The name Xinjiang is a direct insult heaped upon the indigenous Uighur people who have lived there for thousands of years while the use of East Turkestan by Uighurs is criminalised. The Uighur people, like the Tibetans and Mongols, have never enjoyed autonomy in their so-called Autonomous Region because all the political, military, police and economic decision-making powers are in the hands of Chinese officials.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:53:13 +0000
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