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Conclusion
- What have I seen, what have I not seen, what do I think I have perceived?
- Over the past 15 years, the Chinese authorities have waged an uphill battle against a brutal religious extremism by the separatist East Turkestan Muslim Movement ETIM, to which many people have fallen victim. The two exhibitions in Urumqi and Turpan document this vividly. The struggle was not along ethnic groups (Han against Uighurs or other Muslim groups), the struggle was fought between extremist separatists and Chinese society. On the side of the Chinese security forces, there are many Uighurs!
- I had the impression that the fight was essentially considered to have been successfully concluded. The security arrangements in May 2021 were more lax than in previous years. Everywhere it is reported that there have been no more attacks in the past 5 years and many still visible police stations are no longer in operation. According to the local representatives, most of them are converted into municipal service centers.