There is a lot of other stuff going on that is completely unreported. I would recommend talking to Uyghurs directly.
Clearly China is trying to solidify their geographical borders by turning majority ethnic groups in those given regions in to minority groups of ever decreasing influence. This is straight out of a very old playbook for colonization. That they are able to so opening continue doing this in 2017 with so little global acknowledgement is only partially surprising.
That's utter rubbish. In fact, due to the lack of birth control policy over the ethnic minorities, the demographic structure in Xinjiang is changing drastically and the 0~6 years old Han population is less than 10% percent compared to 40% of the adult population. Colonization your ass.
The Han people are furious because the CCP uses Han as a tool to maintain its rule over China but keeps sacrificing the future of Han.
Given the CCP's pro-Hui policy, many of Han people fear that some day China will become an Islamic country like Iran or Malaysia.
When you talk to Uyghurs, don't forget to ask their opinions about the Hui Muslim and Erdogan's Neo-Ottomanism.
I feel sick about the CCP's cruelty but I feel absurd when you blame the ethnic majority for colonization.
Because you are a bigot and believe a half assed report in a half assed paper which was merely sourcing another half assed source aka fake news as the Left/Right calls it.
And the mainstream media actually investigates and reports on issues using facts?
There are obviously serious issues in Xinjiang. But the fantastical stories don't really help matters. The lack of serious reporting on what is really happening is a cause for concern
But even the original article aka spyware is quoting twitter as a source. I'd like a proper translation and confirmation of the sources before believing it. I'd hope the mainstream media is looking into the spyware issue since it's looks like there might be a story there but it's to hard to tell the real story atm.