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Resisting Chinese colonialism: East Turkistan's struggle to restore its independence
China's occupation of East Turkistan has been ongoing for seventy-five years, but the resistance of the East Turkistani people—deeply rooted in centuries of anti-colonial struggle—remains undeterred read more The People's Republic of China (PRC) has used disinformation, coercion, and brutal force to maintain its colonial occupation over East Turkistan. While Beijing falsely claims to combat terrorism, it has in fact waged a campaign of state terror and genocide, aiming to erase the East Turkistani nation. Since the late 1990s, the Chinese government has deliberately conflated East Turkistan's legitimate independence movement with extremism and terrorism. The so-called 'East Turkistan Islamic Movement' (ETIM), widely cited by China, doesn't exist—it is a fabricated label used to demonize and discredit the East Turkistan independence movement. Proxy groups like the 'Turkistan Islamic Party' (TIP), whose actions and rhetoric are unrelated to East Turkistan's independence struggle, have been instrumental in this disinformation strategy. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD East Turkistan is not a 'restive region' or an 'ethnic minority area' of China; it is an occupied country. The Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other native Turkic peoples have never accepted Chinese rule and have continually resisted it. In 1759 the Manchu-led Qing Empire occupied East Turkistan and transformed it into a military colony. The people of East Turkistan responded with over 42 uprisings. In 1864, they restored East Turkistan's independence and established the State of Yette Sheher, which endured until another Manchu invasion in 1876. After subjugating the independent Turkic state, the Qing annexed East Turkistan in 1884 and renamed it ' Xinjiang,' meaning 'new territory'—a colonial designation. In the early 20th century, anti-colonial resistance in East Turkistan intensified, leading to the emergence of the modern East Turkistan independence movement. This movement declared the First East Turkistan Republic in 1933, and the Second East Turkistan Republic in 1944. However, in the late summer of 1949, over 30 senior political and military leaders of the East Turkistan Republic were assassinated by the Soviet Union. This political decapitation critically weakened East Turkistan's leadership at a critical moment. On October 12, 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) invaded East Turkistan, and by December 22, 1949, with Soviet support, overthrew the independent East Turkistan Republic. Beijing calls this a 'peaceful liberation,' when in fact it was a military occupation met with armed resistance. From 1949 to 1954, more than 150,000 East Turkistanis were killed resisting the Chinese communist occupation. In 1955, East Turkistan was designated as the 'Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)'—a deceptive term meant to obscure Chinese colonial rule. For decades, China has carried out forced assimilation, executions, mass incarcerations, religious repression, cultural destruction, and demographic engineering via Chinese colonial settlement. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD From the 1950s through the 1990s, East Turkistan witnessed continued uprisings and mass mobilizations. These were met with violent crackdowns and executions. Despite repression, the desire for independence persisted. In March 1996, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Politburo Standing Committee issued Document No. 7, a top-secret directive on crush East Turkistan's independence movement. It detailed instructions to infiltrate exile organizations, co-opt foreign governments, and shape international perception through propaganda. That same year, 'XUAR' Chairman Abdulahat Abdurishit made Beijing's position clear: 'All methods are acceptable to fight separatism—penetration, propaganda, killing.' The CCP didn't wait for a credible threat, it launched the ' Strike Hard Campaign' in April 1996. While tens of thousands of Uyghurs were arrested and imprisoned, Hasan Mahsum—long suspected by Uyghurs of being a CCP asset—was briefly detained and then released. He then traveled from Urumchi to Beijing, and later founded the so-called 'East Turkistan Islamic Party' (ETIP) in China's all-weather ally Pakistan in September 1997. ETIP's rhetoric emphasized jihad against 'global infidels' and demonized the national independence struggle as 'un-Islamic.' This undermined the East Turkistan independence movement—then led by the Kazakhstan-based United Revolutionary Front of East Turkistan—and created a proxy actor for Beijing to portray East Turkistani resistance as global jihadist terrorism. