A story from BBC today, "China detains Xinjiang man for 'online rumours'"shows what happens to you when you don't follow the guidance given by Chinese censors. The incident is worth noting. A group armed with knives and axes attacked a police station. Thirty-seven civilians were killed and the police shot dead 59. To anyone outside China, this sounds like a major happening that could make the evening news in any country. The Attorney Generals would be out in force in a country where the police shot that many people in one day.
The individual arrested in the lead to this story, "circumvented censors and put his comments on websites outside the country". One of his claims is the riots in that followed shootings that occurred at the end of Ramadan, involved 3-5000 people. Only in China is this a crime. He has confessed to inflating the numbers to get more attention for his articles. Considering they have admitted to almost 100 people being killed, we have to wonder which numbers they are talking about.
In case you haven't noticed, the numbers of dead are increasing in Xinjiang. The Chinese have managed to keep a lid on it by controlling the reports of injuries. It sounds like their tactics are apt to create more martyrs than anything else. That is going to be hard to keep quiet. Amazon books:
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