China says it’s trying to modernize Xinjiang, the region in far western China that’s home to the Muslim Uighur minority. It also claims Uighurs may be training with ISIS militants in the Middle East, but locals say its all part of a fear campaign to stamp out their culture and religion.
China’s official news media is blaming ‘separatists’ from Xinjiang for a vicious knife attack that killed 29 people in the city of Kunming over the weekend. The incident could represent an unprecedented escalation in the long-running feud.
China’s official news media is blaming ‘separatists’ from Xinjiang for a vicious knife attack that killed 29 people in the city of Kunming over the weekend. The incident could represent an unprecedented escalation in the long-running feud.
China has detained a prominent advocate for the Uighur ethnic minority in far western Xinjiang. The State Department has expressed its concern over the arrest of Ilham Tohti. The Chinese government is also cracking down on a group of anti-corruption activists called the “New Citizens Movement.”