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Hugh Fitzgerald: China Ratchets Up Its Anti-Islam Campaign in Xinjiang (Part Two)

Apr 25, 2019 10:00 am By Hugh Fitzgerald

When the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan offered his preposterously sanitized version of how his government treats Muslims, he had no fear of being cross-examined. For he knew that Pakistan needs China, both as an economic partner, and as a military ally — China supplies 70% of Pakistan’s weaponry — and the Pakistani government is not about to contradict the official Chinese line. The Chinese are, in stark contrast to the fearful and appeasement-minded West, unafraid to come down hard on Islam. And the Pakistanis did not dare to protest. (More recently, a single Pakistani official mildly suggested that the Chinese not end, but merely “soften” their policy in Xinjiang). The reason the ambassador lied is simple: because he could.

Now the world knows that one million Muslim Uighurs have been sent to re-education camps in China, where they are forced to take part in sessions designed to inculcate contempt for religion. These re-education camps have been operating for more than a year. The Uighur inmates are asked to renounce Islam, and are forced to learn Mandarin. A recent report shows there has been no let-up in this anti-Islam campaign:

A city in China’s far-western Xinjiang region has ordered people who are “poisoned by extremism, terrorism and separatism”, in contact with overseas terror groups or act in a conservative Islamic manner, to turn themselves in to authorities.

Those who surrender to judicial organs within 30 days and confess to their crimes will be treated leniently and might avoid punishment, said a notice posted on Sunday on the official social media account of the Hami city government.

Beijing has in recent months faced an outcry from activists, academics and foreign governments over mass detentions and strict surveillance of the Muslim Uighur minority and other ethnic groups that live in Xinjiang.

China rejects the criticism, saying that it protects the religion and culture of minorities in the region and that its security measures are needed to combat the influence of “extremist” groups that incite violence there.

“All individuals involved in terrorist crimes and poisoned by the ‘three evil forces’ are urged to surrender themselves to the judicial organs within 30 days and to confess and hand over the facts of your crime,” said the Hami city notice.

The Chinese government, not content with banning beards, nullifying names, and confiscating Qur’ans, is now asking Uighurs to denounce themselves for the “three evil forces” — extremism, terrorism, and separatism — in the same spirit as the campaigns of public self-denunciation that were such a feature of the Cultural Revolution. If those “involved in terrorist crimes” turn themselves in within 30 days of the announcement just made, and supply useful evidence that might, of course, implicate others in “terrorism,” they can expect “leniency,” although how the ruthless Chinese Communists define “leniency” is unknown.

The notice issued by the municipal “leading small group for stability maintenance” says that actions ranging from being in contact with overseas “terror” groups to conservative Islamic behavior should prompt individuals to turn themselves in.

The kinds of attitudes and acts the Chinese government thinks Uighurs should turn themselves, in for, or report on others about, cover quite a range. The government has decreed that if you have had “contact” with overseas “terror” groups, you should turn yourself in. But what constitutes “contact,” and what qualifies as an overseas “terror” group? Would visiting a half-dozen times the website of a group of French Muslim clerics who are intent on carrying on campaigns of Da’wa in southern France be something for which you must turn yourself in? What about frequently talking on the phone with a Uighur friend now working as an engineer in Saudi Arabia? Would the Chinese government consider this “contact” to be suspect, on the assumption that any Muslim living in Saudi Arabia would necessarily be influenced by the Salafi version of Islam that prevails in that country? If a Uighur’s cousin, now living in Turkey, attends out of curiosity a single meeting in Istanbul of a pan-Turanian group that has, among its goals, independence for Xinjiang, and mentions it in an email to his cousin, noting that he thought pan-Turanianism was an impractical idea, does that email have to be reported to the Chinese government, as “contact” with an “overseas terror group”?

Advocating that people live their entire lives in accordance with the Koran, stopping other people from watching television, or banning alcohol, smoking and dancing at weddings are listed as behaviors that should warrant informing the authorities.

The list also included openly destroying, rejecting or thwarting the government identification system, as well as rejecting government provided housing, subsidies and cigarettes or booze as being “haram” or forbidden.

