Inside Xinjiang The cultural erasure of the Uyghurs

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EXCLUSIVE - The Xinjiang region is a landlocked, sandy corner in northwest China where for centuries a history and culture has flourished among people living on the edge of the vast Taklamakan Desert. • But Chinese authorities have locked up more than a million people in fortified detention centres in the area. • The Telegraph criss-crossed Xinjiang over nine days to investigate China’s crackdown on the Uyghurs. • In this video series, we examine what’s happening now on the ground in Xinjiang. • Part 1 above focuses on the culture erasure of the Uyghurs: how Beijing has begun erasing the rich cultural and religious heritage in Xinjiang to force the group to become more ‘Chinese’. • Part 2 focuses on the use of internment camps and an intensive propaganda campaign to create a more docile region - watch it here: • Inside Xinjiang 2.0 - China’s program... • Part 3 explains the challenges Sophia faced as a journalist in Xinjiang, where she was assaulted, intimidated and harassed - watch it here: • Inside Xinjiang: What it's really lik... • Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021... • ---- • Reporter: Sophia Yan • Camera: Lorenz Huber • Producer: Jack Leather • Editor: Toby Saunders • Executive Producer: Olivia Bolton • Executive Producer: Jessica Winch • Special thanks: Sam Tarling • Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/3idrdLH • Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ • Telegraph.co.uk and / telegraphtv are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. • #Xinjiang #Uyghurs #China

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