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Arguably the demographic and economic aspect should put into doubt the western reporting on Xinjiang and Uyghurs. Perhaps Saudi-funded Wahhabism is actually a
by dontlaugh 4y ago
Arguably the demographic and economic aspect should put into doubt the western reporting on Xinjiang and Uyghurs.
Perhaps Saudi-funded Wahhabism is actually a violent problem to be solved through education, public funding and jobs. Perhaps Uyghurs working in all sorts of jobs just like other Chinese people is in the interest of everyone and thus encouraged.
- ggm 4y agoSorry.. this makes no sense. The economic and demographic puts in doubt the WISDOM of the policy. It doesn't put the ACTUALITY of the policy in doubt at all. The Han chinese majority controlling party structures are scared of racial and religious minorities. I would say that in the longterm, yes: Wahabism like all religious extremism responds best to education and jobs. Confronting fire with fire doesn't seem to work. Political opposition to Iran and Shia power in the middle east has caused a long slow political forest fire to wreak havoc. I really despair at this ending before the drop in water supply in the region causes more fundamental problems to explode from Turkey ownwards.
- dontlaugh 4y agoPerhaps we are misinformed on purpose about what is happening on China, that’s my point. You can choose to believe Radio Free Asia and Adrian Zenz, or you can choose to believe the PRC when it says it attempts to fight terrorism with education and jobs. Ethnic minorities are actually over represented in both the CPC and the national congress. This shouldn’t be surprising considering they were often leaders during the revolution and civil war.