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Do you have a source on the numbers? I found a 2020 article stating that ~16000 mosques (65%) were destroyed, mostly since 2017 https://www.aspi.org.au/report/
by bobiny 5y ago
Do you have a source on the numbers?
I found a 2020 article stating that ~16000 mosques (65%) were destroyed, mostly since 2017 https://www.aspi.org.au/report/cultural-erasure https://www.aspi.org.au/report/cultural-erasure
- jhvkjhk 5y agohttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mosques/china-foreign-ministry-denies-think-tank-claims-of-xinjiang-mosque-destruction-idUSKCN26H083 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-mosques/china-forei...
- bobiny 5y agoThere are no independent reporters in China to verify govt claims.
- jhvkjhk 5y ago> ASPI is ... founded by the Australian government and partly funded by the Australian Department of Defence. In addition to domestic funding, it is also funded by foreign governments such as the United States State Department as well as military contractors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Strategic_Policy_Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Strategic_Policy_In... You think ASPI can be considered as independent reporters?
- bobiny 5y agoNo. I mean government claims could be independently verified if there is free press in a country.