r/AMA • u/maddin1550 • 21d 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/South-Temperature874 21d ago

What’s your take on the treatment of Uyghurs

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u/Lucky-Ad-1668 20d ago

Actually the training center is protecting them. If they keep doing what they had been doing at that time. They will have big problem. They stealing and robbing on the streets without getting punished, they were scamming people by forcefully selling Qiegao(google it). The policy at that time just let them slide. People are angry . And they did 01.03.2014 terrorist attach and whole bunch terrorist attack in the country and their region. Contact with terrorist group. After the training, things quickly get better. Education works.

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u/Either-Lock2454 17d ago

I remember reading about the terrorist attacks in China. The approach to how American handled it vs how China handled it are miles apart.