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Uyghur Historian Kahar Barat Discusses Xinjiang History, Part 1

Posted by Porfiriy 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) | Also tagged: buddhism, gaochang, History of Xinjiang, huihu, jiaohe, kahar barat, Kashgar, uyghur khanate, wang lixiong

“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, culture, disaster, economy, gold, grains, growth, Han, History of Xinjiang, internet, investments, military, Misc, nuclear, OASIES, oil, population, power, railroads, sanitation, shandong, shanghai, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, tax, trade, translation, transportation, uyghur, Xinjiang

Xinjiang Links Galore.

Posted by Porfiriy on April 19, 2008 under Links

After a casual weekend browsing session through my RSS aggregator and email I discovered that there are an unusual amount of interesting Xinjiang related articles floating around the Internet, and so now is as good [...]

Comments (6) | Also tagged: india, james millward, Links, nicholas bequelin, olympic torch relay, terrorism, tibet, Xinjiang, xinjiang in the media

Report of Chinese Hostage Execution Video, Possible Central Asia Link

Posted by Tewpiq on April 15, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

UPDATE 4-26-2008: Writers at the New Dominion were able to view the video references in this article. Readers are invited to visit this follow-up post to see stills and commentary. According to a report on [...]

Comments (39) | Also tagged: government, hizb ut-tahrir, internet, islam, islamic party of turkestan, kyrgyzstan, Links, media, news, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, tajikistan, technology, terrorism, uyghur, uzbekistan, video, Xinjiang, Xinjiang in the News

Chinese authorities link Xinjiang unrest to Hizb ut-Tahrir

Posted by Porfiriy on April 06, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

The International Herald Tribune spotted a Chinese language press release in which Chinese authorities fascinatingly attribute the protests in Khotan as well as various forms of unrest and troublemaking in Kashgar, Urumqi, and Kizilsu Prefecture [...]

Comments (8) | Also tagged: Central Asia, hizb ut-tahrir, incidents, russia, SCO, separatism, terrorism, unrest, Xinjiang, Xinjiang in the News

Blips of Unrest in Kashgar and Ghulja

Posted by Porfiriy on April 04, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

In stark contrast to the recent riots in Tibet, where an originating fire lit in Lhasa spread quickly and eventually consumed whole Greater Tibet tinderbox in a matter of days (illustrated vividly and amusingly here [...]

Comments (2) | Also tagged: ghulja, Kashgar, maps, police, terrorism, Xinjiang in the News

23(-24?) March 2008: Protest in Xotän

Posted by Tewpiq on April 02, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

Xotän (Hoten, Hétián, 和田, Khotan) is not a very nice place to be, these days. First, there were the recent earthquakes that destroyed thousands of structures and left their residents homeless. Now, the Chinese authorities [...]

Comments (6) | Also tagged: earthquakes, education, government, news, politics, Society and Culture in Xinjiang, uyghur, women, Xinjiang, Xinjiang in the News

News Flash: Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Hits Khotan

Posted by Porfiriy on March 21, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

News outlets in America are reporting a massive 7.2 Richter earthquake which hit the Khotan area at 6:33AM. Here’s the scoop on CNN, and here’s the story at the Associated Press. According to the articles, [...]

Comments (1) | Also tagged: earthquakes, Xinjiang, xinjiang in the media, Xinjiang in the News

The Hidden Gems of Nanjiang: Travel Info for the Southern Taklamakan

Posted by Porfiriy on March 02, 2008 under Links

The whole concept of “traveling in Xinjiang” often comes up in the minds of only the most intrepid explorers, people who truly want to head away from the conventional China destinations of Shanghai, Beijing, and [...]

Comments (2) | Also tagged: charklik, cherchen, keriya, Links, niya, travel guides

Xinjiang Roundup: 18 to 25 January 2008

Posted by Tewpiq on January 29, 2008 under Uncategorized

While Porfiriy’s away, I thought I’d step in and do some news updating. Today’s post includes veterans’ benefits for nuclear test participation, an update on the Ürümchi Dehui fire, educational policy, foreign trade news, awful [...]

Comments (1) | Also tagged: annual statistics, bilingual education, disaster, energy, fire, foreign trade, government, health care, Kashgar, Lop Nur, military, nuclear, pollution, Qizilsu, transportation, Urumchi, weather, Xinjiang Roundup, XPCC

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