Xinjiang Province: News & Discussions

[BoQ77]

CPC is spineless. Put me in charge and I will show you how you crush terrorism.

This has all the signs of a US-backed terrorist attack.

CIA or Blackwater are behind this. Turkey most likely involved too.

I make sure there a clear sign that, this relates China hand ...

 

[Pangu]

I make sure there a clear sign that, this relates China hand ...

Yeah right, like the conspiracy theory that 9/11 was faked? Or the recent Boston bombing was alleged to be false flag?

 

[shuttler]

China's Xi orders "crushing blow" to terrorism
English.news.cn | 2014-05-01 18:44:05 | Editor: Zhu Ningzhu

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) watches drills of troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. President Xi Jinping visited troops in Xinjiang on April 27 and 29. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

BEIJING, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered troops stationed in Xinjiang to deal a "crushing blow" to terrorists.

Xi, chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when visiting the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops stationed in Xinjiang.

Speaking with senior PLA officials on Sunday, Xi ordered PLA forces to assist local government and party departments in combating terrorism and safeguarding social stability.

All forms of terrorism should be rooted out in an early phase, while decisive action must be taken to stop terrorists gaining momentum, he said.

In a separate meeting with officials from the PLA and China's armed police forces in Xinjiang on Tuesday, Xi said the long-term stability of the autonomous region is vital to the whole country's reform, development and stability, as well as to national unity, ethnic harmony and national security.

He called on the PLA and the armed police to play a better role in protecting China's borders and combating violent and terrorist activities.

They must work to enhance ethnic unity and should participate in and assist Xinjiang's future development and construction, in order to contribute to the region's lasting peace and order, Xi said

Link

 

[rott]

China's Xi orders "crushing blow" to terrorism
English.news.cn | 2014-05-01 18:44:05 | Editor: Zhu Ningzhu

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) watches drills of troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. President Xi Jinping visited troops in Xinjiang on April 27 and 29. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

BEIJING, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered troops stationed in Xinjiang to deal a "crushing blow" to terrorists.

Xi, chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when visiting the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops stationed in Xinjiang.

Speaking with senior PLA officials on Sunday, Xi ordered PLA forces to assist local government and party departments in combating terrorism and safeguarding social stability.

All forms of terrorism should be rooted out in an early phase, while decisive action must be taken to stop terrorists gaining momentum, he said.

In a separate meeting with officials from the PLA and China's armed police forces in Xinjiang on Tuesday, Xi said the long-term stability of the autonomous region is vital to the whole country's reform, development and stability, as well as to national unity, ethnic harmony and national security.

He called on the PLA and the armed police to play a better role in protecting China's borders and combating violent and terrorist activities.

They must work to enhance ethnic unity and should participate in and assist Xinjiang's future development and construction, in order to contribute to the region's lasting peace and order, Xi said

Link

Well done Mr. President. This is how you should deal with terrorist.

 

[boomslang]

50 wounded so far.

It doesn't seem to be the work of local groups, given the level of possible retaliation as Xi is currently there.

I am thinking of the country that "pivots" to the asia-pacific. That country which actively seeks hostility and profits from discord.

Chinese false flag op to discredit the Uighur. Plain as the nose on your face.

 

[kalu_miah]

Chinese false flag op to discredit the Uighur. Plain as the nose on your face.

Any evidence? Why do they need to discredit the Uighur? Uighurs are citizens of PRC.

 

[Beidou2020]

Chinese false flag op to discredit the Uighur. Plain as the nose on your face.

Most likely a CIA or Blackwater operation to destabilise China and cause social unrest which will then cause economic growth to crash and political instability of the CPC.

Only the Yankee terrorists have the money and knowledge to carry out such terrorist activities in other countries.

 

[boomslang]

...Only the Yankee terrorists have the money and knowledge to carry out such terrorist activities in other countries.

Nah !! We are broke and stupid, remember ? It's a Chinese false flag op to justify a crack down on the Uighur. They do that stuff all the time.

 

[kalu_miah]

Hey we may as well add another wild conspiracy...it is a false flag situation like the Russian apartment bombings back in 1999.

I did not cook up these theories, I just added links to published material on the web. Most of the allegation came from Chinese govt. after they got results of their own investigation. None of them claim it was a false flag op, except one coming from one fellow American above.

