Monthly Archives August 2010

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]