Since ethnic riots broke out in Urumqi in 2009, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily turned Xinjiang into a provincial police state. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities are being closely surveilled and detained by security forces.The CCP states its targets are the ’three evil forces’ of ethnic separatism, religious extremism and violent terrorism. … Continue reading BEN HILLMAN. Xinjiang and the “Chinese Dream”.… Continue reading »