Nobody called China a paradise, but it is projection to say China is “extremely xenophobic to anyone who isn’t Han Chinese.” By proportion of the population, Han Chinese are some of the least represented in the NPC, with minority groups given regional autonomy, minority protections, and affirmative action that goes beyond western protections.
Further, the rights the west does have over China, such as with regards to LGBTQ rights, are improving over time in China (and are largely regional, rather than state-wide). Meanwhile, the west seems to be falling backwards.
This isn’t actually true, reasonable critique is fine. What’s punished is liberalism that undermines the socialist system, which is a necessary tool for defending against mass western disinformation campaigns, campaigns that undermined the Soviets.
Further, you are completely butchering why the vocational centers in Xinjiang were opened. Just like ideas of “white genocide,” western countries often accuse their geopolitical opponents of atrocities, heavily distorting reality in order to make it impossible for the western working class to take an active stance against western imperialism.
Prior to the establishment of de-radicalization programs, western-backed terrorist attacks were common, in order to disrupt the Belt and Road initiative (where Xinjiang is key to expanding westward). These included:
July 5, 2009: The Urumqi Riots resulted in 197 deaths, and 1700 wounded in mass stabbings.
October 28, 2013: Tian’anmen Attack, 5 killed, 40 wouded, when a Jeep was driven directly into crowds.
May 22, 2014: Urumqi Attack, 39 killed, 94 injured as 2 attackers drove cars into crowds and threw explosives at buildings.
And many more. Since the de-radicalization efforts, these attacks have gone down to effectively 0. The reason for these attacks was because Xinjiang is geostrategic for the Belt and Road initiative, which is why the west stoked anti-China sentiment among the Uyghur peoples, funding terrorist groups and separatists. When China responded not with tanks and bombs but with vocational centers and investment in the region, the west pivoted to claims of “genocide,” then walked those claims back to “human rights abuses” when no evidence for genocide materialized.
The best and most comprehensive resource I have seen so far is Qiao Collective’s Xinjiang: A Resource and Report Compilation. Qiao Collective is a group of Chinese diaspora living in the west, and they compiled an extremely comprehensive write-up of the entire background of the events, the timeline of reports, and real and fake claims. The majority of their sourcing is western, and they cite official Chinese government writing and white papers when relevant. Uyghur culture is preserved.
As a final note, I don’t know why you are complaining about me being a communist on a socialist community, on an instance run by communists. This is a community for discussing socialism, not for attacking those supporting socialist countries.
You’re getting your information from anti-communist & anti-China propaganda that our government, corporate media, and NGOs (which are funded by our government and corporations) produce & propagate.
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Nobody called China a paradise, but it is projection to say China is “extremely xenophobic to anyone who isn’t Han Chinese.” By proportion of the population, Han Chinese are some of the least represented in the NPC, with minority groups given regional autonomy, minority protections, and affirmative action that goes beyond western protections.
Further, the rights the west does have over China, such as with regards to LGBTQ rights, are improving over time in China (and are largely regional, rather than state-wide). Meanwhile, the west seems to be falling backwards.
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This is just not true. (Also even if it was I don’t see how it supports your point given criticism is not tied to ethnicity).
This isn’t actually true, reasonable critique is fine. What’s punished is liberalism that undermines the socialist system, which is a necessary tool for defending against mass western disinformation campaigns, campaigns that undermined the Soviets.
Further, you are completely butchering why the vocational centers in Xinjiang were opened. Just like ideas of “white genocide,” western countries often accuse their geopolitical opponents of atrocities, heavily distorting reality in order to make it impossible for the western working class to take an active stance against western imperialism.
Prior to the establishment of de-radicalization programs, western-backed terrorist attacks were common, in order to disrupt the Belt and Road initiative (where Xinjiang is key to expanding westward). These included:
July 5, 2009: The Urumqi Riots resulted in 197 deaths, and 1700 wounded in mass stabbings.
October 28, 2013: Tian’anmen Attack, 5 killed, 40 wouded, when a Jeep was driven directly into crowds.
March 1, 2014: Kunming Train Station Attack, 31 killed, 141 wounded. 8 jihadists committed mass stabbings.
May 22, 2014: Urumqi Attack, 39 killed, 94 injured as 2 attackers drove cars into crowds and threw explosives at buildings.
And many more. Since the de-radicalization efforts, these attacks have gone down to effectively 0. The reason for these attacks was because Xinjiang is geostrategic for the Belt and Road initiative, which is why the west stoked anti-China sentiment among the Uyghur peoples, funding terrorist groups and separatists. When China responded not with tanks and bombs but with vocational centers and investment in the region, the west pivoted to claims of “genocide,” then walked those claims back to “human rights abuses” when no evidence for genocide materialized.
The best and most comprehensive resource I have seen so far is Qiao Collective’s Xinjiang: A Resource and Report Compilation. Qiao Collective is a group of Chinese diaspora living in the west, and they compiled an extremely comprehensive write-up of the entire background of the events, the timeline of reports, and real and fake claims. The majority of their sourcing is western, and they cite official Chinese government writing and white papers when relevant. Uyghur culture is preserved.
I also recommend reading the UN report as well as (especially) China’s response to it, which eclipses it in size and detail. These are the most relevant accusations and responses without delving into straight up fantasy like Adrian Zenz, Christian nationalist and professional propagandist for the Victims of Communism Foundation, does.
As a final note, I don’t know why you are complaining about me being a communist on a socialist community, on an instance run by communists. This is a community for discussing socialism, not for attacking those supporting socialist countries.
Yes, China does crack down on certain bourgeois freedoms, because the bourgeoisie are kept on a short leash, when they’re allowed to exist at all.
No, China’s government is not xenophobic to its own people. Some people may be bigoted, including some Han people, but you can find bigotry anywhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_China
You’re getting your information from anti-communist & anti-China propaganda that our government, corporate media, and NGOs (which are funded by our government and corporations) produce & propagate.