Demystifying Xinjiang and the Uighers with Carl Zha

We have been hearing ridiculous rumors, self-serving lies and neocon propaganda about Xinjiang, China. Unfortunately, much of this propaganda bled into the initial coverage of the covid-19 situation, which prevented many western governments from taking it seriously and enacting the measures necessary to contain the virus. <br/><br/>Today, we have Carl Zha to walk us through detailed history about Xinjiang, the Uighers, and their relationship to China. <br/><br/> Xinjiang in 1915<br/><br/> Winter in Xinjiang in 1910<br/><br/> Kashar, Xinjiang (year unknown)<br/><br/>You can find Carl Zha on<a href="https://twitter.com/CarlZha"> twitter</a> and his podcast can be found on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel">patreon</a>.<br/><br/>You can find Historic.ly on the&#160;<a href="https://historicly.substack.com/">web</a>,&#160;<a href="https://twitter.com/historic_ly">Twitter</a>, and&#160;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/historic.ly/">Facebook</a>. Music by Wreck Tech, who can be found on&#160;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/wrecktech">SoundCloud</a>&#160;and Spotify. <br/><br/>Get full access to Historic.ly at <a href="https://historicly.substack.com/subscribe?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMjI3OTU2LCJpYXQiOjE2MjkxNjUzMzAsImV4cCI6MTYzMTc1NzMzMCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTgwNzkiLCJzdWIiOiJjaGVja291dCJ9.Sxu98W7QscBE0qqPnAJ8ygh7s4pTD-bUh5wUUCoNeBA&#38;utm_medium=podcast">historicly.substack.com/subscribe</a>