Xinjiang: Beijing’s chilling attempt to erase and replace Uyghur identity

The sky is pitch black in this town in China’s far western region of Xinjiang. Suddenly, the predawn stillness is shattered as “Ode to the Motherland,” a classic Communist propaganda song, blasts from loudspeakers, issuing a shrill wake-up call for miles around. It is only 5:40 am local time in Hotan, an oasis town that was once a junction along the historic Silk Road and is closer to Kabul than Beijing.

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