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Jul 11

Uighurs and population control in Xinjiang

Written by: DJ | Filed under:General, politics | Tags:,
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Amid all the debates regarding how and to what extend Uighurs benefited or suffered from preferential policies or discriminations in Xinjiang, there is much confusion in one particular subject. Namely, are Uighurs subject to the (in)famous population control regulation (AKA family planning)? And if so, what kind of restrictions do they face? This post tries to answer these questions with some concrete details.

Update: According to reading notes from Chistiane Reinhold, Uighurs were exempted from family planning till 1988.
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Jul 11

Translation: phone conversation with my Uighur college classmate after the riot

Written by: DJ | Filed under:General | Tags:, ,
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Note: this post is a translation of an article titled “phone conversation I had with my Uighur college classmate after the riot“. There have been allegations in recent days that most of the deadly violences were carried out by outsiders of Urumqi (i.e., not residents of the city). This article contains some details of such allegations.

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Jul 11

minipost-China’s Ethnic Fault Lines

Written by: Willow | Filed under:-guest-posts, -mini-posts | Tags:,
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I would like to bring readers’ attention to this article in the WSJ. As I do not personally live in China, I do not wish to comment at length on the issue though I personally feel the natural regionalism is countered by an equally strong cultural ethos of staying united, especially after so many attempts to divide up the country.