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Mosque's minaret collapses or demolished in #China.

Could someone please tell me what the #Chinese characters say in the background? It would help me pin-point the location.

Will update feed once more information is gathered.

Thank you.

There is an 'excavator' at the beginning of the video and you can see there is a makeshift wall surrounding the area as well as 'witches hats/cones' to stop people from entering into the vicinity, which leads me to believe that it was demolished.

FOUND IT!

Location name: 中国银川国际商贸城.

Direct Translation: China Yinchuan International Trade City.

Actual Translation: China Muslim International Business & Trade City - Xingqing District, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

Coordinates: 38°29'42.32"N, 106°18'38.32"E

I was able to find more clips of the demolition and as you can see it is clearly being demolished. But these minarets are not part or don't function as part of a mosque. Ningxia is heavily populated with #Hui Muslims, so there are many structures that are Islamic in... thread 👇

nature, so it looks like the #Chinese regime is getting rid of buildings that are connected to middle-eastern/Islamic architecture and you can read more about this here: bbc.com/news/world-asi…