00:00 China's severe crackdown on Uyghurs, a pre-dominant Muslim group in Xinjiang, has drawn global
00:06 condemnation.
00:07 Since 2017, over a million Uyghurs have faced detention in mass camps, enduring political
00:11 indoctrination and harsh limits over their culture and religion.
00:16 The world has largely condemned these actions, but what is the use of such condemnation when
00:20 China is still intensifying its crackdown?
00:23 According to a new Human Rights Watch report, the Chinese government has broadened its closure
00:28 of mosques beyond Xinjiang, a region that is long accused of mistreating Muslim minorities.
00:33 The report reveals mosque closures in Ningxia and Gansu, the areas which are densely populated
00:38 by Hui Muslims.
00:39 Termed "consolidation," this whole process involves shutting mosques and removing architectural
00:43 elements to align with Chinese aesthetics and falls under Communist Party's drive to
00:48 bolster control over religion, vegetating any sort of potential threat to its authority.
00:53 The evidence, including public records, satellite imagery and witness accounts, highlights this
00:57 expansion beyond Xinjiang, illustrating the government's concerted effort to assert influence
01:02 over religious practices in diverse regions of China beyond its traditionally scrutinized
01:06 areas.
01:07 This severe crackdown aligns with Xi Jinping's initiative signifying a deliberate strategy
01:12 of sinicization, consolidating control over religious practices, particularly in Xinjiang,
01:17 casting shadow on human rights within the country.
01:20 President Xi Jinping's 2016 call for religious sinicization instigated the Uyghur crackdown,
01:25 primarily focused on Xinjiang, home to over 11 million Uyghurs and other Muslims.
01:30 The region faced a UN-identified potential crime against humanity.
01:34 The report highlighted China's construction of extrajudicial internment camps, detaining
01:37 at least one million Uyghurs, Hui, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz individuals.
01:42 Beyond Xinjiang, Chinese authorities have now intensified their crackdown on religious
01:46 expression by decommissioning, closing, demolishing and repurposing mosques.
01:51 In Ningxia, Liaoku and Shugnau villages, all seven mosques witnessed the dismantling of
01:56 domes and minarets, while three had their main buildings razed between 2019 to 2021.
02:02 This information, validated through online videos, images and satellite verification
02:05 by researchers, underscores the expansive nature of the government's actions, showcasing
02:11 a systematic effort to curtail religious practices and symbols in regions beyond Xinjiang.
02:16 These acts of mosque alteration and demolition indicate a broader strategy employed by authorities
02:20 to exert control over religious spaces across all diverse regions in China.
02:26 Now we have a question for you, isn't this dictatorship at its peak?
02:29 What do you think?
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