. He decided to come to the US to study music and realized he couldn’t find good Uighur food. So he created his own Uighur food truck called “Uyghur Kitchen.”
