Paul Charar: "The oppression of the Uyghurs is the most extreme form of high-tech authoritarianism."

 In "The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission" under the United States Congress, China's attempts to ignore the rule of law in the United States and the world, how to build an authoritarian system based on high science and technology A hearing was held about the attempted murder. The hearing, in which experts from various prestigious research institutions and universities in the United States testified, described the high-tech oppression of Uyghurs that has never been seen in the world, and emphasized the need to prevent it from spreading to the whole world.

The above statement was made by Paul Scharre, vice president and director of research at the Center for American Security. In his speech, he said, "The most extreme version of high-tech dictatorship exists in Xinjiang, where the Chinese Communist Party is carrying out brutal genocide and repression against Uighurs."

He also said:

"China is now the leader of a new type of digital dictatorship at home and abroad, and it is seriously threatening the freedom of the whole world. The United States must cooperate with other democratic countries to oppose such illegal use of science and technology."

Paul Scharr reports that the Chinese government is developing artificial intelligence tools such as facial recognition, voice recognition, and gait recognition; Creating a biometric database consisting of fingerprints, blood samples, voice, eyeballs, facial images and genetic information; The installation of facial recognition cameras in airports, hotels, banks, train stations, subways, factories, apartments and even public toilets; Wi-Fi collects information from nearby phones and computers and even police software that tracks people's daily movements, car and phone use, visits to gas stations, and electricity usage is said to be implementing an enhanced authoritarian system.

In particular, he noted that China has developed a facial recognition system capable of identifying Uyghurs.

In his testimony, Paul Scharr said that the extreme high-tech authoritarianism that has been applied across China during the Covid epidemic has also increased the siege on Chinese citizens, and that the Chinese government has so far exported surveillance technology to at least 80 countries. He told committee members that "unchecked, China's high-tech, enhanced repression model will spread and pose a profound challenge to global freedom and personal freedom." warned that

According to Paul Scharr, the Chinese Communist Party is trying to spread its high-tech authoritarianism internationally by expanding ownership of critical digital infrastructure and gaining a dominant position in technical standard-setting bodies, with dire consequences if left unchecked.

So in his speech, he urged US lawmakers to speed up laws governing digital technology, strengthen data privacy laws, protect Chinese ownership of US digital infrastructure, and ban Chinese apps like TikTok. In particular, he noted the importance of the active participation of the US government in the development of global rules for the management of emerging high-tech technologies.

During the hearing, experts from various institutions presented important reports and opinions on the challenges the Chinese government poses to American companies, American interests, and national security.  

It was revealed that there was also a camp in Tekichi village of Korla, and that kidnapping was still going on

It has been revealed that at least 8 teachers of Kashgar Sports School are in captivity

Detainees in the prison camp listen to Ili Governor Nurlan Abdurmalin speaking on television under police surveillance. May 24, 2022.

 

During our phone interviews with Korla, it became clear that there is also one of the camps in Tekichi village of Korla, and the recruitment of people to the camp is still going on. It turns out that Rahman Husen from Korla Karayulvan was arrested in 2018 and released in 2020; His son Faizullah Rahman was taken to the camp where he was staying in 2021 and has not been released until now.

During our phone interviews, a police officer in Korla revealed that there was one camp in Tekichi village in Korla. He said that Tekichi, which used to be a village, has become a part of the city with the expansion of urban construction in recent years. The camp is located in an area called the Old Bazaar in the Tikhi area of ​​the city.

Last year, an officer of the Cherchan County Court of Baingolin State, who received our call, revealed that the camps in Cherchan had been closed and the hostages had been transferred to a prison in Korla. According to Mr. Balshiyar Omar, the guide of the "Uyghur Justice Archive" in Norway, the authorities have closed a large number of camps and/or turned them into prisons, but they have not given up on the camps called "Education Centers" yet. In particular, the hostages who have not yet been sentenced and/or those who have not yet arrived for interrogation are held in camps.

An employee of a residents' committee in Korla revealed that Aysham Bawdun, one of the ex-captives, left the camp two years ago, but his 27-year-old son Burhan Khizer is currently in captivity. An officer of Korla Karayuman Police Station stated that 25-year-old Faizullah Rahman, the son of Rahman Hussain, who has been in the camp for two years, was taken to the camp in June 2021 and has not been released yet.

We called the Chinese embassy in Washington for comment from Chinese authorities, who insisted the camps had already been closed, but calls were not answered.

Mr. Balshiyar Umar said that after the big kidnapping in 2017, the tension in the Uyghur situation reached its peak and it was recognized as a genocide by some international countries, and there were a number of critical warnings about China, but these criticisms are enough because of business-industrial relations. did not show strength.

Mentioning that the Western world is becoming more and more aware of China's threat, Mr. Balishiar stressed that China's genocide crimes in the Uyghur region, including the crimes it is committing through the camps, will not go unanswered.

More than 6,000 local residents from six villages had to flee because of the attack

Sagaing Division Residents said that more than 6,000 residents of six villages have been forced to flee their homes since the morning of May 5th when a military council force of more than 100 soldiers entered the villages in the northeastern part of Ertao Township.

