Theme: The tasks of the Communist Party in Beijing to eradicate Islam

Authorities fear that the Turkic minority in Xinjiang will unite around Islam

A wide-ranging ideological campaign carried out by the Chinese authorities in Xinjiang Province, in the North-West of the country, where growing tensions between local Uighur Muslims, and representatives of Chinese migrants coming to the Han, whose numbers are rapidly increasing.

«Week of modernization and progress ", which had been announced sin′czânskim obkomom last Wednesday, is aimed at preventing" illegal religious activities "with" patriotic education "refers to the website of the official publication of the ruling Chinese Communist Party newspaper" Renmin jibao ".

Informing the public about "party politics in relation to ethnic minorities and religion", the authorities want to bring up the "new model citizen with a modern attitude."

The campaign began with a series of public lectures that do not limit themselves to one week, and will continue during the year in all cities and villages of the vast province. Carry out their officials with religious leaders: first explain the religious policy of the Government and the dangers of illegal religious activity, the latter promotes the correct dress code, patriotism and the need to consolidate peace and prevent violence.

Living in China, the Uighurs – Turkish-speaking ethnic minority – have long expressed dissatisfaction with the Central Government. The ruling Communist Party strictly controls all religious practices, prohibits children from attending mosques, censor Friday sermons, and translations of the Quran.
"Illegal religious activities" is even studying the Koran in an unauthorized place, that is not officially endorsed by the mosque.

At the same time fostered inter-ethnic tensions between settled here in the province, located in the province of the Han-Chinese and Muslim Uighurs: in July 2009, in Urumqi have been widespread ethnic clashes, followed a series of incidents.

The population of Xinjiang are extremely sceptical about the new initiative of the authorities.
"Nothing good will come out of this, because the more such propaganda, the stronger the reaction", " Islam today " local woman, have called your name.

"The authorities are afraid that the Turkic minority in Xinjiang will unite around Islam. But relations between ethnic groups is now very great, and it's [campaign] is unlikely to be well accepted.
According to her, although in the life of a small part of the Uighurs has improved with the arrival of economic migrants have revitalized the economy of resource-rich region, it paled in comparison with the growth of the welfare of migrant Chinese.

The standard of living of Uighurs, the level of economic benefits is still much lower than those of the Chinese, "she said. – And around every mosque is armed police, why the atmosphere is only ".

Professor of political science from the University of Miami June Dreyer just did not understand how the Chinese authorities can hope to change the situation through another campaign. "I don't think it will have any effect," she said through a translator of Chinese service " Radio Free Asia ". -People generally do not like it when they are told what aspects of their religious practices are acceptable, for example, what kind of clothes or personal ornaments they wear ".

"Given the situation in Xinjiang today, people are likely to be forced to listen to the propaganda, but it doesn't mean they will perceive it seriously and will act accordingly," said Professor Dreier.
Previous campaign in Xinjiang were directed against Uighurs, wearing beards, women in shawls, meets with counterparts to discuss the Quran and fasting prayer services in the month of Ramadan children and Government employees.

In September last year, the authorities tightened security during a five-day China-Eurasia trade fair EXPO in Urumqi, mindful of the July fighting in cities of the Silk Road Kashgar and Khotan, which killed more than 30 people.

Uighur organizations in exile claim that Beijing every three months in Xinjiang so-called security campaign "Biff" in night raids on the homes of waves of Uighurs. Arrest shall be holders of "unacceptable" from the point of view of the authorities of religious materials, as well as photographs, articles and drives an overseas Uighur Kadeer Rabii dissidentki.


Beijing every three months is the so-called campaign security " hit " in house-to-house raids on the homes of Uighurs.

All this is made for destruction of separatism in the bud. Imagine for a moment that China fell apart as the USSR. The consequences can be very unpleasant for the whole world.

Communication from the alekseymoon

All this is made for destruction of separatism in the bud. Imagine for a moment that China fell apart as the USSR. The consequences can be very unpleasant for the whole world.

You are right, Alex, on the one hand.

On the other hand the Uighurs have the right to their way of life, including religious.

It seems to me that in all dimension, should be the middle way " ", because if it is skewed in any party, it will be bad.

(A) examples of bloody oppression of freedoms we " on memory " as examples of " rotten " that led to democracy that the separatists immigrant razvalivaût order in countries such as France and England, threatening the security and future of these countries at all.

Communication from the Imhotep

It seems to me that in all dimension, should be the middle way " ", because if it is skewed in any party, it will be bad.

I always believe that people should learn to stick to " Middle ". It really brings up in the person of such quality as to take no hasty conclusions and actions. In any situation, remembering these words, there is no one way to consider the situation, as well as widely as possible, in the light of possible results.

This is understandable, but also separatism in China that in Russia (Chechnya) are not always using the principle of the golden mean, rather the contrary. A world public opinion that is not heavily and blames China. Really important player. But Lebanon and Syria with Iran can and bombs.
Yes and Georgia with Serbia. Double standards. So the world works.