Published: June 14th, 2024,
Last updated: June 14th, 2024
Instead of integrating them, China treats all Uyghurs as potential threats and alien elements in the country. It is almost ironic, given that their home region did not voluntarily become part of China. The Qing dynasty annexed it in the mid-18th century and has been under Beijing’s rule ever since. The Han majority now makes up such a large proportion of Xinjiang’s population that the region is considered an integral part of China after all. However, the Muslim part of the population is subjected to appalling unequal treatment and surveillance.