Their real problems began similar to all other regions where Saudi Wahhabits built mosques and taught the youth that they are something better than their parents if they follow the path of Jihad
So basically the cultural revolution?
The Chinese realized that they cannot just let it continue, or just kill them all, but that they have to teach them their old traditions - like Russia did in Chechnya, after they got rid of the terrorists and the Saudi Imams. Chechnya is now a proud Muslim country, without Wahhabits.
Lmao. And you actually believe that? You think that after all the other regions the chinese invaded, ethnically cleansed and stamped out the local culture, they suddenly developed a deep respect for Uighur culture and decided to protect them from the Jihadis?
BS. The chinese did what they always did, the Jihadis recognised an opportunity, now two foreign cultures are struggling for control of the region. The chinese are not the good guys in this story, they're the instigators.
There are no good guys in this story. The Chinese think about the Uigurs as second class people, outside powers have taken the opportunity to incite terror and insurrection. The Chinese can choose between the Chechnya way and carpet bombing, they are prepared for both.
So long as we're being honest that's fine. But that's a long leap from painting the chinese as kind hearted philanthropists who are trying to preserve Uighur culture and defend them against the jihadis.
As religions spread, they blend with local customs. Western China has long had muslims, but they followed a slightly heretical version that was compatible with Chinese rule. Now that the world is more connected (internet, etc...) the core of a religion can influence the periphery to be more orthodox. The Saudis fund Wahhabi mosques throughout the world, bringing the various forms of islam back towards orthodoxy.
This disrupts the status quo, creating an escalation that has to result in either the victory or destruction of islam in a region.
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