The history of the Turkish/steppe people vs China is incredibly fascinating! Very interesting how the USSR used them after the Sino/Soviet split.
I'm also kinda amazed Turkey and/or prominent Muslim countries like Saudia or Pakistan seem to care so little about the situation. That plus the pretty widely spread Hui people in China it seems like there is real potential for escalation, although I hear they have been used to oppress their fellow Muslims in Xinjiang apparently resulting in a chant of "Kill the Han, kill the Hui." in the 2009 riots.
The history of the Turkish/steppe people vs China is incredibly fascinating! Very interesting how the USSR used them after the Sino/Soviet split.
I'm also kinda amazed Turkey and/or prominent Muslim countries like Saudia or Pakistan seem to care so little about the situation. That plus the pretty widely spread Hui people in China it seems like there is real potential for escalation, although I hear they have been used to oppress their fellow Muslims in Xinjiang apparently resulting in a chant of "Kill the Han, kill the Hui." in the 2009 riots.