 

[Pangu]

Washington Promotes Islamism and Political Destabilization in Xinjiang Uygur, China’s Oil and Gas Rich Region

By Vladislav Gulevich
Global Research, October 30, 2013
Url of this article:
Washington Promotes Islamism and Political Destabilization in Xinjiang Uygur, China’s Oil and Gas Rich Region | Global Research
The Xinjiang Uighur region of China has been in the news in relation to the terrorist attack on October 29, 2013 in Tienanmen, Beijing. While there is no evidence of foreign involvement in the suicide bombing in Tienanmen square, it should be noted that Washington supports the separatist movement in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region (M. Ch. GR Editor)

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the western edge of China (Xinjiang means new frontier in Chinese).

It borders on Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. 9 million Uyghurs (Sunni Muslims) make up 45% of the total population of the Region. From time to time protests hit the streets calling for independence from China. The USA has a role to play here, it defends the separatists on the international scene. The Uygur culture or rights don’t mean anything for Washington, but the Region enjoys strategically important geographic position being situated in the heart of Eurasia which is viewed as an area of its vital interests by the United States.

For the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union the Xinjiang Uygur Region was an area where its interests conflicted with Great Britain. The region provided access to India. Today there is a conflict of interests with the United States, which finds it important strategically to deny Russia and China an access the Indian Ocean.

Establishing control over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region means getting a springboard for US penetration into the heartland of Eurasia. For instance, the geographic position of Kazakhstan makes it kind of a buffer zone against the Islamic radicalism coming from Afghanistan. Crossing the Kazakh territory, radicals would get to Russia (Kazakhstan borders on Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk, Saratov, Volgograd, Novosibirsk, Omsk and Tyumen regions of the Russian Federation). Muslim Bashkiria and Tatarstan are in the vicinity.

While the USSR contained the spread of Islamic extremism, having tightly closed the southern border, Kazakhstan and Western Siberia remained parts of the Soviet Union. It has all changed by now. The US intervention into Afghanistan has exacerbated the situation near the southern part of Russia. In case the US gets a foothold in the Xinjiang Uygur Region, the things will exponentially worsen, there are many Uyghurs living in Central Asia (250000 in Kazakhstan, 60000 in Kyrgyzstan, 50000 in Uzbekistan etc).

The Region is rich in oil and gas, as well as rare-earth metals. There are 52 minerals extracted there. It’s an important trade and transportation hub, an economic center of western China. The Chinese commodities cross its territory to get transported to the Pakistani port of Karachi and then to South Asia. Pakistan and China are strategic allies, the destabilization of Xinjiang would hinder the flow of goods from Islamabad to Beijing. The Chinese law enforcement agencies report there are people on the wanted list in Pakistan among the dead Uyghur separatists. At that Beijing does its best to have good relations with Islamabad (1).

There is a major telecommunications project under construction – the Trans-Asia-Europe Fiber Optic Line, which is to connect Shanghai, China and Frankfurt, Germany passing through the Region (2). Oil and gas flows from the Caspian will cross it on the way to the Asia-Pacific. The Region borders on Tibet. The hue and cry raised by Washington from time to time over the human rights violations in Tibet is a trick the US propaganda machine resorts to while waging an information war against China.

Image: Head of the World Uyghur Congress, millionaire Rebiya Kadeer with George W. Bush.

The US goes to any length to support the Uygur separatists abroad, for instance the World Uyghur Congress headed by Rabiya Kadir , one of the richest Chinese in the world… She meets US congressmen and even has had a meeting with George Bush. She is a hyped symbol of Uyghur resistance. The 10 Conditions of Love movie devoted to her was shot in 2009. Despite the protests from Beijing, it was included into the Melbourne festival’s program.

The World Uyghur Congress cooperates with the so-called Tibetan government in exile and has branches in many countries, even in Australia. It should be noted that Anglo-Saxon powers (the United States of America, Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia) have been including China into their agenda for a number of years, some time ago Australia became a host country to US Marine Corps unit.

