July 10, 2007
THERE IS NO CHINA:
Kazakh Uighurs feel threat from China (Natalia Antelava, 7/10/07, BBC)
Uighurs, who are ethnically Turkic Muslims, share a history in which victims outnumber heroes, and stories of persecution overshadow tales of greatness.For centuries, Uighurs fought the Chinese over the land they call Eastern Turkistan. But on the map it is called Xinjiang, and it lies in the north of China.
Over the past 200 years, millions of Uighurs fled wars and persecution and settled in Central Asia, but they never gave up the dream of their own land.
And that is a problem for Beijing. As some Uighurs continue to call for greater autonomy from China, Beijing says that their separatism is breeding terrorism.
Failure to grant them statehood breeds the terrorism. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 10, 2007 6:46 AM
China is one of the world's last imperial powers. Wide-eyed fools like to accuse the United States of imperialism. But it's China that actually practices it.
Posted by: X at July 10, 2007 1:44 PMBeijing says that their separatism is breeding terrorism.
OJ says failure to grant them statehood breeds the terrorism.
What's the difference?
Posted by: Brandon at July 10, 2007 6:17 PMThey think the terrorism is a bad thing and that they can oppress a people in perpetuity.
Posted by: oj at July 10, 2007 9:39 PM