Uyghur Liberty or Death
By John Batchelor on July 9, 2009 at 9:01 PM in China, John Batchelor (author)
Over the last year, we have reported a deal on the Uyghur protests and the Uyghur yearning for liberty.
Uyghurs in exile are based out of Washington with Rebiya Kadeer. The Beijing cadre is blaming the Washington based group for the riots.
We expect to speak to correspondents at Urumqi on Sunday 12, and we aim to open show with voices from the Washington Uyghurs.
This is a profound threat to the unelected leadership in Beijing, because it encourages the other dissident groups in the Chinese empire, such as Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Falun Dafa and the democratic advocates. Tibet liberty was crushed last year.
Expect the same brutality in East Turkistan. Bejing is losing control of the narrative. It may be the financial turmoil; it may be the bald courage of those who demand democracy and freedom.
Do we expect to hear a statement from the Obama administration in support of the valorous, resourceful Uyghurs? Shrug.
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The Uyghurs of Xinjiang have a serious distrust of the Han Chinese because the Govt. did their above ground nuclear testing at Lop Nur in Xinjiang. Between 1964 to 1996 at least 40 nuclear blasts occurred. It is now estimated that at least 200,000 Uyghurs died of radiation sickness and an unknown number of the current and future generation of Uyghurs will be affected.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=did-chinas-nuclear-tests
“valorous, resourceful Uyghurs”. Year, right.
It may have started as a protest but quickly turned into a riot, where some Uighur thugs roamed around hacking or beating Han Chinese. The two beaten girls and the man who sits on the ground, covered with blood, are Han Chinese.
If this is right, people had every right to riot, loot and kill in L.A. back in 1992 because they could also claim decades of discrimination and indignation at the hands of other ethnic groups.
Agreed. I think the Chinese government has every right to intervene at this point because the so-called “peaceful” riot quickly got out of control as they killed innocent Han Chinese on buses and in the street. Now the Han Chinese are seeking revenge so to prevent this from becoming an all out war, the riot police have done a good job trying to manage the situation. An ethnic minority trying to seek liberty by attempting to kill the majority? Dumb, dumb move.
I agree too. Their independence could lead to another Pakistan, and that’s hardly a good option on the long run.
Fortunately China is now so strong that no one can bully them to obey their rules. Besides, this is a moral question and the US can’t say anything without sounding like a hypocrite. It might be a good idea to protect the “little people” even by force *cough* Kosovo *cough* but it sure ain’t logical when you’re opposing the independence of Palestine.
There’s also the religious aspect. Many muslim communities in the world ar trying to declare their independence and receive financial support from very questionable sources. Uyghurs are no exception. One can only imagine what kind of power these against-all-that-is-not-islamic forces would get if all their wishes came true. Since from what I can see, moderate muslims are very bad at keeping extreme islamists at bay.
I am totally against the Chines gov. What I question is this. Are the Uyghurs Muslims revolting against oppression or is it jihad?
Some of both.
Uighurs that would like to go Islamic seem to like to call their area East Turkestan (yes, another -stan). They get their funding and supplies from the usual sources.
There are also Uighurs who would just like to not be part of the despotic regime running China.
Statism/Communism vs. Theocracy/Islam - its going to a good fight I think. The chinese are pretty good at suppressing Islam but the Saudis and their ilk do have a lot of money to throw at the problem.
I Can’t breath looking at the bloodied faces of those to women! So no words available here! Only aghast :-0 followed by much sadness at seeing it and knowing I personally can’t do squat to help those 2 women!
I know it’s much bigger than that but it’s the “impression” that hurts! People MAY pay attention to this.
How was the riot started: on Jul 5 morning, groups of Uyghur in Xinjiang protested a brawl between Han and Uyghur workers in a toy factory in Shaoguan, south China’s Guangdong Province on June 26. 2 Uyghur and 3 Han Chinese died in the brawl. Thousands of armed Uyghur mobs joined the protesters and started the riot on Jul 5 afternoon.
What did the riot cause: many stores and vehicles were burned; 1000+ people injured; at least 156 people were killed, many of whom were nearly beheaded or cut-throat. Among the 156 death, 133 were Han Chinese. Children as young as 6 years old were attacked.
How did most western media report this riot: Right after the riot had happened, the media described it as a Chinese government crackdown of the Uyghur. After the truth was revealed, they selectively reported from the Uyghur separatist’s point of view and kept talking negatively about the Chinese government. This article is another perfect example of their bias view on China.
From time to time I check the news on my cell phone.
My provider’s default source is CNN. They reported the story without mention of the Uyghur’s religion, or the fatalities suffered by the Chinese.
Fox’s coverage was somewhat more complete, they also implied that none of this would have seen the light of day if a coterie of international reporters were not touring the city on the day of the riot.
very sad my heart aches for these people.
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