Xinjiang residents under tight control

[Randy W]

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from Al Jazeera

 

China: Xinjiang residents told to turn in passports

 

In mid-October, the public security bureau of Shihezi city posted a directive on a verified social media account asking residents to hand in their passports to police.

The order stated: "Those who refuse to hand them in will bear the responsibility themselves should there be consequences such as being forbidden to go abroad."

The post was later deleted.

Photos of other notices posted on social media showed police stations in various counties and in the regional capital Urumqi requesting citizens hand in passports or stating that new documents would no longer be issued.

 

 

 

The passports will be turned in for "examination and management", but will be kept at the police station. In order to travel abroad, you must "seek permission".

Edited October 31, 2019 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Greg.D.]

This "news" isn't news (1 month old), but is the work of a campaign from the World Uyghur Congress, a legitimate group headquartered in Germany. They say the rule is used to discriminate against Uyghurs, though I don't see the logic given that every resident of Xinjiang must conform to it. The purpose is to know where people are traveling to (some Uyghurs have gone out of China to get terrorist training and then snuck back in to do their terrorist thing - a classic example of a few people ruining it for everybody).

 

Xinjiang has a massive border with many countries and, given there have been a number of coordinated terrorist attacks by some Uyghurs, this is just how life is going to be for a while. I don't the party is going to be shamed into forgoing use of a method to have relavent intel in a special security zone.

[Randy W]

This "news" isn't news (1 month old), but is the work of a campaign from the World Uyghur Congress, a legitimate group headquartered in Germany. They say the rule is used to discriminate against Uyghurs, though I don't see the logic given that every resident of Xinjiang must conform to it. The purpose is to know where people are traveling to (some Uyghurs have gone out of China to get terrorist training and then snuck back in to do their terrorist thing - a classic example of a few people ruining it for everybody).

 

Xinjiang has a massive border with many countries and, given there have been a number of coordinated terrorist attacks by some Uyghurs, this is just how life is going to be for a while. I don't the party is going to be shamed into forgoing use of a method to have relavent intel in a special security zone.

 

 

There are quite a few news articles on this - all are 2 or 3 days old, following a report in the Global Times on Thursday. So apparently it's only now making its way to the media.

 

SCMP - All residents in China’s restive Xinjiang region must hand in passports to police: media

 

The Global Times article seems to have been deleted - http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1019842.shtml

 

Yes, all residents must conform, but the discrimination may lie in which passports are returned on request.

 

 

Xinjiang tightens passport policy to maintain social order: official ...

www.globaltimes.cn/content/1019842.shtml

4 days ago - Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has tightened passport regulations, requiring all residents to hand in their passports to ...

 

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Edited November 27, 2016 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Allon]

So all suffer for the likes of a minority religion. Sounds familiar.....

[Randy W]

. . . and now GPS is required in their cars. From the Global Times

 

All vehicles in Bayingol, Xinjiang to install navigation system to ‘safeguard stability’

Residents have until June 30 to complete the installation.

. . .

"All vehicles must install the system, so that they can be tracked wherever they go. It also helps car owners to find their cars quickly if it's been stolen or taken [by terrorists]," added the staffer, surnamed Ma.

"Cars are the major means of transportation for terrorists, and also a frequently chosen tool to conduct terrorist attacks. So it's necessary to use the Beidou system and electronic vehicle identification to enhance the management of vehicles," says a statement released on the Weibo account of Bayingol's traffic police detachment on February 4.

. . .

The Beidou network is a China-developed satellite navigation system similar to GPS, the third Global Navigation Satellite System applied in international navigation.

Bayingol's traffic police also held a conference on Sunday to discuss how to better implement the decision that is "fundamental" to the prefecture's efforts against terrorism and to ensure stability, loulannews.com, a news outlet affiliated to the prefecture's publicity authority, reported.

Gas stations in Bayingol will only serve cars that have installed the Beidou system, and will also not serve those who damage or do not pay for the system, the report added.

 

[dnoblett]

Kind of extreme, however that province borders with Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

 

More like Big Brother is watching...

[tsap seui]

Kinda doubtful that Chinartucky is gonna have any religious nutsacks with rotting foreskins flyin' planes into their buildings. Just take away everyone's passport...so simple, who wudda thunk it???

[Randy W]

from Al Jazeera

 

ISIL video threatens China with 'rivers of bloodshed'

SITE Intelligence Group says footage from Uighur fighters in western Iraq warns China of upcoming attacks.

 

ISIL fighters from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers" in what security experts said marked the first such threat against Chinese targets.

The threat came in a half-hour video released Monday by a division of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) featuring fighters from China's Uighur minority, said the US-based SITE Intelligence Group, which analysed the footage.

. . .

"It is the first time that Uighur-speaking militants have claimed allegiance to IS," he added.

The video showed China is now "very firmly a target of jihadist rhetoric", Clarke said, marking a shift from years past when it rarely figured in statements by armed groups.

 

[dnoblett]

Yep, this may pose problems for immigration out of there, just got a PM where a member's spouse is unable to get a passport before trying to file an I-130 for a spouse visa to come to the USA.