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In 1999, as the Shanghai Five Summit convened, East Turkistani leaders in Kazakhstan unequivocally declared: 'The struggle of the Uyghurs in Eastern Turkistan has nothing to do with Islamic fundamentalism or extremism, that struggle can be defined as one for national liberation.' By 2001, China was preparing to launch the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO ) . That same year, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and ETIP were folded into the so-called Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), which emerged with slogans to target 'all global infidels' and establish an 'Islamic caliphate.' TIP's alliance with, and presence alongside, terrorist groups in Afghanistan and later Syria allowed Beijing to promote a manufactured terrorist threat to justify its ongoing campaign of genocide. To solidify this narrative, the CCP invented the term 'East Turkistan Islamic Movement' (ETIM) just months after 9/11. No Uyghur group used this name. It was created to conflate the broader East Turkistan independence movement with Islamic terrorism. While the U.S. initially designated ETIM to appease Beijing, the designation was lifted in 2020 after a review found no credible evidence such a group existed. The State Department clarified that TIP is a distinct entity and that Beijing's conflation of the two was factually inaccurate. In exile, the legitimate independence movement continued. In 2004, the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) was established in Washington, D.C., to counter Chinese repression and disinformation. Since its founding, the ETGE has spearheaded East Turkistan's independence movement, calling for international recognition of East Turkistan as an occupied country and support for its right to external self-determination and independence. Despite continued efforts by China to brand all East Turkistani activism as terrorism, the global community is beginning to acknowledge the reality. The ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples—recognized by the United States, several parliaments, and legal experts worldwide—is not a byproduct of state security policy. It is a deliberate campaign of ethnic and cultural eradication. Since 2014, China's so-called 'People's War' has led to the internment of millions of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and Kyrgyz in concentration camps and prisons. Hundreds of thousands of East Turkistani women have been subjected to forced sterilizations and abortions. Over 20 million Uyghur children have been separated from families and placed in state-run boarding schools. East Turkistan has become a massive slave labour zone, producing goods from cotton to solar panels. Evidence presented to the U.S. Congress highlights that 25,000 to 50,000 Uyghurs are killed annually for organ harvesting. China's global influence—fuelled by the Belt and Road Initiative and strategic investments—has helped shield it from meaningful accountability. Many governments avoid criticizing Beijing due to economic dependence, while others actively cooperate with China to surveil and suppress East Turkistani diaspora activism. From the uprisings against the Manchu Empire to the founding of the East Turkistan Republics in 1933 and 1944, and to the modern-day political resistance of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile, the people of East Turkistan have never surrendered their demand for the recovery of their independence. This is not a movement of extremism, religious fanaticism, or terrorism. It is a lawful and just struggle for national liberation and decolonisation, fully grounded in international law. The international community must recognize that East Turkistan's struggle is not an internal matter of China, but a fundamental issue of illegal occupation, genocide, and the right to national self-determination. Just as the world has supported the sovereignty of Ukraine and the decolonisation of former colonies, it must stand with the people of East Turkistan in their pursuit of freedom and independence. Restoring East Turkistan's independence is not just a matter of justice—it is essential for the survival and dignity of the Uyghurs and all Turkic peoples. The global community must affirm East Turkistan's right to external self-determination under international law. The author is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Security for the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile and the leader of the East Turkistan National Movement. His X handle is @SalihHudayar. The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Firstpost.
Mint
22-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
OPEC+ mulls super-sized output surge of 4,11,000 bpd for July—triple of initial plan: How it risks crude prices?
OPEC members are discussing making a third consecutive oil production surge in July, to be decided at the group's meeting in just over a week, delegates said. An output hike of 411,000 barrels a day for July — triple the amount initially planned — is among options under discussion, although no final agreement has yet been reached, said the delegates, asking not to be named because the information is private. A final decision is due to be taken at a gathering on June 1. The cartel has helped sink crude prices since announcing 411,000-barrel hikes for May and June — equivalent to about 1% of current OPEC output — in a historic break with years of defending oil markets. Oil made a fresh plunge on Thursday, dropping 0.9% to $64.31 a barrel as of 9:13 a.m. in London. While OPEC says the supply increases are to satisfy demand, officials have privately proffered a range of motives, from punishing over-producing members to recouping market share and placating President Donald Trump. Group leader Saudi Arabia warned errant members such as Kazakhstan and Iraq at their last meeting that it could deliver further production increases unless they fall in line with their quotas. Despite some promises of atonement, the Kazakhs have made little effort to rein in international oil companies operating in the country and continue to export near record levels. Oil declined for a third day with OPEC members discussing another super-sized production increase for July, just as demand faces headwinds from the US-led trade war. Brent traded near $64 a