By John Sudworth for BBC
China s policy of transferring hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang to new jobs often far from home is leading to a thinning out of their populations, according to a high-level Chinese study seen by the BBC.
Buzeynep Abulehet,the eldest daughter of a family of six, kisses her mother before leaving for work, at her home in Moyu of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 26, 2020.
Photo: Zhao Ge / Xinhua via AFP
The government denies that it is attempting to alter the demographics of its far-western region and says the job transfers are designed to raise incomes and alleviate chronic rural unemployment and poverty.
(JTA) — Visiting Yad Vashem a decade ago, Alon Shaya got to see some of the Jerusalem Holocaust museum’s culinary-related artifacts that aren’t always on display to the public.
China is attempting to reduce the Uighur population with labour programmes, leaked report reveals dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
If the others go I ll go : Inside China s scheme to transfer Uighurs into work bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Visiting Yad Vashem a decade ago, Alon Shaya got to see some of the Jerusalem Holocaust museum’s culinary artifacts that aren’t always on display to the public.