Chinese Repression in Xinjiang

                Xinjiang region of China today reflects an extreme manifestation of a new ‘Surveillance State’ by the all powerful regime of Xi Jinping. Interestingly, this comes with a high-handed combination of technology and a strong flavour of communism. Its aim is not only to prevent the wave of both global…

Notes from Xinjiang

Xinjiang is called the “core zone” of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but given how long it takes to get there from India, core connectivity is definitely not a thing yet. From Delhi, one flies six hours east to Shanghai, transits to an airport an hour away, and then flies six hours back west…