As the western imperialist propaganda machine has been hard at work and there has been mass misinformation spread on social media, I wanted to make my own thread of key resources I’ve encountered while investigating the matter of the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

First we need to understand the geopolitical context

Here’s an article from American journal World Affairs https://worldaffairs.blog/2019/07/05/xinjiang-and-uyghurs-what-youre-not-being-told/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.workers.org/2019/12/44963/amp/

Here’s @bayareas415 with a great video explaining the history and situation

And this thread https://twitter.com/caitoz/status/1280675013419397120

“But I read on BBC, ABC, CNN..”

Stop right there and give this a read. https://swprs.org/the-propaganda-multiplier/

In fact, it is only Western countries that have adopted this narrative against China; not a single Muslim country supports this narratives. https://twitter.com/navinaheyden/status/1298229268040896512?s=21

Here’s a synopsis debunking the Western narrative https://twitter.com/pandemictruther/status/1289932298255650823?s=21

Authors of the narrative https://twitter.com/truth2upeople/status/1286194974657191937?s=21

The narrative collapses as soon as you do some digging https://twitter.com/danieldumbrill/status/1286803907989999616?s=21

They can’t even name any real proof they have https://twitter.com/yushabinnun/status/1298869818720833536?s=21 https://twitter.com/pandemictruther/status/1289932298255650823

“But why would the west do this?”

Imperialist interests and oil! They want to destabilize the Xinjiang region and hinder the Belt and Road Initiative. https://twitter.com/southredstar/status/1283473775586091008?s=21

Here is a speech from Laurence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to US Secretary of State https://twitter.com/drkinkam/status/1290712597046665217

“Why hasn’t the UN investigated?”

The UN visited twice in 2019 against the wishes of US and EU (who declined the offer to investigate) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un/china-says-reached-broad-consensus-with-u-n-after-xinjiang-visit-idUSKCN1TH00T
https://sc.mp/qz353q 

So has the World Bank, a Western institution

Then the UN visited again in July 2020 (thread) https://twitter.com/caoyi170610/status/1301467901526814720

“Why is the Muslim community silent?”

They’re not. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) representing 57 Muslim countries investigated, found no abuses and commended the deradicalization efforts https://www.oic-oci.org/docdown/?docID=4447&refID=1250

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/422970-pakistani-diplomat-narrates-visit-to-chinas-xinjiang

https://www.unz.com/article/uyghurs-political-islam-the-bri/

Here’s a glimpse of what’s really happening:

Vlog from an independent journalist exploring Xinjiang (it’s a series)


Vlog from a Uyghur YouTuber of the “concentration camps” (vocational centres) (check out her channel)

Xinjiang religious leader refuting allegations

“What about all the photos/videos/“evidence”?

manufactured (here are some threads)

https://twitter.com/_tchiek/status/1299412717657378816?s=21

https://twitter.com/caitoz/status/1292246968572420097?s=21

https://twitter.com/southredstar/status/1285994495239245831?s=21

https://twitter.com/j_bigboote/status/1182726991675625472?s=21

And here’s a little food for thought

For more in depth analysis and more resources:

A great lengthy resource compilation by @lacunosus
http://tinyurl.com/xinjiangresources

A great 170+ page resource document by @BLKSKNLENINCCCP
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d0lynghlCnR6Hs57pypEEhlhHczFVgaYX-TIZD61s_w/mobilebasic

A great investigative thread by @RodericDay https://twitter.com/rodericday/status/1287412737509924864?s=21

This thread wasn’t meant to be thoroughly comprehensive, there are much better resources from @lacunosus, @BLKSKNLENINCCCP, @RodericDay, etc. Instead, it was made for quick access to important resources to fight misinformation during this info war. I hope u find good use of it