Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Xinjiang: From the eyes of an Australian British who cycled across China

Ex British policeman cycles across Xinjiang and finds no evidence of Uighur oppression at all. He was never restricted from going anywhere he wanted. Uighurs seem happy, he says.

As home to 47 ethnic minority groups, Xinjiang is a colorful land boasting diverse cultures and landscapes. It was once plagued by terrorist attacks, killing innocent people. But what is it like now? What's the life of local people like? British-Australian Jerry Grey, who has traveled to Xinjiang five times and bicycled across several provinces of China, shares his journey and observations of Xinjiang with CGTN



China’s Uighur terrorist problem




8 comments:

Nebris said...

Chinese Propagandist.

Marian Ruccius said...

Yeah just Chinese propaganda, like everything Kaivey posts on China. Of course the terrorism is very real, but it is just the desperate response of some elements of a tortured people to Government / Han oppression.

S400 said...

women could wear what they wanted. No longer.

Under communism it was.

S400 said...

Marian are you saying that the cycling ex police is making it up?

Marian Ruccius said...

S400 -- at least in part

S400 said...

Which part is he making up?

Kaivey said...

None of it. Xenophobia is disturbing, which seems to be built in, and not even the left is exempt.

It's unlikely China will ever allow autonomy for its provinces. Destroyed by Japan for hundreds of years, and then Britain, and then Britain and America, it knows perfectly well the US would surround it with hundreds of military bases if it could.

Peter Pan said...

The odds of China allowing a province autonomy is about as likely as Turkey allowing its Kurdish majority region autonomy.