Community | July 14, 2009 | 3 comments

Blog: Is China committing genocide in Xinjiang?

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What do you think? Turkey's Prime Minister says they are...

From the blog:
"Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Friday: “‘The incidents in China are, simply put, a genocide. There’s no point in interpreting this otherwise….’” Pretty plain language.

A little background: The Uighurs who have been fighting with the Han Chinese in the Xinjiang province are Muslims. Additionally, the Uighurs are originally of Turkic descent as is their language. So, many in Turkey feel a particular kinship with the embattled Uighurs of China’s West.

But genocide is a big and complicated charge to level (especially at a country of such economic and political weight as China)...."
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