Talk:Xinjiang

Big issue with the phrasing in regards to Han living in Xianjiang towards end of history section

The article mistakenly states that 55% of Han Chinese live in northern Xianjiang. What the original writer probably meant was that 55% of "the Han that live in Xianjiang" happen to live in the northern area of Xianjiang. This is a massive difference. However, I am afraid to edit this, because I don't know how to phrase it. And also, there is a concern listed by an editor below about the Han numbers. So, if somebody with better abilities to handle this situation could do this, then that would be awesome! Here's the quote, just in case somebody needs to do a control-f search to find it: "Southern Xinjiang is home to most of the Uyghur population, about nine million people, out of a total population of twenty million; fifty-five percent of the Han population, mainly urban, live in northern Xinjiang." The semi-colon does not perform the function that the original author thought it did.

• I have revised the ambiguity you identify. JArthur1984 (talk) 16:13, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Wonderful! Thank you so much! I was busy and tired, and couldn't organize my thoughts well enough to correct it. Bravo! Logosrecieved (talk) 00:49, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

My pleasure, thank you for noticing the issue and for your kind words. JArthur1984 (talk) 04:55, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Sources needed for People's War Section

Quick disclaimer: I'm new to Wikipedia discussions and editing, so my formatting might be a bit wonky (sorry!)

In paragraph 11 of History —> People's Republic of China, the article discusses the CCP's "People's War" and the "Three Evil Sources" of separatism, terrorism, and extremism. This paragraph mentions a lot of significant events but doesn't provide any references until the very end where it talks about the Ürümqi rally. I find this lack of sources to be a major issue because it adds to the uncertainty about China's treatment of the Uyghur people.

To combat this uncertainty, someone who is smarter and better at Wikipedia than me should probably add some references :D Jamesofanarchy (talk) 22:36, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

The source at the end appears to be the source for the whole paraphrase. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 00:03, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 July 2024

Text in the introduction is biased as it does not provide a description as to the factors contributing to the Uyghur conflict in Xinjiang. Please change to following passage:

"From the 1990s to the 2010s, the East Turkestan independence movement, separatist conflict and the influence of radical Islam have resulted in unrest in the region with occasional terrorist attacks and clashes between separatist and government forces.[25][26] These conflicts prompted the Chinese government to commit a series of ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the province including, according to some, genocide.[27][28]"

To this:

"Persistent unrest in the region has been driven by political repression, cultural suppression, and economic marginalization of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The CCP’s policies have restricted Uyghur religious practices and cultural expressions while encouraging Han Chinese migration and economic development that often excludes Uyghurs. This situation has led to separatist conflicts, occasional terrorist attacks, and clashes between separatists and government forces.[25][26] In response to these conflicts, the Chinese government has been accused of committing ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities, with some reports alleging genocide.[27][28]" Ehdfq2783rt (talk) 05:37, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: This article is about the region itself. This immediacy and level of detail already exists on other articles, namely Persecution of Uyghurs in China—the scope of which is better suited. Wikipedia articles weigh the totality of what reliable sources have to say about a topic: even if highly worthy of attention and consequential, the present geopolitical situation should only be described in a moderate amount of detail in the lead of an article about a geographical region. Remsense诉 05:49, 31 July 2024 (UTC)