Beijing [China] April 1 (ANI): After the adoption of China’s “Ethnic Unity Law" by the National People’s Congress on March 12, authorities have reportedly begun a fresh wave of actions aimed at erasing Uyghur cultural identity, according to a report by Uyghur Times (UT).
Over the past decade, extensive evidence has shown that the Chinese government has destroyed mosques, shrines, and heritage sites, restricted the use of the Uyghur language in education, and removed religious symbols from public areas across Uyghur, Tibetan, and Mongolian regions.
However, since late March, these actions appear to have escalated further. Beginning around March 27, Uyghur Times examined several videos from Urumqi and Kashgar that show municipal workers taking down Uyghur-language signboards from shops, restaurants, supermarkets, and even privately owned businesses. In many instances, only Chinese-language signs remained.
One widely shared video on China’s version of ...





