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Man on motorized tricycle throws explosive device at border patrol, kills 7, in Aksu

Posted on August 19, 2010 under Xinjiang and Terrorism , Xinjiang in the News

According to news reports which are currently flooding into Western media outlets such as BBC, AP, the Guardian, and the New York Times, a man riding a motorized tricycle and armed with an explosive device [...]

Comments (13) | Tagged: 2010-08-19 aksu attack, aksu, terrorism, violence

Kahar Barat on Xinjiang History, Part 2: The History of the Han in Xinjiang

Posted on August 17, 2010 under History of Xinjiang

Uyghur Scholar Kahar Barat Wang Lixiong The Chinese government uses frequently-lampooned language when it comes to official rhetoric on Xinjiang’s historical relationship with the rest of China proper. As with Tibet, the CCP asserts that [...]

Comments (54) | Tagged: ban chao, buddhism, han dynasty, History of Xinjiang, kahar barat, kumarajiva, tang dynasty, three kingdoms, tujue, wang lixiong, xianbei, xiongnu, zhang qian

How an Independence Movement is Born: Guo Yukuan reflects on Gheyret Niyaz, Part 1

Posted on August 05, 2010 under Translations into English

Journalist Guo Yukuan and jailed Uyghur journalist Gheyret Niyaz Just a few days ago, investigative journalist Guo Yukuan published an article titled Be Wary of “Becoming Xinjiang Independence’d” (an awkward translation, but the best I [...]

Comments (2) | Tagged: east turkestan independence, gheyret niyaz, guo yukuan, lin zhuoshui, taiwan, taiwan independence

Uyghur Historian Kahar Barat Discusses Xinjiang History, Part 1

Posted on July 26, 2010 under History of Xinjiang

Uyghur Scholar Kahar Barat Wang Lixiong Two extremely compelling and intriguing voices on Xinjiang issues today are those of Wang Lixiong and Kahar Barat. Married to Woeser, an outspoken Tibetan blogger and rights advocate, Wang [...]

Comments (7) | Tagged: buddhism, gaochang, History of Xinjiang, huihu, jiaohe, kahar barat, Kashgar, Khotan, uyghur khanate, wang lixiong

Diaspora Uyghurs in America, Norway on Norway Terror Plot

Posted on July 17, 2010 under Xinjiang in the News

A week ago Norway unpleasantly discovered that it, too, Nobel Peace Prizes and fjords and all, was a potential target for Al-Qaeda planned terrorist attacks. Norway’s security apparatuses revealed that they had successfully apprehended three [...]

Comments (4) | Tagged: mikael davud, Norway, terrorism, Translations

Our website is a prominent “node” in online “Uyghur Issue Networks”

Posted on July 11, 2010 under Uyghurs and Information Society

Last month, Professor Yu-Wen Chen of the University of Konstanz published a fascinating and illuminating study on a little-studied aspect of global Uyghur activism: a hyperlink analysis of websites on Uyghur issues with the intent [...]

Comments (2) | Tagged: internet, research papers, uyghur activism, uyghur diaspora, uyghur issue networks, Uyghurs

Translation: Public Security Foils “East Turkestan Islamic Movement” Terrorist Plot

Posted on June 24, 2010 under Translations into English , Xinjiang in the News

A few hours ago, Public Security spokesperson Wu Heping held a news conference to divulge details on an alleged Uyghur terrorist plot that apparently was foiled by Public Security forces recently. The most comprehensive Mandarin-language report [...]

Comments (3) | Tagged: 2008 kashgar attack, 2008 kucha attack, 2010 terrorist bust, abudurexiti abulaiti, cambodia uyghurs, ministry of public security, news conferences, terrorism, yiming semaier

Color-coded Guide to Eastern Provinces-to-Xinjiang Economic Aid Pairing

Posted on June 10, 2010 under Politics in Xinjiang

Part of the major support package unveiled by the central government on May 20 is a plan to pair China’s wealthier provinces and municipalities of the East to jurisdictions in Xinjiang. Just recently, the Beijing [...]

Comments (8) | Tagged: economy, maps, xinjiang work conference

Blogger Sends Refreshingly Thoughtful Reflections and Suggestions to Secretary Zhang

Posted on May 30, 2010 under Politics in Xinjiang , Society and Culture in Xinjiang , Translations into English

I hope anyone and everyone interested in social justice and ethnic issues in China will take the time to read the letter a Hui individual in Xinjiang has sent to the new Secretary, Zhang Chunxian. [...]

Comments (10) | Tagged: autonomy, blogs, civil rights, policy, social activism, Translations, Zhang Chunxian, 中文

Uyghur Signage Gets a Facelift in Urumqi After Riots

Posted on May 22, 2010 under Language in Xinjiang

In Xinjiang, there’s a common saying among Uyghurs that “Chinese characters are the eyes, and Uyghur characters are just the eyebrows.” If I remember the Uyghur correctly–don’t quote me here–I believe it’s something along the [...]

Comments (13) | Tagged: language, propaganda, Translations, urumqi, Xinjiang, 中文, ئۇيغۇرچە

Guangdong TV News Blurb on Opening of Xinjiang Internet

Posted on May 14, 2010 under Video and Audio Material , Xinjiang in the News

From an article at QQ, here’s a blurb of a TV report, apparently named “Morning in Guangdong” (广东早晨) that briefly mentioned the opening of Internet in Xinjiang.

Comments Off | Tagged: internet, internet access, internet blackout, news, videos, Xinjiang

Translation: Diligently Protect a Healthy and Open Internet Environment

Posted on May 14, 2010 under Translations into English , Xinjiang in the News

Along with the “Open Letter” to Xinjiang Netizens, Tianshan Net also published an article by a commentator on the significance of the reopening of the Internet and the responsibilities expected of netizens now that everything [...]

Comments Off | Tagged: internet, internet access, internet blackout, Translations, Xinjiang, 中文

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