The Idea of the ‘Uyghur Genocide’ and the Realities of Xinjiang
- Issue:
- Vol. 77, No. 11 (April 2026)
April 1, 2026
What is really happening in Xinjiang? Vijay Prashad and Tings Chak write: "There is no evidence of a policy of physical annihilation of the Uyghur peoples by the Chinese government, unlike say, direct evidence of extermination by the Israeli government against the occupied Palestinian people. There are no mass graves and no accusations of systematic killing—the hallmarks of a genocide."