barrel, touching the lowest in a week. If OPEC approves the potential increase of 411,000 barrels a day when it meets on June 1, it will mark the third month in a row the cartel has agreed to boost supplies by triple the initially scheduled amount. Oil inventories are rising in the US, still the world's biggest consumer of the commodity. US commercial inventories of crude rose for a second week, according to data on Wednesday, while gauges of gasoline and distillate demand were weak, even as the summer driving season approaches. In broader markets, concerns about Washington's ballooning deficit spurred declines in US stocks, government bonds and the dollar, with Asian equities following them lower. The ructions come at a time when investor appetite for US assets was already waning across the globe. Elsewhere, the UK urged Group of Seven allies to cut their price cap on Russian oil, saying after a finance ministers' meeting in Banff, Canada, that the move was necessary to put further pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OPEC+ Discusses Another Super-Sized Output Hike for July
(Bloomberg) -- OPEC+ members are discussing making a third consecutive oil production surge in July, to be decided at the group's meeting in just over a week, delegates said. Can Frank Gehry's 'Grand LA' Make Downtown Feel Like a Neighborhood? Chicago's O'Hare Airport Seeks Up to $4.3 Billion of Muni Debt NJ Transit Makes Deal With Engineers, Ending Three-Day Strike An output hike of 411,000 barrels a day for July — triple the amount initially planned — is among options under discussion, although no final agreement has yet been reached, said the delegates, asking not to be named because the information is private. A final decision is due to be taken at a gathering on June 1. The cartel has helped sink crude prices since announcing 411,000-barrel hikes for May and June — equivalent to about 1% of current OPEC+ output — in a historic break with years of defending oil markets. Oil made a fresh plunge on Thursday, dropping 0.9% to $64.31 a barrel as of 9:13 a.m. in London. While OPEC+ says the supply increases are to satisfy demand, officials have privately proffered a range of motives, from punishing over-producing members to recouping market share and placating President Donald Trump. Group leader Saudi Arabia warned errant members such as Kazakhstan and Iraq at their last meeting that it could deliver further production increases unless they fall in line with their quotas. Despite some promises of atonement, the Kazakhs have made little effort to rein in international oil companies operating in the country and continue to export near record levels. 'Our call is for another 411,000 barrel-a-day increase in the OPEC quota in July, similar to May and June,' said Martijn Rats, global oil strategist at Morgan Stanley. 'Compliance by the over-producing countries has not changed much, and so far, the previous quota increases have been absorbed by the market.' See also: Kazakhstan Oil Data Show Impossible Task of Hitting OPEC+ Target In a Bloomberg survey, 25 of 32 traders and analysts predicted OPEC+ will indeed approve a hike of 411,000 barrels a day. Five said they expect the group to revert to a previous schedule of more modest increases, with a boost of 138,000 barrels. Coinciding with the launch of Trump's trade war in April, the surprise supply hikes from OPEC+ initially took a brutal toll on oil prices, sending crude to a four-year low near $60 a barrel in London. Futures have recovered since then as the White House rolled back some of its tariffs. Even so, many forecasters now have a bearish outlook for the market this year. Last week, the International Energy Agency predicted that global oil demand growth will slow during the remainder of 2025 after a robust first quarter due to economic headwinds. Consequently, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has predicted that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners will pause further hikes after agreeing on the increase for July. Eight key OPEC+ nations will hold a video-conference on June 1 to settle July production levels. The full 22-nation alliance will also hold a set of virtual meetings on May 28, where it will have the opportunity to review underlying production quotas for 2025 and 2026. Explainer: How Tariffs and OPEC+ Are Driving Down Oil Prices 'If there is indeed a shift in policy towards market share and away from price defence, it then its makes sense to unwind quickly,' said Harry Tchilinguirian, head of oil research and analytics at Onyx Commodities Ltd. 'It's a little like a band-aid: you pull it off in one swoop and not slowly.' --With assistance from Sherry Su and Yongchang Chin. (Updates with survey in seventh, analyst comment in final paragraphs.) Why Apple Still Hasn't Cracked AI Inside the First Stargate AI Data Center Anthropic Is Trying to Win the AI Race Without Losing Its Soul Microsoft's CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His Cartoon Network's Last Gasp ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Adam Klapka Scores First 2 IIHF Goals: ‘It's Something You Dream About'
