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*** 22-Feb-17 World View -- China clamps down on Uighurs in Xinjiang province
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** China commands Xinjiang Uighurs to install tracking devices in all cars
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Thousands of armed police, public security officers and militia fight terrorism in the city of Hotan in Xinjiang province last week on Thursday (Global Times)
Officials in northwest China's province of Xinjiang on Tuesday ordered
that all car owners install devices that will permit authorities to
track the cars at all times. The cars will be tracked by means of the
Beidou Navigation Satellite System, which is China's homegrown system
to reduce reliance on the US global positioning system (GPS).
The devices will have to be installed by June 30. After that date,
owners will be unable to purchase petrol for their cars. Installation
of the devices is free, though the owners will be charged for the
devices' internet access that continually reports the car's position
to the Chinese authorities.
According to a Chinese official explaining the demand, possibly making
a little joke:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"All vehicles must install the system, so that they
> can be tracked wherever they go. It also helps car owners to find
> their cars quickly if it's been stolen or taken [by
> terrorists]."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
This is only the latest in a series of seemingly desperate attempts by
China's authorities to bring the region's ethnic Uighurs under
control.
The Uighurs are a Turkic ethnic group who are almost all Sunni
Muslims. Since 1949, when China crushed the short-lived state of East
Turkestan, China has been promoting large-scale immigration of Han
Chinese from other parts of China into Xinjiang province. In
addition, Chinese authorities have marginalized the Uighurs, giving
the best homes and jobs to the Han Chinese. Today, the Uighurs make
up about 45% of Xinjiang's population, while 40% are Han Chinese.
This forced massive migration of Han Chinese into their cities,
marginalizing the Uighurs in their own homeland, has infuriated the
Uighurs, and has led to a jihadist separatist movement.
In July, 2009, thousands of Uighurs rioted and demonstrated against
Chinese rule. The riots were triggered when two Uighur migrant
workers, working in a toy factory in southeast China, were accused of
raping a Han woman, a charge which appears to have been fabricated.
The two Uighurs were killed in a Han Chinese mob attack on their
dormitory. In Xinjiang, Chinese officials Chinese officials accused
the Uighurs of attacking Han Chinese in their home, and struck back
against the Uighurs brutally. Shanghaist and BBC and
Global Times (Beijing)
Related Articles
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**** China stages massive show of military force in Xinjiang
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In a massive show of military force, thousands of black clad, heavily
armed troops have paraded through cities in Xinjiang province. On
Saturday, hundreds of troops staged a mass "anti-terror rally" in
Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang.
Zhu Hailun, the region’s deputy Communist party chief, promised an
unflinching campaign against the Islamic terrorists and separatists:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"We shall load our guns, draw our swords from their
> sheaths, throw hard punches and relentlessly beat, and strike hard
> without flinching at terrorists who must be brought down a peg or
> two.
>
> With the caring and strong leadership of the Communist Party
> Central Committee, where President Xi Jinping serves as the core ...
> the strong support of 23 million people from all ethnic groups in
> Xinjiang, and with the powerful fist of the People’s Democratic
> Dictatorship, all separatist activities and all terrorists shall
> be smashed to pieces."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
On Thursday of last week, a similar military parade was held in the
city of Kashgar. A special forces operative said, "We are ready for
[combat] and we definitely will win."
This massive show of force, as well as the demand to install tracking
devices in all cars, follows two terror attacks in Xinjiang in recent
weeks. Two weeks ago, three militants attacked Han Chinese with
machetes, killing five and injuring five more, before they were shot
by police. In December, five people were killed when attackers drove
a vehicle into a government building.
It's possible that the terror attacks were triggered by
a program by China's government in the last three months of 2016
to destroy thousands of mosques in Xinjiang under the pretense
of protecting the public from unsafe buildings. One police
officer was quoted as saying:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Convincing the people that one of the purposes for
> demolishing the mosques was for the safety of the worshipers was a
> bit difficult. Some of them laughed at us when we explained the
> purpose, and some of them stared at us to show their
> disagreement."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Government officials in Kashgar confirmed that 70% of the mosques that
city were demolished. South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) and Guardian (London) and Radio Free Asia (19-Dec-2016)
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, China, Xinjiang, Hotan, Urumqi, Kashgar,
Beidou Navigation Satellite System, Zhu Hailun
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- China commands Xinjiang Uighurs to install tracking devices in all cars
- China stages massive show of military force in Xinjiang
****
**** China commands Xinjiang Uighurs to install tracking devices in all cars
****
Thousands of armed police, public security officers and militia fight terrorism in the city of Hotan in Xinjiang province last week on Thursday (Global Times)
Officials in northwest China's province of Xinjiang on Tuesday ordered
that all car owners install devices that will permit authorities to
track the cars at all times. The cars will be tracked by means of the
Beidou Navigation Satellite System, which is China's homegrown system
to reduce reliance on the US global positioning system (GPS).
