Uighurs say China making region a "time bomb" AFP Friday September 30, 2005 http://www.uygur.org/wunn05/09_30a.htm
- photo: Two Muslim Uighur boys walk past a statue of Mao Zedong on Renmin Square AFP/File Photo http://www.uygur.org/wunn05/keptewazc.jpg - BEIJING, (AFP) - A worldwide group of exiled Uighur Muslims criticised China over what it called oppression and exploitation in the Xinjiang region, and warned the region was being turned into a "time bomb." The statement by the World Uighur Congress (WUC) came on the eve of Saturday's 50th anniversary of the Communist Party's rule over Xinjiang, which had previously been an independent nation known as East Turkestan. It also came just days after China's top law enforcement official ordered a strengthened campaign to wipe out "terrorism, separatism and religious extremism" in the region. "The policies of political oppression, cultural assimilation, economic exploitation, ecological destruction, racial discrimination have gradually turned East Turkestan into a time bomb," the WUC said. "As a result, severe anti-Chinese sentiment is intensified throughout East Turkestan," it said. The statement also widely diverged from China's interpretation of the historical background of the region and the circumstances surrounding the establishment of Xinjiang. It said the late Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong estalished Xinjiang in 1955 after earlier promising the people of East Turkestan self determination and full independence. "China's founder Mao Zedong died three decades ago, but China's strategic, political and economic objectives in East Turkestan have remained unchanged," the WUC said. "The present Chinese leaders are continuing the same policy to transform East Turkestan completely into a Chinese colony, culturally assimilate the Uighur people, and economically exploit their natural resources." Beijing views Xinjiang as an invaluable asset because of its crucial strategic location near Central Asia and its large oil and gas reserves. Over the last decade a huge influx of Han Chinese have immigrated into the region. http://www.uygur.org/wunn05/09_30a.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