Washington predominantly uses three issues to exert pressure on China: Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang, where separatist protests are on the rise. That’s why the United States is well disposed towards the growth of Uyghur nationalism, using every opportunity to spur its radicalization…

Notes

1) Jacob Zenn. Insurgency in Xinjiang Complicates Chinese-Pakistani Relations.
2) V. Dergachev. Dragon against Anaconda in Xinjiang’s Quicksand.
Copyright © 2014 Global Research

Washington Promotes Islamism and Political Destabilization in Xinjiang Uygur, China’s Oil and Gas Rich Region | Global Research

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

The US intervention into Afghanistan has exacerbated the situation near the southern part of Russia.

Yes the Taliban running Afghanistan before the American invasion were a friendly bunch and had absolutely no interest in spreading their ideals around. It's not like Russia ever had any trouble with radicals in Afghanistan in the past.

 

[kalu_miah]

Washington Promotes Islamism and Political Destabilization in Xinjiang Uygur, China’s Oil and Gas Rich Region

By Vladislav Gulevich
Global Research, October 30, 2013
Url of this article:
Washington Promotes Islamism and Political Destabilization in Xinjiang Uygur, China’s Oil and Gas Rich Region | Global Research
The Xinjiang Uighur region of China has been in the news in relation to the terrorist attack on October 29, 2013 in Tienanmen, Beijing. While there is no evidence of foreign involvement in the suicide bombing in Tienanmen square, it should be noted that Washington supports the separatist movement in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region (M. Ch. GR Editor)

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the western edge of China (Xinjiang means new frontier in Chinese).

It borders on Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. 9 million Uyghurs (Sunni Muslims) make up 45% of the total population of the Region. From time to time protests hit the streets calling for independence from China. The USA has a role to play here, it defends the separatists on the international scene. The Uygur culture or rights don’t mean anything for Washington, but the Region enjoys strategically important geographic position being situated in the heart of Eurasia which is viewed as an area of its vital interests by the United States.

For the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union the Xinjiang Uygur Region was an area where its interests conflicted with Great Britain. The region provided access to India. Today there is a conflict of interests with the United States, which finds it important strategically to deny Russia and China an access the Indian Ocean.

Establishing control over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region means getting a springboard for US penetration into the heartland of Eurasia. For instance, the geographic position of Kazakhstan makes it kind of a buffer zone against the Islamic radicalism coming from Afghanistan. Crossing the Kazakh territory, radicals would get to Russia (Kazakhstan borders on Astrakhan, Chelyabinsk, Saratov, Volgograd, Novosibirsk, Omsk and Tyumen regions of the Russian Federation). Muslim Bashkiria and Tatarstan are in the vicinity.

While the USSR contained the spread of Islamic extremism, having tightly closed the southern border, Kazakhstan and Western Siberia remained parts of the Soviet Union. It has all changed by now. The US intervention into Afghanistan has exacerbated the situation near the southern part of Russia. In case the US gets a foothold in the Xinjiang Uygur Region, the things will exponentially worsen, there are many Uyghurs living in Central Asia (250000 in Kazakhstan, 60000 in Kyrgyzstan, 50000 in Uzbekistan etc).

The Region is rich in oil and gas, as well as rare-earth metals. There are 52 minerals extracted there. It’s an important trade and transportation hub, an economic center of western China. The Chinese commodities cross its territory to get transported to the Pakistani port of Karachi and then to South Asia. Pakistan and China are strategic allies, the destabilization of Xinjiang would hinder the flow of goods from Islamabad to Beijing. The Chinese law enforcement agencies report there are people on the wanted list in Pakistan among the dead Uyghur separatists. At that Beijing does its best to have good relations with Islamabad (1).

There is a major telecommunications project under construction – the Trans-Asia-Europe Fiber Optic Line, which is to connect Shanghai, China and Frankfurt, Germany passing through the Region (2). Oil and gas flows from the Caspian will cross it on the way to the Asia-Pacific. The Region borders on Tibet. The hue and cry raised by Washington from time to time over the human rights violations in Tibet is a trick the US propaganda machine resorts to while waging an information war against China.

Image: Head of the World Uyghur Congress, millionaire Rebiya Kadeer with George W. Bush.

The US goes to any length to support the Uygur separatists abroad, for instance the World Uyghur Congress headed by Rabiya Kadir , one of the richest Chinese in the world… She meets US congressmen and even has had a meeting with George Bush. She is a hyped symbol of Uyghur resistance. The 10 Conditions of Love movie devoted to her was shot in 2009. Despite the protests from Beijing, it was included into the Melbourne festival’s program.

