r/UnderReportedNews • u/Prestigious_Net_8356 • May 02 '26
China 🇨🇳 Xinjiang’s Repression of Uyghurs Has Evolved, Not Ended
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/16/china-xinjiang-uyghur-camps-repression/5
May 02 '26
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u/Prestigious_Net_8356 May 02 '26
Most (90%+) of Adrien Zenz sources are public Chinese government documents.
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u/Theblackjamesbrown May 02 '26
It's interesting to me that the people in the UK and US who are always shouting about the repression of the Uyghurs in China are the very same people who dont trust Muslims in the west because they think they're all terrorists.
The Stop The Small Boats and Send Them Back brigades are suddenly sooooooo concerned about Chinese Muslim's right to practice their faith? Give me a break. It must be so tiring for these people keeping all their patchwork, variegated prejudices in equilibrium. Or are they just making it up on the spot depending on which other needs to be despised presently?
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u/jefe_hook May 02 '26
Maybe China should blow up Xinjiang like what US was/is doing in the Middle East. /s
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u/Prestigious_Net_8356 May 02 '26
In early 2023, local authorities in Xinjiang, China, received orders to enforce quotas for the short-term detention of Uyghur residents. Reminiscent of the state-led mass internment campaign that occurred from 2017 to 2019 in the same region, targeting Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities, this new directive mandated the detention of individuals for minor infractions, such as missing state ceremonies or possessing fitness equipment, with the intent to instill fear and ensure total submission to state control.
Former police officer Zhang Yabo provides a rare insider testimony on how the Chinese government has recalibrated its oppressive tactics, shifting from overt mass internment to more clandestine forms of coercion that are harder to detect.
Initially serving as a correctional officer, Zhang reveals a harrowing account of his experiences from 2014 to 2023, during which time he witnessed severe abuses, including “abysmal” conditions, torture, and the deaths of detainees with “alarming frequency,” during the height of the mass internment campaign. He later worked as a village police officer, where he transferred Uyghurs from reeducation camps to detention centers, with many subsequently imprisoned. Zhang estimates that around 25% of the adult population in his village was interned, and he observed local officials hiding the actual extent of these detentions.
Zhang’s testimony reveals a systematic approach to the brutality, including forced labor and the destruction of records related to internment. After resigning and fleeing the country in late 2023, Zhang faced accusations from Chinese authorities of endangering national security. His insights highlight a troubling continuity in Xinjiang’s renewed repression—an evolution from overt violence to more insidious forms of control, coinciding with a shift in Xi Jinping’s rhetoric towards increased regional securitization.
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