Sunday, February 24, 2019

This map shows a trillion-dollar reason why China is oppressing more than a million Muslims


This map shows a trillion-dollar reason why China is oppressing more than a million Muslims
China is assembling a massive trade project — the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) — which aims to connect the country with new infrastructure. 
Many of these projects pass through Xinjiang, a region in western China home to the beleaguered Uighur Muslim people. 
Beijing has been cracking down on Uighur life in on Xinjiang. Officials say its repression is a necessary counter-terror operation, but experts say it's actually to protect their BRI projects.
Thanks to WC.

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