Uighurs should turn in their fellows, too, for being too observant in their practice of Islam. If a Uighur knows of someone who advocates that Muslims “live their entire lives in accordance with the Qur’an,” he (or she) has a duty to turn that person in. If you find a Muslim who prevents his fellow Muslims from watching television (which broadcasts government anti-Islam propaganda), you have a duty to report him. If a Uighur prevents other Muslims from drinking alcohol, or smoking, or dancing at weddings — all activities that are haram — he is viewed as suspect, and should be reported to the government or ideally, should denounce himself to the authorities.

Those who turn themselves in on time will be treated leniently, and if the information provides a significant clue, then they might avoid all punishment, the notice said.

The “information” that “provides a significant clue” refers to helping the authorities identify others who have exhibited behavior that marks them as “too Muslim.” Turn yourself in, and you “will be treated leniently.” Help the government track down others — in other words, act as an informer — and you may be let off without any punishment.

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  1. Dawne says

    Apr 25, 2019 at 10:40 am

    I believe that China persecutes Christians and also ethnic minorities in the same way, so it’s not singling out Islam. Stalin pursued much the same policies, but in the end after his death and following the fall of the USSR many of these cultures and religions resurfaced,

    • christianblood says

      Apr 25, 2019 at 7:23 pm

      (…China Ratchets Up Its Anti-Islam Campaign in Xinjiang…)

      Is ‘JIhadwatch’ turning to be a defender of Jihadists for Saudi or neocon money? Why is Jihadwatch criticizing China’s clampdown on its jihadist terrorists?

      The pro-jihadist neocon “Deep Staters” will vilify anyone that dares to stand up to their Islamo-fascist proxies! The US and Western neocon globalists wish to see China brought to its knees by their jihadist proxies in Xinjiang province of China! Just like they encouraged and supported the jihadists in Chechnya while demonizing Russia for annihilating them they would now do the same to Chinese for defending itself against Islamic jihadists in Xinjiang!

      As we speak, the satanic, degenerate, pro-Islamist, anti-Christ, neocon globalists that run the US and the West are transferring their Al-Qaeda and ISIS proxies from Syria to the Donbass region of Ukraine to start a new jihadist front against Russian-speaking Christians in Eastern Ukraine. More of this below:

      https://www.rt.com/op-ed/447536-isis-chechen-islamists-ukraine/

      • Kepha says

        Apr 25, 2019 at 7:34 pm

        And, I suppose, that all of your Ukrainian-speaking Orthodox brethren are actually Tatar and Chechen Muslims in disguise?

        • gravenimage says

          Apr 26, 2019 at 6:36 pm

          +1

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 26, 2019 at 12:59 am

        I noticed that christianblood was fine with China allying with Iran against the “Great Satan” United States.

        But now he is pretending that Jihad Watch is actually pro-Jihad. Just pathetic.

        • christianblood says

          Apr 26, 2019 at 8:30 am

          Graven

          It looks like Jihadwatch is taking the side of the jihadists in China
          by criticizing the way China is dealing with those jihadist terrorists!
          Read the article again!

        • gravenimage says

          Apr 26, 2019 at 6:23 pm

          As is almost always the case, christianblood is full of crap.

    • Norman Moffatt says

      Apr 26, 2019 at 4:43 am

      The Chinese do not persecute Christians, I have Chinese Christian friends and they are fee to do what they like regarding their religion.

      • christianblood says

        Apr 26, 2019 at 8:37 am

        Norman Moffatt

        You are right! On hitting 145 million mark just last year (officially), China’s Christianity growth is indeed explosive and mind-boggling! With this momentum and within two decades there will be three times more Christians in China than there are in the EU and North America combined!

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 26, 2019 at 6:28 pm

        The claim that China does not persecute Christians is mistaken at best.

        “In China, they’re closing churches, jailing pastors – and even rewriting scripture”

        https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/13/china-christians-religious-persecution-translation-bible

    • Carol the 1st says

      Apr 26, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Dawne…China *should* “single out” Islam as it is quite an obnoxious anomaly of a so-called “religion” in this day and age. Unlike Islam, true Christianity does not use a “religious” cover in order to disguise a predatory orientation. Actions speak louder than words and Christianity’s “virtue” is its own reward and that reward modestly and easily speaks for itself over time. Islam is one of the “ditches” we’ve been warned about.

      Despite the overlay of stern rank and file Communism I’d venture to say the Chinese people have a tapestry of similar values.