[Greg.D.]

Well, it has been true for some years that a Xinjanger has to go through a few extra hoops to get a passport.

 

My MIL merely needed an invite letter from me to get hers.

 

But the spouse of a foreigner not being able to get a passport? To go live abroad? Wonder what the deal is.

[Randy W]

in the SCMP

 

Ban on beards and veils – China’s Xinjiang passes law to curb ‘religious extremism’

The law, which takes effect ­on Saturday, bans a wide range of acts including wearing veils or “abnormal” beards, without specifying the term. It will also be illegal to refuse to watch state television and listen to state radio, or prevent children from receiving national education – activities deemed “manifestations” of ­extremism, according to the ­official news website News.ts.cn.

 

The regulation, passed by the Xinjiang legislature’s standing committee, said special task ­forces to curb extremism would be set up at regional, prefectural and county governments and ­local leaders would be evaluated annually for their localities’ achievements on the matter.

 

[Randy W]

from Reuters

Terror threats transform China's Uighur heartland into security state

Shopkeepers line up with wooden clubs to perform their daily anti-terror drill outside the bazaar in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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That can be seen in the metal detectors and airport-style security checks in place at major public areas, including Kashgar's ancient Id Kah mosque, bazaars, malls and hotels.

 

Police spot document checks are carried out on pedestrians, with mobile phones inspected for extremist videos or use of banned chat applications like Telegram, WhatsApp and Twitter. Mobile internet speeds have been slowed from 4G to 3G.

 

"There's maybe 5,000 people making trouble, but the rest of us, 10 million of us, pay the price," one Uighur man in Kashgar told Reuters.

 

Reuters was tailed closely by local police in Kashgar. A reporter returning to his hotel at 1 a.m. found officers waiting in the lobby.

 

When asked about the reason for the security one of the officers said Kashgar's preparations for OBOR were of paramount importance.

 

"When you see military and police vehicles patrolling the street in your country, what do you think it's for?" he said. "It's for safety. Kashgar will be a hub for travel. Everything must be good."

 

 

Edited December 26, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

. . . and now it's names. from Radio Free Asia

China Bans 'Extreme' Islamic Baby Names Among Xinjiang's Uyghurs

 

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Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have banned dozens of baby names with religious meanings that are widely used by Muslims elsewhere in the world, RFA has learned.

 

Sources in Hotan, in the southern part of the region, had previously detailed a list of banned names in 2015, but the ban now appears to have been rolled out region-wide.

 

Islam, Quran, Mecca, Jihad, Imam, Saddam, Hajj, and Medina are among dozens of baby names banned under ruling Chinese Communist Party's "Naming Rules For Ethnic Minorities," an official confirmed on Thursday.

 

An employee who answered the phone at a police station in the regional capital Urumqi confirmed that "overly religious" names are banned, and that any babies registered with such names would be barred from the "hukou" household registration system that gives access to health care and education.

Edited January 2, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[tsap seui]

On 4/1/2017 at 3:27 PM, Randy W said:

 from Reuters

Terror threats transform China's Uighur heartland into security state

Shopkeepers line up with wooden clubs to perform their daily anti-terror drill outside the bazaar in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Quote

That can be seen in the metal detectors and airport-style security checks in place at major public areas, including Kashgar's ancient Id Kah mosque, bazaars, malls and hotels.

 

Police spot document checks are carried out on pedestrians, with mobile phones inspected for extremist videos or use of banned chat applications like Telegram, WhatsApp and Twitter. Mobile internet speeds have been slowed from 4G to 3G.

 

"There's maybe 5,000 people making trouble, but the rest of us, 10 million of us, pay the price," one Uighur man in Kashgar told Reuters.

 

Reuters was tailed closely by local police in Kashgar. A reporter returning to his hotel at 1 a.m. found officers waiting in the lobby.

 

When asked about the reason for the security one of the officers said Kashgar's preparations for OBOR were of paramount importance.

 

"When you see military and police vehicles patrolling the street in your country, what do you think it's for?" he said. "It's for safety. Kashgar will be a hub for travel. Everything must be good."

 

 

Just imagine if our shopkeepers got together and carried clubs for terrorist acts in our cities like those boyz. The survivors would probably draw some major jailhouse rock time. Especially for the reason those Chinese guys were thinkin' of protecting themselves from.

Edited January 2, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

NOW they're told to forget the National Holiday! In the SCMP . . .

Staff called back to work as Xinjiang scraps week-long National Day holiday

 

Civil servants, workers at state enterprises, teachers and some students have to cancel plans due to last-minute order ‘to prepare’ for party congress

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Locals complained that they had to cancel travel plans after they were summoned back to work and school on Monday – the first time a “golden week” holiday has been scrapped.

While the rest of the country enjoys an extended eight-day break, some employees were told to work through October – including weekends – while others were even ordered to attend ideology classes.

Xinjiang is going all-out in a 50-day political campaign that has seen local governments answering last month’s call by the regional administration to ensure there are no “large, medium or small-scale” incidents around the party congress. The twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle starts on October 18 and marks the start of President Xi Jinping’s second term.

Edited January 2, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)