But it’s not imperialism? Isn’t it internal politics?
Sure, but that's also like saying Hawaii wasn't colonized because it's part of the US so it's internal politics. Both modern-day Hawaii and Xinjiang, however you feel about them, are clear examples of settler colonialism.
Edited to include a quote because the original poster is way the hell up there.
The Qing dynasty (Manchu, not Han, but let's not get lost in the weeds) genocided the Buddhist Dzungar and then initiated massive settler colonialism into Dzungaria. This isn't really disputed by anybody, except I guess whether you want to call it "migration" or colonization. Take your pick, Dzungaria was more or less the Qing version of Australia.
The Qing were the ones who destabilized the region, arguably sowed the seeds of Islamic extremism in it, and established Han settler colonialism. I'd go so far as to say all contemporary conflict in Xinjiang ultimately should be blamed on the Qing.
However, the CCP has yet to put an end to any of the things that the Qing started.
If Hawaii were to try to separate from the US in order to implement a theocracy by force( that even excludes other Muslim minorities) . A system even more oppressive than capitalism. Would you let them? How would you solve that problem?
My man, the future can redeem the past and our relationship to it but it doesn't change the events themselves.
Plus, you have to remember that China has been around for a long time and shifted wildly in the 20th century. I'm not even 100% sure what your analogy is directed towards. Xinjiang was taken over by a sharia theocracy for a brief period in the 30s. The region was and still is an absolute dumpster fire. IMO the best solution would have been for it to be integrated into Mongolia back when it was an autonomous state, but the Soviets were too concerned about Chinese retaliation to back it.
Sure, but that's also like saying Hawaii wasn't colonized because it's part of the US so it's internal politics. Both modern-day Hawaii and Xinjiang, however you feel about them, are clear examples of settler colonialism.
Edited to include a quote because the original poster is way the hell up there.
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The Qing dynasty (Manchu, not Han, but let's not get lost in the weeds) genocided the Buddhist Dzungar and then initiated massive settler colonialism into Dzungaria. This isn't really disputed by anybody, except I guess whether you want to call it "migration" or colonization. Take your pick, Dzungaria was more or less the Qing version of Australia.
The Qing were the ones who destabilized the region, arguably sowed the seeds of Islamic extremism in it, and established Han settler colonialism. I'd go so far as to say all contemporary conflict in Xinjiang ultimately should be blamed on the Qing.
However, the CCP has yet to put an end to any of the things that the Qing started.
If Hawaii were to try to separate from the US in order to implement a theocracy by force( that even excludes other Muslim minorities) . A system even more oppressive than capitalism. Would you let them? How would you solve that problem?
My man, the future can redeem the past and our relationship to it but it doesn't change the events themselves.
Plus, you have to remember that China has been around for a long time and shifted wildly in the 20th century. I'm not even 100% sure what your analogy is directed towards. Xinjiang was taken over by a sharia theocracy for a brief period in the 30s. The region was and still is an absolute dumpster fire. IMO the best solution would have been for it to be integrated into Mongolia back when it was an autonomous state, but the Soviets were too concerned about Chinese retaliation to back it.