  2. jack says

    Apr 25, 2019 at 10:45 am

    ( ಠ ಠ ) Why is there no link to Part 1 of the story ( ಠ ಠ )

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 26, 2019 at 6:37 pm

      Right here:

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/hugh-fitzgerald-china-ratchets-up-its-anti-islam-campaign-in-xinjiang-part-one

      There is also now a part three:

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/hugh-fitzgerald-china-ratchets-up-its-anti-islam-campaign-in-xinjiang-part-three

  3. CRUSADER says

    Apr 25, 2019 at 10:50 am

    “China supplies 70% of Pakistan’s weaponry”

    Interesting that Russia doesn’t try to pick up more on that, and influence Pakistan more than China does.

    • christianblood says

      Apr 25, 2019 at 7:26 pm

      U$ providing nukes to its Saudi-ISIS allies!

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 26, 2019 at 1:03 am

        christianblood has now posted this dozens of times, pretending that nuclear power is the same as nuclear weapons.

        As I have said, even this is foolish–but pretending they are the same is absurd.

        And this is from a Democratic candidate running for president who *hates* Trump trying to protect Americans from a flood of Muslims.

  4. jarmanray says

    Apr 25, 2019 at 1:03 pm

    While the Chinese are among the last people on earth from which to learn and if they were not at the same time attempting to silence all religion except Taoism and atheism, I think most would believe that they are reacting to the inherent violence created by Islam. The Muslims in Xinjiang have acted in the identical manner that an Indian friend that I met on a train between Bangalore and Madras in 1969. The gentleman told me how the Muslims destroy every place where the inhabitants permit them to live. First a few families beg for the right to move into a neighborhood and seem grateful but later as they multiply from a few families to a large community at which point they request that they be permitted a modicum of self-rule, in other words Sharia, which is all too often granted. As time progresses (not all that long) they have multiplied into a very large population at which time they no longer request but demand autonomy, i.e., Kashmir or no go zone cities in Europe. This happened in Xinjiang and it seems that the Chinese are trying to regain state of tranquility and not having to be concerned with mass murder of simple hard working people.

  5. ntesdorf says

    Apr 25, 2019 at 6:47 pm

    China is an equal opportunity persecutor. Christians and other ethnic minorities are treated in exactly the same way as the Uighurs. China has a uniform policy. China is not subtle but it is effective,

    • christianblood says

      Apr 25, 2019 at 7:28 pm

      ntesdorf

      Stability, Order, Unity, Strength, Discipline, Respect for its leadership and more are all admirable qualities that China has! Look at the USA government which is full of chaos, disrespect, disunity, anarchy, disarray, discord and infighting! Even US president Trump could NOT fulfill his temporary order to stop immigration from a number of islamic countries! Something like that would NEVER happen in China or In Russia!

      • Kepha says

        Apr 25, 2019 at 7:38 pm

        Nobody but Afghans and people from the poorest countries in Africa would ever want to immigrate to China. And as for the order imposed by a Stalinist state, it’s making a desert and calling it peace. I daresay you’d respect American leadership if Trump were 1/1000000000 the “Fascist” his detractors say he is.

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 26, 2019 at 1:13 am

        christianblood is always a fan of tyranny–even when it involves the persecution of Christians. He has lauded the persecution of Christians now under Iran, Chechnya, and Hezb’allah–and now China.

        He wrote:

        Even US president Trump could NOT fulfill his temporary order to stop immigration from a number of islamic countries!
        …………………..

        This was upheld by the Supreme Court last year, as I have previously pointed out to christianblood. Muslim immigration into the US is now down 90%–quite an achievement.

        More:

        Something like that would NEVER happen in China or In Russia!
        …………………..

        Actually–as I have also pointed out to christianblood many times–Russia had Muslims flooding in, Moscow’s streets are taken over by praying Muslims, and there is increasing danger of Jihad terror there. Putin recently opened Europe’s largest Mosque along with Abbas and Erdogan, and Chechnya is a Shari’ah state–on Russian soil.

        christianblood has actually lauded this insanity, saying that Muslims taking over in Russia is not a threat.

        • Kepha says

          Apr 26, 2019 at 11:11 pm

          Yes, Christianblood seems to admire the ostensibly “strong horse”. Further, his comments on Trump’s failure suggests he has little appreciation for American separation of powers.

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