I came across an Op-Ed in the WSJ by Rebiya Kadeer regarding the recent violence in XinJiang. I thought it would be interesting to post them here for our discussion. Ms. Kadeer is the president of the Uighur American Association and World Uighur Congress. Chinese authorities have accused Kadder of inflaming ethnic tensions in XinJiang and orchestrating the most recent riots. … [Read more...] about Op-Ed from Rebiya Kadeer: the Real Uighur Story – How Chinese propaganda obscures what sparked Sunday's riots.
Analysis
Two restraints + one leniency = a backfiring minority policy on all
Note: This post is a selective and partial translation of an article written by a second generation Han "settler" born and raised in Xinjiang. That article is titled "一个兵团二代的网文：告诉你真实的乌鲁木齐" (A net article by a 2nd generation Bingtuan kid: let me tell you the real Urumqi). It is a long and detailed account of the author's memory of growth of and growing up in Urumqi as well as … [Read more...] about Two restraints + one leniency = a backfiring minority policy on all
Violence in Urumqi – Details still Sketchy
Chinese media has been reporting what appear to be ethnically-motivated riots in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. Xinhua reports that casualty may have reached 140, with more injured. Western press have also latched onto the story. Here is the latest report from the Wall Street Journal. … [Read more...] about Violence in Urumqi – Details still Sketchy
Topics on Democracy (Part 2) — A Model for the 21st Century
( A short thesis exploring the problems and viability of implementing a democratic system from a developing country’s point of view. The thesis concludes with an introduction of an interesting hybrid system that seems to be taking shape in the ongoing political evolutionary process in China. This article is the final part of the 2-part series on democracy, and was first … [Read more...] about Topics on Democracy (Part 2) — A Model for the 21st Century
(Letter from raventhorn4000) Honduras, Iran, and China, Part Deux, Detractors missing basic point
There has been much comments, analysis, blogs over the Honduran "Incident". But the detractors of the current "new government" of Honduras miss the fundamental contradictions of their own arguments. They argue that "this is not a coup, because ex-President Zelaya was removed for a good reason". But that is simply an "end justifies the means" argument. Military Coups are … [Read more...] about (Letter from raventhorn4000) Honduras, Iran, and China, Part Deux, Detractors missing basic point