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Secretary Wang Lequan transferred, replaced with Zhang Chunxian

Posted by Tewpiq on April 26, 2010 under Politics in Xinjiang , Xinjiang in the News

On 14 April 2010, Wang Lequan (王乐泉) was removed from his post as Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by order of the Central Committee of the [...]

Comments (7) | Also tagged: communist party, government, security, separatism, Song Hanliang, standing committee, Wang Lequan, Xinjiang, Zhang Chunxian

Xanliq Madrasa Demolished – Played Important Role in Kashgar’s History

Posted by Tewpiq on June 18, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

Update: Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur service has now posted an article on the demolition. On 15 June 2009, around 10:30 AM local time, wrecking crews working on the “renewal” of Kashgar’s Old City demolished the [...]

Comments (6) | Also tagged: chinese, demolition, education, government, Han, History of Xinjiang, islam, Kashgar, Locations, politics, protest, protests, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, uyghur, Xinjiang

Old Kashgar: Reconfiguring Space With Bulldozers

Posted by Tewpiq on May 28, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

Word of Old Kashgar’s imminent destruction has reached The New York Times. The story broke in the American media back in March with the Washington Post, was picked up by the Emirati The National, and [...]

Comments (7) | Also tagged: architecture, china, construction, dautcher, earthquakes, government, History of Xinjiang, Kashgar, news, politics, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, uyghur, xinhua, Xinjiang

Rabiyä Qadir in Il Manifesto: “Independence is impossible”

Posted by Tewpiq on May 10, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

When I started studying Xinjiang, I knew I would need a broad array of linguistic resources. I never imagined I would read so much in Italian. Here is my translation, doubtless below par, of a [...]

Comments (7) | Also tagged: attacks, beijing, books, china, chinese, diaspora, economics, Han, islam, olympics, pakistan, policy, politics, separatists, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, terrorism, tibet, trade, Translations, uyghur, Xinjiang

Bilingual Education News

Posted by Tewpiq on February 03, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

It’s the beginning of a new year, and that means it’s time for Xinhua to publish statistics. Most interesting to me are some new figures on the PRC’s efforts to promote “bilingual” education. “Bilingual” education [...]

Comments (9) | Also tagged: bilingual education, children, chinese, education, government, journalism, Kashgar, language, news, politics, statistics, xinhua, Xinjiang

“Xinjiang People, I’m Sorry, Thank You”

Posted by Tewpiq on July 03, 2008 under Uncategorized

I promised, a few posts down, another document that refers to “Xinjiang people”, not just Uyghur or Han or whatever. Recently, the following post, once found at this address, was passed on to me by [...]

Comments (3) | Also tagged: agri, AIDS, beijing, cadres, children, china, construction, cotton, disaster, economy, gold, grains, growth, Han, History of Xinjiang, internet, investments, Khotan, military, Misc, nuclear, OASIES, oil, population, power, railroads, sanitation, shandong, shanghai, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, tax, trade, translation, transportation, uyghur, Xinjiang

Exhibition at the Xinjiang Library, 18-28 May 2008

Posted by Tewpiq on May 21, 2008 under Uncategorized

I will begin this review with the following qualification: I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like. That said, I have seen art in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, and other, more obscure [...]

Comments (0) | Also tagged: art, news, representation, Reviews of Xinjiang Material, The Xinjiangist, Xinjiang

Review: Äsät Sulayman, Özlük wä Kimlik (Ego and Identity)

Posted by Tewpiq on May 19, 2008 under Reviews of Xinjiang Material

Äsät Sulayman. Özlük wä Kimlik – Yawropa Qirghaqliridin Märkiziy Asiya Chongqurluqlirigha Qarap. Ürümchi: Shinjang Uniwersiteti Näshriyati. 2006. Pp. 443. 47.00 RMB. (English title: Ego & Identity – Cultural Dialogue between Inner Asia and Scandinavia) I [...]

Comments (4) | Also tagged: book, books, discourse, History of Xinjiang, literature, Reviews of Xinjiang Material, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, uyghur, writing, Xinjiang

May brings more links.

Posted by Porfiriy on May 03, 2008 under Links

Again, the cool-posts-about-Xinjiang rate has reached critical mass and it’s time to share some links. On to the good stuff. Timothy B. Weston at The China Beat has conducted a fascinating interview that sheds some [...]

Comments (0) | Also tagged: academics, columbia university, han in xinjiang, interviews, kucha, Links, OASIES, USA, xinjiang in the media

Society News Roundup: 11-17 March 2008

Posted by Tewpiq on March 17, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Society News Roundup for 11-17 March 2008. If you live in Ürümchi, you’ll have noticed that North Youhao Lu (友好北路) is being torn to pieces. The street, lined with two [...]

Comments (0) | Also tagged: agriculture, environment, food, government, holiday, law, news, wildlife, Xinjiang

Arts & Entertainment News Roundup – 4-12 March 2008

Posted by Tewpiq on March 12, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Arts & Entertainment News Roundup for 4-12 March 2008! We hope that this regular feature will help the world come to realize the richness of the arts in Xinjiang and [...]

Comments (1) | Also tagged: art, books, film, food, kazakhs, news, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, sports, Xinjiang

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