The Chinese Communist Party is engaged in a campaign of forcible assimilation targeting Uyghur Muslims that many regard as genocidal.
Uyghurs
If Beijing cannot or does not curb the transmission of the novel coronavirus in Xinjiang, it’s possible that it will evolve, as the influenza virus did in 1918, to become even more dangerous to humans.
The internet initially provided Uyghurs with a space to learn about their cultural heritage and religion. Now it serves as a tool of government surveillance.