Daily Archives: July 6, 2018

How China Utilized Misinformation to Legitimize Repression in Xinjiang

Introduction The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long viewed the lands of Xinjiang as vital to its strategic interests. The region provides natural resources, and space for China to test nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles far from the prying eyes of the West. Xinjiang has historically been a buffer zone between Russia and the People’s…

Uighur graduate student goes missing upon returning to China

Everything was going smoothly for Guligeina Tashimaimaiti, a young, dedicated and charismatic student. She had just finished her master’s thesis at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (University of Technology, Malaysia, or UTM), and her PhD application had just been accepted by the university. A brilliant student, she was to graduate with honours – only, she failed…