π§΅Guess many may suddenly be interested in knowing more abt #Muslims & #Uyghurs in #China.
So, I've decided to make this thread of videos of me interviewing those ppl across China in 2021.
Chinese Imam from Inner Mongolia on terrorism & Western countries "care" for Muslims.π
Joining a mid-day prayer at a mosque in Bayannur. Qurans in multiple languages. #Muslims#China
Btw, I entered the mosque with the permission of the Imam, he was very welcoming, didn't mind me joining as a woman at all.
To respect their traditions, I decided to put a veil on.
Thanks to The New York Times @nytimes for putting my vlogs in your recent article, especially the ones I made in #Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Even though you published the article that involves me before I reply, I still would kindly offer my reply. (Thread)
Part 1: π
Part 2: π
The New York Times's 1st question:
Am I misleading people on my personal YouTube channel (which I started to use looong before I joined CGTN)?
If Chinese companies' employees need to be labelled, then shouldn't NYT employees be labelled as "corporate-funded media?"
Part 3:π
I totally get @paulmozur and many Western journalists' concerns over govt-backed people & organs.
So may I kindly suggest you also investigate @ASPI@UyghurCongress@NEDemocracy who receive funding from US govt & military-industrial complex? @nytimes
An afforestation story in #China.
People spent 30 years transforming the sandstorm-hit, barren land in Aksu, Xinjiang, into a dense forest, a green Great Wall to protect locals from the harsh environment. #COP26
The original landscape. After 30 yrs of afforestation.
It was mainly Gobi dessert in Aksu.
Land desertification & salinization was a major problem.
Yet, in 30 yrs, locals transformed it.
They built 768.6 million mΒ² forest that includes shelterbelts, forest of economic values, like apples. #AfforestationInChina #COP26
It's called Kekeya, which means Gobi desert in Uyghur.
Now ppl use "Kekeya Spirit" to represent solidarity, devotion & perseverance which ppl in Aksu used to turn desert into oasis.
7 local leaders were changed over the 30 yrs, but afforestation has never been abolished #COP26