Editorials in the notoriously nationalistic Global Times confirm this attitude.pic.twitter.com/OFZ83kuMMj
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Editorials in the notoriously nationalistic Global Times confirm this attitude.pic.twitter.com/OFZ83kuMMj
But this doesn’t translate into government policy. Oddly enough, you can find proof of this in the pages of the Global Times.pic.twitter.com/ZjbZqq2PnP
In fact, in recent years there’s been a debate in academic and policy circles about the future of ethnic policy in China. Some ARE arguing for a greater degree of assimilation as a way of maintaining national unity.pic.twitter.com/dDBJ7gtQSB
This didn’t catch on, however. Rival academics soon put the kibosh on this idea, and the system of enhanced privileges and separate institutions has been maintained with little signs of stopping.pic.twitter.com/wuIZVpGKZb
Chinese officials are in a difficult situation — suppress Islam and stoke religious resentment, or relax controls and enhance Muslims’ feelings of separation from the Chinese nation as a whole.pic.twitter.com/4cApixnyTs
The presence of separatists and extremists complicates the issue. Commitment to either path could result in disaster, so the present course is an attempt to split the difference and snuff out terrorism without an all-encompassing anti-Islam pogrom.
My conclusion: Detention of terror suspects, heightened security, a “hearts and minds” program of mass education and mobilization — this is not a plot to exterminate the practitioners of a religion, it’s a standard counter-insurgency campaign.
As I’ve shown, controls are tighter in areas with a history of unrest, and looser in places with lower extremist or separatist sentiment. This variance can’t be explained as a concerted effort to target all Muslims.
We can talk about excesses or overreach on the part of local authorities, but what we cannot do is claim an agenda of ethnic or religious cleansing when the facts tell us otherwise. It’s irresponsible and feeds into a broader, false narrative about China.
This is "but if the emperor knew!" talk Saying the central government is not responsible for abuses because they are by by local authorities is bull when used to defend the USA The central government knows and allows it or doesn't care enough to stop it
Hi! Um, just curious but how do you know that?
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