Chinese Tech Giants Patent Tools to Detect, Track, Monitor Uighurs United Nations officials have said China is transforming the Xinjiang region, where many Uighurs live, into a âmassive internment campâ. An ethnic Uighur demonstrator wears a mask as she attends a protest against China in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 1, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir World14/Jan/2021 Berlin: Chinese technology giants have registered patents for tools that can detect, track and monitor Uighurs in a move human rights groups fea...