China's campaign against Uyghur culture The report said the Chinese government was shutting down religious and cultural sites and intimidating those who openly practice Islam. One witness told Amnesty that the Chinese government was "trying to erase Islam." Several others were cited saying that mosques have been torn down, and even pictures of mosques in people's homes have been replaced with the portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Many of those interviewed said they are too terrified to continue practicing their religion, fearing or sometimes knowing, that they were being monitored by the state. Uyghurs tell horror stories of camps