300 million tourists just visited China’s stunning Xinjiang region. There’s a side they didn’t see

For years, Xinjiang had bristled under Beijing’s rule, sometimes erupting into violence, which kept many domestic Chinese tourists away. Then it became infamous for some of the worst allegations of Chinese authoritarianism, from the detention of more than a million Uyghur Muslims in so-called “re-education camps”, to claims of crimes against humanity, by the United Nations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8x1rnnd5gjo

Extremely concerning… Looking into it! 🧐

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    18 days ago

    the specifically radicalized ideology coming out of Saudi Arabian funded Afghanistan/Pakistan groups.

    China’s own support for radical anticommunist groups in Afghanistan to destabilize the socialist government didn’t help either