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Communist China's Policy of Oppression in East Turkestan

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employed <strong>in</strong> the prisons and the sale <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>ternal organs <strong>of</strong> those condemned<br />

to death, all reveal the ugly face <strong>of</strong> the communist adm<strong>in</strong>istration.<br />

Despite all this, however, for the last 20 years a number <strong>of</strong> media<br />

outlets have been spread<strong>in</strong>g the propaganda that Ch<strong>in</strong>a is rapidly preced<strong>in</strong>g<br />

down a liberal and democratic path. One important po<strong>in</strong>t is<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten ignored: The fact that Ch<strong>in</strong>a has moved to capitalist practices <strong>in</strong><br />

the economic field and has opened its gates to foreign <strong>in</strong>vestors <strong>in</strong> a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> areas, does not mean that there has also been a change <strong>in</strong> the<br />

country's political structure and ideology. On the contrary, the <strong>in</strong>human<br />

practices still common demonstrate that noth<strong>in</strong>g has changed <strong>in</strong><br />

the mentality <strong>of</strong> the rul<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Communist</strong> Party. This will be clarified with<br />

a great many examples <strong>in</strong> subsequent chapters <strong>of</strong> this book.<br />

A major area <strong>of</strong> communist savagery is <strong>East</strong> <strong>Turkestan</strong>, home to<br />

the Muslim Uighur Turks. Located at the westernmost po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a,<br />

<strong>East</strong> <strong>Turkestan</strong> has been under occupation for the last two centuries or<br />

I<br />

n recent years, there has been much talk about the <strong>in</strong>creased freedom<br />

and liberalization <strong>in</strong> the economic arena <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a. Yet the freedom is limited<br />

to specific areas, and the cruel and oppressive system <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a has,<br />

<strong>in</strong> fact, not changed.<br />

<strong>Communist</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a’s <strong>Policy</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Oppression</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Turkestan</strong>

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