The Cambridge World History of Genocide (Volume 3): Genocide in the Contemporary Era, 1914-2020 fails to address the #UyghurGenocide.
Nearly all genocides from this period are documented, except the ongoing Uyghur genocide, which continues to devastate Uyghur lives without question.
The most troubling aspect of genocide is the denial of its existence, as individuals, including scholars, choose to ignore it. This denial is as reprehensible as the genocide itself.
Cambridge University Press (@CambridgeUP) exemplifies not only a lack of intellectual rigour but also a lack of moral integrity.
If one crime is deliberately overlooked, it casts doubt on the validity of all other crimes listed. A selective list raises questions about its intentions, impartiality, objectivity and, above all, truthfulness.
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The ongoing genocide of Uyghurs & other Turkic peoples is rooted in China's colonial occupation of East Turkistan. Decolonization and the restoration of our independence are the only effective guarantees of our people's survival. @UNDPPA@DicarloRosemary
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How can #Australians strengthen their relationship with #China amid such fears of being hacked, even on their own soil?
How can they cooperate with the most notorious butcher of China, Zhao Leji, who has been involved in the heinous organ harvesting of #Uyghurs and Falun Gong practitioners?
How can they pretend to numb their conscience that everything is fine before going to sleep?
Has Australia become a nation losing moral standards and human rights concerns, yet welcoming anyone—be they killers or others—with its foolish, slavish and self-deprecating smile?
Thank you Ambassador @SamuelBrownback for highlighting the truth. Tibet & East Turkistan were NEVER part of China. The U.S. must reject Beijing’s colonial label “Xinjiang (New Territory)” for the Uyghur/Turkic homeland and use the correct name East Turkistan. #FreeEastTurkistan
We thank the 15 nations for their joint statement condemning China’s violation of #HumanRights. Uyghurs are not minorities. We urge all nations to support East Turkistan’s right to self-determination and independence to guarantee Uyghurs’ human rights, per UNGA Res. 3070 (1973).
📢East Turkistan Condemns China’s 70‑Year Imposition of the So‑Called “Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region”
Beijing continues to parade the language of “autonomy,” “unity”, “stability”, and “modernization” across East Turkistan. Let no free nation be deceived. These are nothing but instruments of propaganda devised to mask occupation, whitewash genocide, and advance a colonial project that seeks to eradicate a nation.
The East Turkistan Government in Exile unequivocally condemns the staged “grand gathering” in Occupied East Turkistan marking the 70th year of Beijing’s imposition of the so‑called “Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,” overseen by Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and a high‑level delegation of senior CCP officials. There is nothing to celebrate. In 1955, Beijing unilaterally and illegally rebranded East Turkistan to conceal its military occupation and colonization designed to dismantle our nation.
The people of East Turkistan have never accepted Chinese rule in any form and reject it absolutely. Twice in the twentieth century, our nation reestablished its independence as the East Turkistan Republic, asserting sovereign will and national self‑determination. Our lawful state, the East Turkistan Republic, was overthrown by Chinese occupation forces on December 22, 1949. From that day to this, our nation has neither yielded its sovereignty nor its duty. The people of East Turkistan do not want, seek, or accept any “autonomy” under foreign occupation. Our single objective is the full restoration of independence and sovereignty.
China’s propaganda slogans of “unity,” “stability,” and “modernization” are propaganda terms used to whitewash and disguise China’s campaign of colonization, genocide, and occupation: mass surveillance, mass internment, enslavement through coerced labor, forced indoctrination and assimilation, and the criminalization and destruction of faith and language. Meanwhile, demographic engineering remains central to colonization: Chinese colonist settlers, organized and shielded by military garrisons and paramilitary occupation forces under the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, have expanded from under 4 percent in 1949 to over 40 percent today, pushing the native Turkic population towards becoming a minority in their own homeland.
Xi Jinping’s spectacle alters neither law nor fact. The East Turkistan Government in Exile reiterates: the East Turkistani people are not a “minority” within China, but a distinct nation under Chinese occupation. The East Turkistani people’s struggle is not for so-called autonomy, but for the full restoration of our independence and sovereignty.
We call upon states and international institutions to reject Beijing’s lies, recognize East Turkistan’s right to national self‑determination and decolonization, and hold China accountable for decades of colonial rule, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
— Dr. @MamtiminAla, President of the East Turkistan Government in Exile
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Each #Uyghur in exile has three unsuccessful tasks that are so successfully conducted daily to survive: to slaughter their memories of the daily slaughter in their hometown, to be forced to reconcile with the unnerving deceptions of hope, and to struggle to focus on the infinite dizziness of the present.