Adam Klapka played his first IIHF World Championship game on Thursday against Hungary but his second game on Saturday was more memorable. The 24-year-old Calgary Flames winger recorded two goals and an assist in an 8-1 victory over Kazakhstan. He assisted on Jakub Flek's goal early in the second period to make it 2-0 but waited until the third period to score his goals. Before that, he missed a couple of point-blank chances. Advertisement 'Honestly, I was a little angry with myself,' he told the media after the game, according to 'When you're alone in the slot, you should score because it doesn't happen very often. I should convert these chances. But I'm glad I finally found a way to score.' Did he ever. A minute into the third period, he picked up the corner deep in his own zone and went end-to-end, beating five Kazakhs and splitting the defense along the way to give the Czechs a 5-0 lead. 'The defenseman hit my stick and the puck went up in the air,' he said about the finish. 'I wanted to bury it under (the goalie) and I found a hole between the legs, so I put it there.' Advertisement His second goal closed out the scoring in the final minute. 'Flíček (Flek) wanted to pass it to me and it hit a Kazakh stick, so again from the air, I just wanted to try to put it past the goalie, and fortunately I did,' Klapka described. Adam Klapka playing for the Calgary Flames in the 2024-25 season. © Sergei Belski-Imagn Images 'I really enjoyed it. It's something you dream about when you watch the World Championship at home.' Klapka wasn't the only Czech to record three points in the game. Captain Roman Červenka, a former Flame, recorded a hat trick. "I'm happy for him,' said Klapka. Roman is a professional and you can learn a lot from him. He's the first to enter the locker room and the last to leave. I like watching how he takes care of himself – it's inspiring. It's incredible to enjoy time with him like this and be right there.' Adam Klapka: 'I knew deep down that I would play in the NHL one day' Adam Klapka: 'I knew deep down that I would play in the NHL one day' At 6-foot-8 and 236 pounds, Adam Klapka is a hard guy to miss. But the Czech winger managed to fly under the radar for much of his amateur career and even in his early years as a pro. He never played in the U18 Worlds or the World Juniors, was never drafted by an NHL team and at age 21, split the season between the Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga and HC Benátky nad Jizerou of the tier-two Chance Liga. Advertisement With injured Jakub Lauko due back into the lineup at some point and speculation about the addition of David Kämpf to the Czech team if the Toronto Maple Leafs get eliminated on Sunday, Klapka doesn't know if he'll get the chance to play any more games in this tournament, but he'll be ready if he does. 'It's up to the coaches,' he said. 'I tried to do my best in the two games I played. We'll see how it goes. I'll do what the coaches say and be ready for anything.' Czechs Eyeing Kämpf If Leafs Lose Game 7; Hertl Hurt Czechs Eyeing Kämpf If Leafs Lose Game 7; Hertl Hurt Czechia still has a free forward spot on its World Championship roster and the team is apparently eyeing David Kämpf in the event the Toronto Maple Leafs lose Game 7 of their Stanley Cup second-round playoff series to the Florida Panthers on Sunday.
Al Etihad
13-05-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
On sidelines of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's visit to Kazakhstan Presight opens inaugural regional office in Astana
13 May 2025 09:15 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)On the sidelines of the official visit of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to the Republic of Kazakhstan, Presight, the leading UAE-based big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) company, has opened its inaugural regional office in Astana, in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Chairman of the UAE's support for mission-critical AI and national digital transformation initiatives in Kazakhstan, Presight has opened its Astana office to service in-country projects as its operations in Kazakhstan continue to grow. Located at the Astana International Financial Centre, the office is the first for Presight outside the UAE and serves as the regional hub for Central Asia. Currently, more than 40 Kazakhs are employed in the Astana office, reflecting Presight's strong commitment to developing local talent and contributing to Kazakhstan's digital transformation. Presight's work in Kazakhstan further strengthens the country's regional leadership in AI through projects like the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence, the first large-scale AI hub in Central Asia. Within this framework, Presight will establish an AI Command and Control Centre at serving as the brain of Astana's smart infrastructure. This advanced platform will enable intelligent monitoring and decision-making across key urban systems, from mobility and energy to public safety and infrastructure inauguration ceremony was attended by His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Chairman of Presight; His Excellency Mansour Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and Vice Chairman of Presight; and Thomas Pramotedham, CEO of Presight. From the Kazakh side, attendees included Zhenis Kassymbek, Mayor of Astana, and Zhaslan Madiyev, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry. The Astana smart city project will reinforce Kazakhstan's position as a regional AI leader and serve as a benchmark globally for digital enablement. From enhanced public safety and real-time infrastructure management to sustainable energy use and responsive city services, the initiative is designed to support other government initiatives aimed at further improving community well-being. Notably, 60 per cent of the project is being delivered by Kazakh suppliers, which reflects a clear commitment to enhancing local engagement and supporting economic development in Kazakhstan. Source: Aletihad - Abu Dhabi