The devices will have to be installed by June 30. After that date,
owners will be unable to purchase petrol for their cars. Installation
of the devices is free, though the owners will be charged for the
devices' internet access that continually reports the car's position
to the Chinese authorities.
According to a Chinese official explaining the demand, possibly making
a little joke:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"All vehicles must install the system, so that they
> can be tracked wherever they go. It also helps car owners to find
> their cars quickly if it's been stolen or taken [by
> terrorists]."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
This is only the latest in a series of seemingly desperate attempts by
China's authorities to bring the region's ethnic Uighurs under
control.
The Uighurs are a Turkic ethnic group who are almost all Sunni
Muslims. Since 1949, when China crushed the short-lived state of East
Turkestan, China has been promoting large-scale immigration of Han
Chinese from other parts of China into Xinjiang province. In
addition, Chinese authorities have marginalized the Uighurs, giving
the best homes and jobs to the Han Chinese. Today, the Uighurs make
up about 45% of Xinjiang's population, while 40% are Han Chinese.
This forced massive migration of Han Chinese into their cities,
marginalizing the Uighurs in their own homeland, has infuriated the
Uighurs, and has led to a jihadist separatist movement.
In July, 2009, thousands of Uighurs rioted and demonstrated against
Chinese rule. The riots were triggered when two Uighur migrant
workers, working in a toy factory in southeast China, were accused of
raping a Han woman, a charge which appears to have been fabricated.
The two Uighurs were killed in a Han Chinese mob attack on their
dormitory. In Xinjiang, Chinese officials Chinese officials accused
the Uighurs of attacking Han Chinese in their home, and struck back
against the Uighurs brutally. Shanghaist and BBC and
Global Times (Beijing)
Related Articles
- China's Xinjiang province is scene of violent anti-government protests (07-Jul-2009)
- Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan accuses China of genocide in Xinjiang (13-Jul-2009)
- Armed clashes with Uighurs in China's Xinjiang province (31-Dec-2011)
- Turkish nationals and Chinese Uighurs suspected in Thailand bombing (03-Sep-2015)
****
**** China stages massive show of military force in Xinjiang
****
In a massive show of military force, thousands of black clad, heavily
armed troops have paraded through cities in Xinjiang province. On
Saturday, hundreds of troops staged a mass "anti-terror rally" in
Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang.
Zhu Hailun, the region’s deputy Communist party chief, promised an
unflinching campaign against the Islamic terrorists and separatists:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"We shall load our guns, draw our swords from their
> sheaths, throw hard punches and relentlessly beat, and strike hard
> without flinching at terrorists who must be brought down a peg or
> two.
>
> With the caring and strong leadership of the Communist Party
> Central Committee, where President Xi Jinping serves as the core ...
> the strong support of 23 million people from all ethnic groups in
> Xinjiang, and with the powerful fist of the People’s Democratic
> Dictatorship, all separatist activities and all terrorists shall
> be smashed to pieces."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
On Thursday of last week, a similar military parade was held in the
city of Kashgar. A special forces operative said, "We are ready for
[combat] and we definitely will win."
This massive show of force, as well as the demand to install tracking
devices in all cars, follows two terror attacks in Xinjiang in recent
weeks. Two weeks ago, three militants attacked Han Chinese with
machetes, killing five and injuring five more, before they were shot
by police. In December, five people were killed when attackers drove
a vehicle into a government building.
It's possible that the terror attacks were triggered by
a program by China's government in the last three months of 2016
to destroy thousands of mosques in Xinjiang under the pretense
of protecting the public from unsafe buildings. One police
officer was quoted as saying:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Convincing the people that one of the purposes for
> demolishing the mosques was for the safety of the worshipers was a
> bit difficult. Some of them laughed at us when we explained the
> purpose, and some of them stared at us to show their
> disagreement."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Government officials in Kashgar confirmed that 70% of the mosques that
city were demolished. South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) and Guardian (London) and Radio Free Asia (19-Dec-2016)
Related Articles
- Ethnic violence kills 21 in China's Xinjiang province (25-Apr-2013)
- Uighurs launch massive knife-wielding terrorist attack in China (30-Jul-2014)
- Uighur terrorist explosion in Chinese railway station kills three (01-May-2014)
- Knife-wielding mob of probable Xinjiang terrorists kill 28 in southern China (02-Mar-2014)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, China, Xinjiang, Hotan, Urumqi, Kashgar,
Beidou Navigation Satellite System, Zhu Hailun
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