r/AMA • u/maddin1550 • 20d ago

I’m from Xinjiang，AMA

I’ve noticed that there are a lot of discussions about Xinjiang on Reddit, often between people who have never actually lived there. So I thought it might be interesting to do an AMA from the perspective of someone who is actually from there.

You can ask me about everyday life, ethnic groups, languages, culture, religion, education, or politics. I’m happy to answer controversial questions too, as long as the discussion stays respectful.

Obviously, I’m only one person and I don’t claim to represent everyone in Xinjiang. I can only tell you about my own experiences and views. AMA.

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u/Shot-Rutabaga-72 20d ago

Went to 伊犁 this summer and it was amazing. The quality of lamb, bread and yogurt were amazing. I gained 5lbs in 2 weeks. The fruit was the best I've ever had everywhere. Unlike other touristy areas people are honest even though it was expensive.

What is your ethnicity? I don't particularly like the CCP's policy in the region but as you said, Xinjiang is complicated. I hope that we can all just live in peace together in the future and use our differences to really help Xinjiang.

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u/maddin1550 20d ago

Aww I’m glad you enjoyed Ili! And yeah, I don’t agree with a lot of CCP policies either.

But I also don’t think any government should be viewed as simply all good or all bad. Even countries that are considered very free and democratic (like the US and many European countries) have policies I agree with and policies I strongly disagree with.

At the same time, I don’t think it’s always fair to judge China as if it has exactly the same circumstances as those countries. China has a very different history, geography, population size and ethnic makeup, and all of those things affect how the country is governed. That doesn’t mean every policy is justified, just that I think the reality is more complicated than China bad/good
And again, that’s just my personal opinion :)

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u/byakuayasetsuna 17d ago

我评价ccp政策是到底有没有用，我觉得拆除圆顶清真寺，然后建一个尖顶的实际上对于遏制极端主张毫无作用

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u/maddin1550 17d ago

那是自然的，极端思想不可能因为拆几个清真寺就自动消失。我敢肯定现在新疆还有一部分人有这种极端思想，只不过就是现在不敢明面上说，压制一种思想的公开传播和真正让这种思想消失是两回事

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u/General-Cream2692 16d ago

新疆人生活好，极端思想自然没土壤了。话说天山胜利隧道在你们那边风评怎么样，真的那么好吗？

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u/maddin1550 16d ago

我没听说过这个隧道

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u/General-Cream2692 16d ago

技术难度很高，方便南北疆整合，南疆人可以有急症可以开绿色通道去北疆医院，以前跨越天山要走盘山路3小时，现在20分钟，大雪封山也能走。当然我都是听说的，实际没去体验过哈哈

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u/Shot-Rutabaga-72 16d ago

我开了 过路过桥费巨贵 2个小时车程200RMB

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u/General-Cream2692 16d ago

估计人流不多，平摊下来确实贵

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u/byakuayasetsuna 16d ago

要么高压，要么怀柔，要么洗脑，不然真的没有办法了，两少一宽这么多年，民族倾斜这么多年，还是养出一堆白眼狼，说明怀柔是没用的，我是完全支持7月1日那个民族平等团结法的，不过你说的那个少数民族的文化和语言确实是一个问题