The World Uyghur Congress cooperates with the so-called Tibetan government in exile and has branches in many countries, even in Australia. It should be noted that Anglo-Saxon powers (the United States of America, Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia) have been including China into their agenda for a number of years, some time ago Australia became a host country to US Marine Corps unit.

Washington predominantly uses three issues to exert pressure on China: Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang, where separatist protests are on the rise. That’s why the United States is well disposed towards the growth of Uyghur nationalism, using every opportunity to spur its radicalization…

Notes

1) Jacob Zenn. Insurgency in Xinjiang Complicates Chinese-Pakistani Relations.
2) V. Dergachev. Dragon against Anaconda in Xinjiang’s Quicksand.
Copyright © 2014 Global Research

Washington Promotes Islamism and Political Destabilization in Xinjiang Uygur, China’s Oil and Gas Rich Region | Global Research

Related Mackinder's Heartland theory:
The Geographical Pivot of History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

United States' foreign affairs and the Heartland
Arguably, the United States has also been using the Heartland Theory in their guidelines in foreign affairs. The US has military bases all over the world and has kept good allies with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait which keep a United States influence in the Middle East, close to the Pivot Area. Having military presences in Afghanistan, the Iraq War and the NATO expansion in Europe gave the United States even more power in an area that is pivotal to having control of the Heartland.[2]

References

1. Jump up^ Mackinder, Halford John, Sir (1996). "Democratic Ideals and Reality". The Geographical Pivot of History. National Defense University Press. pp. 175–193. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
2. Jump up^ NATO Looks East - Google Books

Further reading

• CIA's Analysis of the Soviet Union, 1947-1991 links to a large number of CIA analyses of Soviet economic, technological and military capability (as well as e.g. foreign policy), all in PDF format.
• William R. Keylor, The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond: An International History Since 1900, 2006. ISBN 0-19-516843-7
• Odom, W.E. (1998) "The Collapse of the Soviet Military". Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08271-1
• Mackinder, H.J. "The Geographical Pivot of History", in "Democratic Ideals and Reality", Washington, DC: National Defense University Press, 1996, pp. 175–193.
• Sempa, F.P. (2000) "Mackinder's World" describes the background to Mackinder's thinking, the development of his theory after World War I (with many quotes) and its influence on geo-strategic thinking.
• Venier, Pascal. "The Geographical Pivot of History and Early 20th Century Geopolitical Culture", Geographical Journal, vol. 170, no 4, December 2004, pp. 330–336.

• Christopher, J.F "Sir Halford Mackinder, Geopolitics, and Policymaking in the 21st Century", Parameters, Summer 2000

Yes the Taliban running Afghanistan before the American invasion were a friendly bunch and had absolutely no interest in spreading their ideals around. It's not like Russia ever had any trouble with radicals in Afghanistan in the past.

Why not mention how Afghanistan was the geopolitical football and a field of proxy war between US and Soviet Union and how "Islamic extremism" was used as a geopolitical tool to thwart the Soviet expansionism. This was way before Taliban ever came into being as a byproduct of the US-Saudi-Pakistan Jihad project against the Soviets. One should never play with fire.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Why not mention how Afghanistan was the geopolitical football and a field of proxy war between US and Soviet Union and how "Islamic extremism" was used as a geopolitical tool to thwart the Soviet expansionism. This was way before Taliban ever came into being as a byproduct of the US-Saudi-Pakistan Jihad project against the Soviets. One should never play with fire.

It certainly was and as you mentioned the US was not the only player,

 

[Beidou2020]

Nah !! We are broke and stupid, remember ? It's a Chinese false flag op to justify a crack down on the Uighur. They do that stuff all the time.

Nah.

False flags is a Yankee invention.

We Chinese are very peaceful people and don't have such evil minds to do such heinous acts such as false flags.

We leave the false flag acts to professionals like fascist Germany and fascist America.

 

[OrionHunter]

Terrorists cound shake the foundation of our buildings, but they can not shake the foundation of our nation.

Well Said!!

But what they aimed at is publicity of their 'cause' for which they seem to have succeeded to a certain extent.