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It has been suggested that, in Xinjiang, "owning too many books" or "receiving email from abroad" contributes to one's likelihood of a police visit and ending u
by emptybits 8y ago
It has been suggested that, in Xinjiang, "owning too many books" or "receiving email from abroad" contributes to one's likelihood of a police visit and ending up in such a camp.
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/05/31/china-has-turned-xinjiang-into-a-police-state-like-no-other https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/05/31/china-has-turn...
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611815/who-needs-democracy-when-you-have-data/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611815/who-needs-democrac...
- Pica_soO 8y agoI would be so locked away.
- pas 8y agoTextbooks printed before 2009 were burned, and houses are regularly searched just to be sure. Mandatory checkpoints between parts of the city. Arbitrary arrests, arbitrary permission-restrictions. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/10/01/an-internment-camp-for-10-million-uyghurs https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/10/01/an-internment-camp-f...