They are forever victims of time, fragmented, illusory, and ghostlike, settled in nowhere.
Xi Jinping is the mastermind behind the #Uyghurgenocide. He has overseen systematic, unprecedented, and inhumane operations that have devastated the lives, culture, and future of Uyghurs and other Turkic nationalities in #EastTurkistan.
As he presides over this living hell on earth, his name will be remembered in history not only just as a CCP leader, but as a mass murderer and a perpetrator of genocide.
Everyone involved in this atrocity, from Xi down to local government officials in East Turkistan, and every institution—from the Chinese Communist Party's (#CCP) Politburo to local police units, as well as Chinese high-tech companies and foreign firms that assist in establishing mass surveillance—will eventually face justice. This may not happen today or tomorrow but will occur in the future.
Xi is the last person who should lecture others about international order and human rights. He is an enemy of human rights, human lives, and human dignity.
The genocide of Uyghurs is ongoing, and East Turkistan continues to suffer in silence behind the façade of impressive skyscrapers, dazzling lights, and booming tourist attractions. It remains a living hell under the colonial control of the CCP
As #China's threat to the world gradually increases, the Uyghur genocide should serve as a lasting reminder for humanity.
Unfortunately, the world that has tried to remain indifferent to this tragedy seems to be attempting to forget it. As long as the CCP exists, the fate of East Turkistan could befall others in the near future, in the same way. Look at how some CCP fanatics are now openly threatening #Japan and South Korea with destruction through concentration camps and other military means.
Your silence and amnesia will provide a valuable opportunity for Chinese communist psychopaths to repeat these same crimes against you all.
Just because #China is not liked by many does not mean it will be isolated, disadvantaged, or ultimately doomed to defeat.
China's threat is far from over and is becoming increasingly complex.
For instance, in a Machiavellian sense, China recognises that if it is not loved, especially by the West, it still aims to become feared by all.
In this context, love is temporary, while fear is lasting. Fear is more significant than love, unless both are obtained simultaneously.
When everyone fears China but does not unite against it, China wins—not through love but through fear, intimidating everyone into submission to its global influence, control, and eventual rule.
China’s global ambition is relentless and will continue to terrify everyone unless it is stopped once and for all.
History shows that the most skilled backstabbers come not from outsiders but from insiders, often from trusted “brothers”. These #Turkish journalists are no different.
From Brothers to Betrayers: Turkish Journalists Join China’s Propaganda Chorus https://t.co/VxFOChOXH6 For the first time, visitors from a free society joined Beijing’s staged tours of “Xinjiang,” claiming everything is fine there. Their words cannot cover up genocide. #CCP
🚨Kendilerine “Türk milliyetçisi” diyen, ancak Türklerin beşiği ve atayurdu Doğu Türkistan’daki Çin işgalini, sömürgeciliğini ve Uygur ile diğer Türk halklarına yönelik soykırımı görmezden gelip, tarihî Türk düşmanı Çin’le ittifak arayanlar kardeş değil, kalleştir!
#China has issued postal stamps to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the X #Uyghur Autonomous Region.
While this stamp may seem innocuous and inclusive, it reveals deep-seated and disturbing state propaganda. Notably, the stamp does not prominently feature any Uyghur imagery precisely at a time to “celebrate” Uyghurs' autonomy as the land owners. Instead, it showcases representatives from various other cultures in East Turkistan, deceptively portraying a sense of fair representation and “multi-cultural” co-existence and subtly diminishing the significant role of Uyghurs in the region's history. This sends a tacit message suggesting, "This land does not belong to you; it belongs to us. You are no different from others here."
China's intention here is straightforward: to separate Uyghurs from their own land, strip them of their ownership, and portray collective ownership of the land as a means to obscure Chinese colonialism, occupation, and genocide. This approach attempts to feign compassion for all cultures while simultaneously targeting Uyghur culture as the only one to be gradually diluted and erased.
Interestingly, many Western countries are slowly adopting similar propaganda tactics. One might wonder if the Chinese Communist Party is influencing the West with its sophisticated approach to propaganda.
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@SecScottBessent TikTok’s “Chinese characteristics” after sale = CCP fingerprints remain. The U.S. must not allow Beijing’s influence to survive under new ownership. Data, algorithms, & hidden propaganda tools must be cut off completely. #EastTurkistan#CCP#NatSec#BanTikTok