Timothy Grose
@GroseTimothy
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Associate Prof of #China Studies, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Tweets about #Xinjiang, Islam in China, my twins, and Wed Tibetan song translations #བོད)
Indiana, USA
Joined August 2014
Docs are a little harder to find these days since the CCP scrubbed social media, but a significant update has been added re: detentions. Now the collection >350 docs & 1000s of pages (unlike @nytimes, it's publicly available). (hosted on a new link)
xinjiang.sppga.ubc.ca
Blogging Fanghuiju: State Surveillance, Propaganda Work, and Coerced Gratitude Figure 1: As part of their training to do mass work among Xinjiang’s ethnic minority populations, a blogger’s work team...
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so many new(er) books published on fanghuiju, and I'm sure more will be out as the campaign continues in its third phase
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Ummm. ok. sure, terms like 一般户 do not determine lengths of house stays. yet, here they do😂 and, I'll die on this hill: fanghuiju--see OP--is about surveillance. (reposted for clarity)
Nice try 😂😂 It’s a national poverty-alleviation household card that can be seen all over poor parts of China… its not a security-risk chart. “一般户” here just means the family is not classed as poor, and the “帮扶干部” box lists the cadre assigned to help with.
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the program is about surveillance. the Party forced residents to "open" the one intimate space the existed beyond the reach of the government
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Also, as shown in the poster, each family is assigned a cadre. In this case, because the family is "regular" (一般户 ئادەتتىكى ئائىلە) and not "trustworthy" they would be subjected to more overnight stays from their assigned cadre (帮扶干部). for example,
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Happy when vloggers unwittingly post evidence of state violence in the region. This poster is from the fanghuiju (sometimes called "becoming family--long story) campaign. As shown, each family is designated as either "regular" (true here) "trustworthy" or "untrustworthy. "
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original post here
Held in a "Villager Service Center" and attended by local cadres (as is now the policy), this Uyghur wedding is one of the oddest, most awkward I've ever witnessed.
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Here's another type of Uyghur wedding the government has popularized recently
Another highlight of this trip: I got to attend a traditional Kashi wedding, and it was one of the most joyful, chaotic, and beautiful things I've ever seen. Everyone was dancing nonstop, and at the same time, people were stuffing money into the bride and groom's hands and
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I guess "bumped into" now means participated in a CGTN-sponsored discussion about the "real Xinjiang" funny how they were all in Kashgar together at the same time. i love coincidences!
Bumped into @LiuXininBeijing in Xinjiang , the famous CGTN anchor. we went to a Uyghur wedding and made a short video of it
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And look! The government has made it so convenient for these food vendors. They will never have to worry about losing their ice shaver!.
A few steps into Kashi's old town, and you will see it. Something simple, sweet, and local. For five yuan, here's what you get. Come take a look.
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completely not planned or staged. .
Here is my 120m^2 appartment in downtown Xinjiang which costs 2000¥ ($260) per month. You can truly live like a king here😁. It would be 10x this for downtown Shanghai! How much would it cost in your city?
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For once, I agree with Caitlin:
The word “terrorist” is a meaningless tool of imperial narrative control. Want to bomb some people? Designate them as terrorists. Want to silence protesters and dissidents? Say they’re supporting terrorists. Want sweeping surveillance powers? Say you need them to fight terrorism.
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can't imagine people will flock to a place where its prominent scholars, including a former president, were sentenced to 20 years, life in prison, and 18 years respectively on charges which evidence has never been shared publicly. But, hey, he's in town. he should ask for details
With the US potentially banning Chinese students, this is great news for China and alsoooo Xinjiang where i am now!!. Like, here in Xinjiang, it has one of the best universities in China, with an insane AI lab!! Because Xinjiang has lots of energy and also freezing temperatures,
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So the people waking up in China can see. .
All these Ramadan--and now Eid--posts about the "freeness" of religious expression by folks, some dressing up like sultans. For reference, here are some of the rituals, practices, and celebrations of the sacred month before authorities tightened restrictions.
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In short, this is not "normal" (images vary from Chinese state media)
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And yes, sama was performed at Eid. after thousands prayed at the mosque
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Children would stay up late--shops would show movies for families to watch together (maybe Bloodsport wasn't the best choice!)
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People celebrated iftar in the streets! Every evening came alive with chatter and laughter
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Young people would meet at the food hall above the Arman market and wait patiently for their cell phones to buzz indicating that the day's fast was over. Having just recited du'a, the young women feigns wiping her face
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Many restaurants were closed except for iftar and dinner, as this sign indicates; "[Only] 'iftar' and dinner will be served." second sign reads: "[We're] sorry. Food is not being served"
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