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    The document summarizes China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims and other religious minorities. Over the last decade, China has taken increasingly severe actions against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, including placing many in internment or "re-education" camps. Security cameras monitor Uyghurs extensively and mosques have been patrolled by troops or demolished. Despite these human rights abuses, many Muslim-majority countries have not criticized China due to economic and political interests, such as participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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    The document summarizes China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims and other religious minorities. Over the last decade, China has taken increasingly severe actions against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, including placing many in internment or "re-education" camps. Security cameras monitor Uyghurs extensively and mosques have been patrolled by troops or demolished. Despite these human rights abuses, many Muslim-majority countries have not criticized China due to economic and political interests, such as participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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    The document summarizes China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims and other religious minorities. Over the last decade, China has taken increasingly severe actions against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, including placing many in internment or "re-education" camps. Security cameras monitor Uyghurs extensively and mosques have been patrolled by troops or demolished. Despite these human rights abuses, many Muslim-majority countries have not criticized China due to economic and political interests, such as participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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    The document summarizes China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims and other religious minorities. Over the last decade, China has taken increasingly severe actions against Uyghurs in Xinjiang, including placing many in internment or "re-education" camps. Security cameras monitor Uyghurs extensively and mosques have been patrolled by troops or demolished. Despite these human rights abuses, many Muslim-majority countries have not criticized China due to economic and political interests, such as participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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    Introduction

    China is one of the superpowers in the economic and geopolitical world. The Entire

    dominance of Communist party has been stable in the Chinese government over the centuries.

    Party launched different policies that target the Uyghur people, because of their religion,

    since 2001. Over the last decade, overly severe actions have been done in Xinjiang, where a

    large population of Uyghurs settle down. Communist Party has entered the homes of devout

    Muslims and hauled them into isolation or rehabilitation centres. Security cameras have been

    set up in the every corner of the town in order to monitor every step of Muslim people. The

    mosques were to be patrolled by armed troops. Mosques and other places of worship have

    been demolished, and several domes and corner spires have also been removed. To enter the

    mosque, worshippers must go through metal detectors.

    According to the Chinese government, such centers were needed to combat terrorism.

    Nevertheless, there is no even single proof that the Uyghurs have been engaged in any

    terrorist activities. Why no action has been taken by any Muslim country is a mystery given

    that the Uyghurs are known for being of mixed ethnicity—half Chinese, half Turk—and for

    being devout Muslims. Notwithstanding China's history and positive connections with

    Muslim nations, concerns began to surface when China began to treat its Uyghur minorities

    inhumanely. It is challenging to identify the cause of the absence of action towards China

    since the communist party refuses to acknowledge it and because nations want to take part in

    the Belt and Road Initiative. Because of the Uyghur minority's reputation, Muslim nations'

    connections with China, and perhaps most importantly, the potential purpose of the Belt and

    Road Initiative, Muslim nations are neither offering aid nor taking any other action in China.

    Background

    China has been using a variety of destructive methods to destroy religious groups.

    Today, crosses from more than 1,700 churches have been demolished, and Chinese
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    authorities have banned beards, veils, and fasting throughout the Ramadan for Muslims in

    Xinjiang (Campbell, 2016). Additionally, President Xi Jinping, was cited in the article as

    saying, “We must resolutely guard against overseas infiltrations via religious means and

    prevent ideological infringement by extremists” (p.4). The Chinese Communist Party

    monitors and controls faiths including Islam, Christianity despite the godless constitution's

    promise of "freedom of religious beliefs" (CCP). Another report claimed that ethnic

    minorities who followed religions except for Chinese Buddhism caused the Chinese to dread

    societal instability (Davis, 2008). It is hardly unexpected that religions sow misgivings

    among people in a nation recognized for its agnostic beliefs. It makes sense that being distinct

    from the majority group would frequently arouse scepticism and uncertainty. But given how

    closely they adhere to Confucianism's precepts, one may question why they would respond

    negatively. In 2014, as Islamophobia increased, China established concentration or re-

    education centers in Xinjiang. Since then, there have been rumors that the Uyghurs are being

    compelled to absorb Chinese propaganda and are not permitted to practice any kind of

    religion. While families are divided in the camps, several mosques have been demolished.

    They were evicted from their houses and are constantly watched. In re-education facilities

    that resemble prisons, at least a million of them are being held (Ma, 2019). Re-education,

    according to Collins Dictionary (2019), is the process of showing or teaching someone

    something new or different. Chinese authorities assert that these re-education institutes are

    necessary to combat extremism and advance righteous political ideas (Ma, 2019). This

    demonstrates that China is making every effort to obliterate other religious communities in

    order to further its socialist agenda. The Uyghurs were forbidden from participating in any

    Ramadan celebrations or prayers, even though Muslims all over the globe do so.

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