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Preparation and course of the trip
- It was all my idea to go on this trip!
- No one on the Chinese side invited me or suggested me to take this trip. As part of the preparation, I asked myself how I can best get a picture of today's Xinjiang and how I manage to get into schools.
- During these considerations, I realized once again that it makes no sense to go to a school in China without the support of the local authorities. But this is also the case in Germany if you come from abroad and have no relationships with the school.
- My idea was to get my own picture in Xinjiang on site. Since my wife is from Xinjiang, I already knew the province very well. Like all the Chinese I know, I am amazed at the constant negative coverage in western media about Xinjiang and the alleged ethnic persecutions.
- In the preparation for this trip, I then used the existing relations through the German-China Friendship Organisation and my brother and registered my trip with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, referring to my role as a founding member of the green party.