At about 6:00 a.m., the column entered the village of Soi Bagan with heavy weapons, Because they started to enter by shooting with small arms, including ceramic bagan, pig lead, police mountain He said that the residents of Aung Tha and In Kyin Gone villages are fleeing.

"I can't carry anything. I have to run away like this. "

These six villages have a total of around two thousand households.

A resident of Sai Bagan village, who did not want to be named for security reasons, told RFA that they had to run without being able to carry anything because of the sudden influx.

"Because it happened in the morning, I couldn't carry anything. Like this, I had to run away. The accommodation is the same. I dare not go back to the village. I can't even remember my own house. You can't do the job well. I want to calm down quickly, both the children and the children. It's hot to run. Worried. Children are sick, sick children are sick. Adults are also like those who have their breasts pierced. The heat is strong and the heat is strong."

In 2023, four houses in the village were destroyed by fire when they entered the village of Chai Bagan with heavy weapons. On March 29, local residents said that 29 homes were destroyed when the village was set on fire once.

According to the list of the People's Administration of Ertao Township, from the time of the coup in 2022, As of November, 1,265 homes in Ertao Township were destroyed by fire and 21 civilians were killed.

A resident of Herat, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that the war refugees had to build tents in the forest to hide when the convoys entered the village.

"On this side, we are staying at home. They built their own huts in the forest. In order to avoid war, they are going to their relatives again. Most of them go to their own country. If they had to run away suddenly, they had to stay under the shade of trees without a roof. We can rely on our side. It only rains. Once a village has burned down, it is difficult to rebuild it."

Locals said that the military council troops split into columns and raided villages inadvertently, but they did not waste time in the villages and disappeared into the jungles.

A local defense official, who did not want to be named due to security reasons, told RFA that due to the formation of such a column, there is currently less chance of a fight between the two sides.

"They enter a village and base themselves. After setting up, I left immediately. If they enter in such a manner, they shoot with heavy weapons, because our job is to make the people safe first. Therefore, in order to defend against them, the situation is that they need about 15 minutes. Based on only 20 minutes, I retreated. Because we are doing things like turning the column back, the percentage of fighting is a little less on our side."

It is said that the Military Council's column that entered the villages of Chai Bagan and Wetchei arrived at Lechin Village this morning on May 6th.

RFA contacted the spokesperson of Sagaing Division of the Military Council regarding the residents fleeing due to the military formation in Ertao Township, but he did not receive a reply.

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) as of April 5, more than 1.8 million people have been displaced due to armed conflict in Myanmar.

Germany will send the latest frigate next year to crack down on smuggling of contraband goods to North Korea

At the International Maritime Security Conference held in Singapore on the 4th, German Chief of Staff Anne Christian Kark announced that he would dispatch the latest frigates and combat support ships to the Indo-Pacific region next year.

 

Germany has announced that it will send its latest frigates and combat support ships to the Indo-Pacific region next year to crack down on North Korea's smuggling of taboo goods . Reporter Cho Jin-woo reports .

German Navy Chief of Staff Jan Christian Kaack attended the ' International Maritime Security Conference ' (IMSC) held in Singapore on the 4th and announced that he would deploy frigates and combat support ships in the Indo-Pacific region .

He added that the overall goal of this deployment is for Germany to contribute to rules-based order and freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region, and that it will also implement the UN embargo on North Korea through maritime surveillance operations .

German Chief of Naval Staff, Kag :  This deployment will make a tangible contribution to rules-based order and freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region , and will strengthen relations with our partners . We will also strengthen our situational awareness within the Pacific Security Maritime Exchange ( PSMX) and our contribution to key elements of the UN embargo on North Korea . (The form will be as follows make a visible contribution to the rules based order in the region and contributes to the freedom of navigation. strengthen our partnerships and enhance our situational awareness and the core elements contribution to the UN embargo against North Korea within PSMX. )

The Pacific Security Maritime Exchange (PSMX) is an alliance established by the United States to prevent the North Korean regime from deliberately and blatantly evading UN sanctions, etc. is playing a role .

Since 2018 , eight countries, including Germany , Australia ( Australia ) , Canada , France , Japan , New Zealand , Korea , and the United Kingdom , have supported this organization by sharing information .

On this day, Chief of Staff Kark did not reveal specific information about the frigates to be deployed in the Indo-Pacific region next year, but said it would be one of the newest frigates .

One of the four ' Baden - Württemberg ' class frigates commissioned between 2019 and 2022 , most recently by Germany, is expected to be deployed .

The 7,200 ton Baden-Württemberg-class frigate can sustain operations for 24 months and is equipped with electronic equipment with excellent detection and tracking .

Previously, Germany participated in the first maritime surveillance activities to evade sanctions against North Korea in the Korean Peninsula for four weeks in November 2021 .

At the time, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that " Germany will actively contribute to the international community's efforts to safeguard the norms-based international order and prevent further proliferation of weapons of mass destruction . "

Meanwhile, at the International Maritime Security Conference, which was held on the 3rd and closed on the 5th , high-ranking naval officials and experts from the United States, Germany , India , Malaysia , Italy, etc. attended and discussed maritime security strategies .