Comments on: Freedom and Oppression: In the Footsteps of the Chinese Uyghur http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/ Dissecting the News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joseph Morris http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Joseph Morris Mon, 03 May 2010 13:50:33 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=242#comment-1241 Informative, engaging and very well written. Great Article Tijen. Informative, engaging and very well written.
Great Article Tijen.

]]> By: Tijen Zahide Horoz http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Tijen Zahide Horoz Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:25:47 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=242#comment-186 Thanks for all the comments people.Was really pleasantly surprised to see how many people knew of/were concerned with the plight of the Uygur people.Thank you all for your input Thanks for all the comments people.Was really pleasantly surprised to see how many people knew of/were concerned with the plight of the Uygur people.Thank you all for your input

]]> By: Anomaly http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Anomaly Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:06:55 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=242#comment-150 I travelled there with a friend starting in Guangzhou, on to Xi'an, Urumqi, Turpan and then finally Kashgar. Urumqi sadly is not what I had read about years ago and has turned into another urban centre, high rises and the old way of life virtually non-existant. There was heavy military present and curfews in place. Turpan was more rural and gave a hint of what the old silk road journeys must have been like. Kashgar you were able to witness first hand the steady destruction of the old village, the world famous Bazaar now an indoor centre. In strange ways it reminded me of the Palestinians, enforced movements of people to outnumber the indigenous inhabitants. I travelled there with a friend starting in Guangzhou, on to Xi’an, Urumqi, Turpan and then finally Kashgar. Urumqi sadly is not what I had read about years ago and has turned into another urban centre, high rises and the old way of life virtually non-existant. There was heavy military present and curfews in place. Turpan was more rural and gave a hint of what the old silk road journeys must have been like. Kashgar you were able to witness first hand the steady destruction of the old village, the world famous Bazaar now an indoor centre. In strange ways it reminded me of the Palestinians, enforced movements of people to outnumber the indigenous inhabitants.

]]> By: H Brown http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/comment-page-1/#comment-139 H Brown Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:51:25 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=242#comment-139 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/palau-uighurs-face-cultur_n_215042.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/palau-uighurs-face-cultur_n_215042.html

]]> By: Afloat http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Afloat Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:44:33 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=242#comment-103 Great piece! I woke up this morning and checked this website, only to be pleasantly surprised that someone had written about the Uighurs! Far too few people know of their plight. As a community, they have been marginalised and abused for years now. They’re living in poorer conditions day by day, with the communist government shifting more and more Han Chinese in to what was originally Uighur territory. The government has seen to it that the newcomers- "proper" Chinese people- have taken away local jobs and general breathing space from the indigenous population. The influx has also put immense strain on basic resources such as water. Strikingly, the Han population within Xinjiang was around 5% in the 1930's, whereas today it is around 40%. Han Chinese now dominate all the major business in the area, whereas the vast majority of Uighurs are struggling to get by. The systematic repression of religion in Xinjiang hasn't helped either; the Chinese government used the "war on terror" as a pretext to play dirty. This all ties in of course with the vast oil supplies the region enjoys; oil being quite the motive for any government these days. Great piece!

I woke up this morning and checked this website, only to be pleasantly surprised that someone had written about the Uighurs! Far too few people know of their plight.

As a community, they have been marginalised and abused for years now. They’re living in poorer conditions day by day, with the communist government shifting more and more Han Chinese in to what was originally Uighur territory. The government has seen to it that the newcomers- “proper” Chinese people- have taken away local jobs and general breathing space from the indigenous population. The influx has also put immense strain on basic resources such as water. Strikingly, the Han population within Xinjiang was around 5% in the 1930′s, whereas today it is around 40%.

Han Chinese now dominate all the major business in the area, whereas the vast majority of Uighurs are struggling to get by. The systematic repression of religion in Xinjiang hasn’t helped either; the Chinese government used the “war on terror” as a pretext to play dirty.

This all ties in of course with the vast oil supplies the region enjoys; oil being quite the motive for any government these days.

]]> By: Mido http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Mido Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:50:35 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=242#comment-93 This is a fascinating article Tijen, and the sentiment of it couldn't be more appropriate in our day and age. This is a fascinating article Tijen, and the sentiment of it couldn’t be more appropriate in our day and age.

]]> By: Opiya http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/04/freedom-and-oppression-in-the-footsteps-of-the-chinese-uyghur/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Opiya Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:25:24 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=242#comment-86 Thank you for raising some brilliant points. I entirely agree that a central way of strengthening relations between communities is by increasing interaction and thereby understanding. it is ignorance that breeds discord. Thank you for raising some brilliant points. I entirely agree that a central way of strengthening relations between communities is by increasing interaction and thereby understanding. it is ignorance that breeds discord.

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