Tag Archives: policy

Blogger Sends Refreshingly Thoughtful Reflections and Suggestions to Secretary Zhang

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. [...]

Chinese Consulate Officials Attempt to Block Australia’s Showing of Uighur Film

Chinese consulate officials in Austrailia attempted to have a film withdrawn from Melbourne’s International Film Festival because it focuses on Rebiya Kadeer and her family. The festival’s director refused, and later commented to the media [...]

Rabiyä Qadir in Il Manifesto: “Independence is impossible”

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 [...]

Nur Bekri Again Identifies “Western Hostile Forces” as Enemy to Xinjiang Stability

Nur Bekri, Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, while speaking with reporters this Friday again identified amorphous “Western hostile forces” as the immediate and most pressing threat to stability in Xinjiang. As I’ve observed [...]

Latest from the CECC

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has just released its latest newsletter.  This issue includes four excellent pieces on topics of interest to Xinjiang watchers: The PRC is promoting a new program of  “ethnic unity education“. [...]