China's hardline control of Muslims in Xinjiang
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English - March 06, 2019 09:05 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On China’s north west border, the province of Xinjiang is home to the Uyghurs , one of China’s Muslim minorities. Human rights groups estimate that a million Uyghurs are now detained in internment camps for re-education. Beijing aims to make them more amenable to Chinese culture and the goals of the Chinese communist party.