Xinjiang Cultural Heritage Museum: The Appropriation of Stolen Culture By Rukiye Turdush On the 18th of September 2024, Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Ma Xingrui; Deputy Secretary and Chairman of the Autonomous Region Erkin Tuniyaz; Irina Bokova, former UNESCO Director-General and advisor to the board of directors of the EU Asia Center; and Zheng Zhigang, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of New World Development, attended the completion ceremony of the New World Xinjiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum. Irina Bokova’s speech at the ceremony, later quoted on Chinese state-run websites, raised concerns among Uyghurs, particularly regarding her use of
China’s Global Agenda: The Uyghur Genocide as an Evident Step Towards Neo- Fascist Domination Speaker: Charles Burton Summary: Dr. Charles Burton discussed China’s policies and actions towards the Uyghur and other non-Han peoples, focusing on the historical and current repression faced by these groups under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He highlighted the CCP’s shift from a Marxist ideology to promoting a singular Chinese identity, leading to the suppression of Uyghur culture and religion. Dr. Burton detailed the use of advanced surveillance technologies and reeducation camps by the CCP to monitor, control, and assimilate the Uyghur population. He explained that
The Chinese Regime’s Efforts to Deny and Cover up the Uyghur Genocide Speaker: Magnus Fiskesjö Summary: Professor Magnus Fiskesjö discussed the Chinese regime’s efforts to cover up the Uyghur genocide, highlighting the premeditated and systematic nature of the atrocities committed against Uyghurs and other Turkish nationalities. He explained how China initially denied the existence of detention camps, later framing them as vocational training centers. The regime’s dual propaganda strategy, targeted at both domestic and international audiences, was exposed by satellite imagery and refugee accounts. Fiskesjö compared this approach to Nazi Germany’s propaganda and emphasized the importance of countering Chinese disinformation
Strategic Measures for Countering China’s Global Security Threats and Genocide Speaker: Tony Zielinski Summary: The lecture focused on the rising threat of communist China to the Free World. It traced the origins of China’s rise to global power to the 1970s, detailing how Western corporations transferred manufacturing and technology to China for economic gain. This transfer enabled China to invest in military advancements, gain the world’s largest navy, dominate drone technology, and corner the market on rare earth minerals. The speaker highlighted China’s strategy of global influence through financial leverage and government infiltration, particularly in the Free World, and emphasized
Understanding East Turkistan’s Right to Sovereignty Through Legal and Historical Perspective Speaker: Rukiye Turdush Summary: Mrs. Rukiye Turdush, a researcher and human rights activist, discussed the ongoing genocide and human rights violations in East Turkistan under Chinese colonialism. She emphasized the historical and legal basis for East Turkistan’s sovereignty and criticized the international community for following China’s distorted historical narratives. She highlighted the forced transfer and incarceration of Uyghurs and other Turkish Muslims, the targeted sterilization of Uyghur women, and the removal of children from their families. She argued that China has no historical or legal claim to East Turkistan
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Source: https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellors-visit-exposes-eu-rifts-over-china/a-63640068 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is embarking on a high-stakes visit to China this week, becoming the first European Union leader to visit the Asian superpower since the onset of the COVID pandemic, as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. During the one-day trip to Beijing on Friday, Scholz will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. The German leader has promised a “candid exchange” with Chinese leaders on all issues, ranging from trade and human rights to Taiwan and Russia’s Ukraine invasion. This is also the first trip by an EU leader since Xi