Tag Archives: newspapers

Tabloid Backlash against New York Times Loulan Beauty Article

Some of you may have noticed about a week ago an article in the New York Times by correspondent Edward Wong titled, “The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Listen To,” about the famous preserved corpse uncovered in the Tarim Basin and dubbed the “Loulan Beauty.” So the Loulan Beauty looks European and [...]

Learning Uyghur Blurb: Nuclear Weapons

With Opkehessip busy with some real life activities, Survival Uyghur is on hold and I’m left to inject to the site with some occasional Uyghur language goodness. Sadly, without the pedagogical and linguistic training that Opkehessip has I’m unable to carry on the great Survival Uyghur tradition. However, as a student of the Uyghur language [...]

Follow-Up: Video of Attack on Chinese Men in Pakistan

Recently, The New Dominion commented on a report regarding a video of an attack on three Chinese men, one apparently produced or packaged with the intent to rally Xinjiang Uyghur Muslims against Chinese rule. Venkatesan Vambu at India’s Daily News & Analysis (DNA) has published an article on the video. His article tracks [...]

Xinjiang Roundup: 11 November to 17 November 2007

This week, Xinjiang saw more and more national park action, continuing victories for the Flying Tigers, a great outpouring of charity for Xinjiang’s first “Donation Month,” a new bus route to Mongolia, and more, under the break.