"In Xinjiang, Ethnic Kazakhs Suffer alongside Uyghurs"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Geopolitical Monitor
Opinion
March 31, 2020
Originally published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/in-xinjiang-ethnic-kazakhs-suffer-alongside-uyghurs/
The recent award given to Sairagul Sauytbay, namely
the U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage Award
(IWOC), has helped maintain international attention on the campaign of
repression currently being carried out in East Turkestan (called
Xinjiang by the Chinese government) against the Uyghur population, and
other ethnic groups in the region, including ethnic Kazakhs.
In
an exclusive interview, Mrs. Sauytbay shared her thoughts about how the
US and the rest of the international community can keep pressure on
China, and also what else the Kazakhstan government can do about the
situation faced by ethnic Kazakhs in East Turkestan. Kazakhstan is
generally regarded as the “buckle” in China’s Belt and Road Initiative,
but this strong dependency on Chinese investment and trade comes at a
heavy price.
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