Category Archives: Wang Zhen

The Bingtuan

Photos above courtesy of ‘Window into Xinjiang’ (新疆之窗). See the original page and more photos here.

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Chinese Perspectives on Wang Zhen in Xinjiang, 1949-1952

In 1952 Wang Zhen sought to expedite political and social change in Xinjiang by launching pastoral reform in northern Xinjiang at the same time as land reform throughout the rest of the province. Although Wang had previously been instructed not … Continue reading

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《我的西域,你的东土》 My West Land, Your East Country

《我的西域,你的东土》 The controversial 2007 book “My West Land, Your East Country” by Wang Lixiong is  available for download. Try here, or here. The advantage of the PDF version is that, for people like me who have trouble with 繁体字, it … Continue reading

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