China has been accused of the mistreatment of the Uyghur people in the north-western region of Xinjiang for a number of years. This Muslim ethnic group are distinct with different culture, language and history to China's ethnic majority, Han Chinese. But why did the government start this crackdown? And what is really going on? Senior correspondent John Sudwo ... Show More
Sep 2022
Five Fingers Crush the Land (2021)
Over one million Uyghur people have been detained in camps in China, according to estimates, subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, and even forced sterilization. Last month, the United Nations released a report saying that China's treatment of Uyghurs could ... Show More
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Mar 2023
Yasheng Huang on the Development of the Chinese State
Yasheng Huang has written two of Tyler’s favorite books on China: Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, which contrasts an entrepreneurial rural China and a state-controlled urban China, and The Rise and Fall of the EAST, which argues that Keju—China’s civil service exam syste ... Show More
54m 22s
Jul 2023
La Chine et le dilemme ouïghour
Alors que la guerre d’Ukraine se poursuit et concentre toute l’attention, l’élan ne faiblit pas mais le processus est lent dans la recherche de responsabilité pour les crimes contre les Ouïghours et autres minorités. Pékin, de son côté, tire bénéfice du cycle de l’actualité qui é ... Show More
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