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China ramps up media war on Xinjiang as censors blur Western brands
What is happening inside China’s Xinjiang region? Well, it depends on who you ask and what you watch.
Key points:
- China’s state-run English language broadcaster CGTN posted nearly 100 stories on its website related to Xinjiang in April
- Human rights groups have for years been documenting widespread arbitrary detention, and mass surveillance of Uyghurs minorities
- Despite this, Chinese media shows a paradisal depiction of life in Xinjiang, a stark contrast to reality
According to Chinese state media, life in the region is peaceful, prosperous and idyllic — and there’s been wall-to-wall coverage.
Videos of Uyghurs dancing happily, praising the Chinese government, and denying human rights abuses have been flooding Chinese…
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