The Chinese government selects about a hundred local factories each year and takes them public. But behind this economic growth lies a horrific pattern of mass persecution, forced labor, environmental damage, and resource extraction into China's hinterland.

China has launched a large-scale propaganda campaign called "Ten Thousand Kilometers Along the Border" under the pretext of celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the "Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region."

A new report by a Dutch human rights organization has released a list of international companies that are purchasing minerals linked to forced labor from Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples. The list includes Nescafé, Coca-Cola, Carrefour, Walmart, Disney, Starbucks, and more than 60 other brands.

A museum called the "Residence of the Governor of the Western Regions" has opened in the Chinese city of Bugur. This is another propaganda tool aimed at justifying Beijing's occupation of East Turkestan. It is noteworthy that Chinese propagandists put forward the unfounded idea that "East Turkestan has belonged to the Chinese for centuries" at the museum's opening ceremony.

Under the slogan "Assistance to Xinjiang and Regional Development," China intends to implement 500 major projects aimed at developing East Turkestan's natural resources and expanding forced labor centers.

China has tried to justify its oppression in East Turkestan by holding an event in the Chinese capital with the participation of foreign journalists. In fact, Beijing has been suppressing ethnic minorities in the region for years, calling it a fight against the "three evil forces." The government has also been aggressively pursuing the Sinicization of Islam. According to human rights activists, more than 16,000 mosques have been damaged or destroyed, and those that remain have been converted into cafes, bars and other entertainment venues.

The German car manufacturer Volkswagen, which is accused of forcing the Uyghur Muslim minority into forced labor, has completed the sale of its factory in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (East Turkestan).

After the events of 2014 in East Turkestan, a woman who taught the Qur'an to her neighbors was imprisoned for 10 years. The woman, who was released after the end of her sentence, was caught again and sentenced to 14 years in prison on the charge of "breaking China by teaching the Koran."

During his high-level visit to China, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan did not say anything about Uyghurs' rights being violated. He reacted only in sign language, including wearing a neckband in the color of the flag of East Turkestan and calling the cities of Kashgar and Urumqi the bridge connecting China and the Turkish world.